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The Real Obama: Part III (Sowell on Obama)
Creators Syndicate ^ | October 7, 2008 | Thomas Sowell

Posted on 10/07/2008 12:28:54 PM PDT by jazusamo

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Thomas Sowell columns re Obama

The Real Obama: Part II
The Real Obama
Do Facts Matter?
Idols of Crowds
Changes in Politics
Whose “Special Interests”?
The Galbraith Effect
…As Well As Several Other Issues
Are Facts Obsolete?
Conservatives for Obama?
Cocky Ignorance
Obama and McCain
Irrelevant Apologies
Success Built on Work Ethic
An Old Newness
A Living Lie
Obama’s Speech
Race and Politics
Non-Judgmental Nonsense

1 posted on 10/07/2008 12:28:54 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Sowell/Palin 2008!!


2 posted on 10/07/2008 12:30:19 PM PDT by utherdoul
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3 posted on 10/07/2008 12:30:49 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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"I owe those unions," he has said frankly. "When their leaders call, I do my best to call them back right away. I don't consider this corrupting in any way."

In other words, he doesn't consider using political power to do favors for people who give him money to be "corruption." It's all in the definition, you know ...

Either that, or he figures that already being 100% corrupt, it's impossible for any influence to be "corrupting."

4 posted on 10/07/2008 12:33:30 PM PDT by Tax-chick (This is embarassing! Have a Guinness and pull yourselves together!)
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To: jazusamo

BHO does not care about students, just the union money and ‘free’ union ACORN volunteers...


5 posted on 10/07/2008 12:35:04 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Tax-chick

That’s astonishing to me that a politician would admit corruption and that’s exactly what he did.


6 posted on 10/07/2008 12:37:27 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: utherdoul

I like that ticket but how about

Sowell - Williams, ‘12

BLACKS TO THE FUTURE


7 posted on 10/07/2008 12:38:01 PM PDT by donaldo
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To: jazusamo

Dr. Sowell is a genus!


8 posted on 10/07/2008 12:38:06 PM PDT by Islander7 (The only thing Obama has to fear is the truth!)
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To: jazusamo

Seems like there is omission of the fact that 0be worked on school improvement in the CPS. Since he accomplished NONE, 0be sends HIS kids to private school.


9 posted on 10/07/2008 12:38:46 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Palin for President! (PUMA))
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To: george76

Exactly! Union money and ACORN volunteers.


10 posted on 10/07/2008 12:38:50 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: Paladin2

Good point, there’s no way he’d let his kids go to those public schools.


11 posted on 10/07/2008 12:40:25 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: jazusamo

Sure. “I do political favors for money.” Just don’t call it “corruption” or “bribery,” because that would be racist.


12 posted on 10/07/2008 12:40:50 PM PDT by Tax-chick (This is embarassing! Have a Guinness and pull yourselves together!)
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In a predominantly black suburb of Chicago, where the average teacher's salary is $83,000 and one-fourth of the teachers make more than $100,000

This is outrageous!!!

13 posted on 10/07/2008 12:41:19 PM PDT by what's up
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To: donaldo; utherdoul

Unfortunately, Dr. Sowell is 78 years old now.


14 posted on 10/07/2008 12:42:01 PM PDT by Tax-chick (This is embarassing! Have a Guinness and pull yourselves together!)
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To: jazusamo

Wonder if there’s any way to persuade Mr. Sowell to run for elected office?


15 posted on 10/07/2008 12:43:19 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: what's up

Yes, it’s outrageous and that’s why teacher unions fight merit pay.


16 posted on 10/07/2008 12:45:20 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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"I owe those unions," he has said frankly. "When their leaders call, I do my best to call them back right away. I don't consider this corrupting in any way."

He does. Specifically the Chicago Teacher's Union (CTU) donated at various points to his previous campaigns. When Obama has had the opportunity to reform the cronyism of the unions and the Chicago machine, he hasn't.

17 posted on 10/07/2008 12:49:35 PM PDT by GOP_Raider (If I wanted a Chicago politician as my President, I'd vote for Richard Daley)
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Thanks, this collection of Sowell columns is just what I need! My elderly Mother is a lifelong Democrat who has recently seen the light, but she’s up against it at the Senior Center where the AARP-brainwashed bridge players are voting for Obama, who will “protect their medicare”. She can’t understand why “the facts” about Obama “have not come out in the news until Sean Hannity last night”! So this will arm her with some substantial material.


18 posted on 10/07/2008 12:54:14 PM PDT by baa39 (Our Lady of Victory, pray for the USA.)
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To: Islander7
Dr. Sowell is a genus!

I bet all the species in genus sowell are highly intelligent lifeforms. :P
19 posted on 10/07/2008 12:58:37 PM PDT by According2RecentPollsAirIsGood
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To: baa39

Good! I hope she’ll use them. Dr. Sowell has many excellent talking points in those columns.


20 posted on 10/07/2008 1:00:13 PM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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