Tag Barack Obama

The rhetoric of escalation and Orwell

Obama’s own hypocrisy undercuts the alleged nobility of his Nobel acceptance speech, the purposeful blindness of some of those who are dismayed by it undercuts their dismay, and the constant creep of collective amnesia that allows for others support the escalation of war and the “logic” offered by Obama is Oslo undercuts our safety. Long [...]

Misinformation provides basis for Obama’s Afghan strategy

Another check on the collective amnesia of the public, and how it is exploited by whoever is in power, from the Institute for Public Accuracy: Are Obama and Clinton Being Honest About How Afghan War Began? … RAHUL MAHAJAN: … It’s not clear how well President Obama and his advisers know this history, although it [...]

No legitimate number to be had

In regards to the Democratic primaries and the meeting today of the Democratic National Committee’s Rules meeting today, here in Washington, on the topic of seating delegates from Michigan and Florida: I’m not sure how one can make a fair extrapolation of those states’ primary election results because of the conditions they were held under. [...]