Nobel Thoughts, Continued: Divided We Fall
This photo, taken just a few days before Obama's inauguration, speaks to how desperate this country was (from every angle) for some sanity and coming together out of the death spiral of polarization, division, terror-mongering and incompetence of the eight-year long Bush/Cheney/Rove/Condi/Michael Brown/Bolton Administration.
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But He Really Hasn’t Done Anything Yet — Right?
Does the Nobel Prize, and the criticism of Obama for lacking quick fixes actually obscure what has been a fabulously unique and profound accomplishment?
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Counterterrorism’s Mise En Scene
Obama visited the set of "24"! Where's Jack Bauer? Where's Chloe?
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He Wears the Rose/Of Youth Upon Him
In these cynical and polarized times, who said the occasion for poetry -- in this case, the President's receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize -- was somehow beyond the simple, subtle glance of a White House news photographer?
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Your Turn: Snapshot From Oslo
BAGnewsNotes readers respond this image of the Nobel Chairman holding up a photo of '09 Peace Prize winner Barack Obama.
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This Way or the Hanway
Given our enigmatic President, how do we understand this photo op with Cigna's $12 million dollar (a year) CEO?
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Artful New Attack Meme: Obama's "Indecision"
Is Obama really that indecisive (or "leisurely," as McCain call it, as soldiers are dying in Afghanistan) or is this just a new attack meme?
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Rio Ugly: Targeting the First Lady
Apparently, it only took one day for the Olympic "fail" meme to rock the wingnut world, set up Michelle Obama and work the race card.
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The Obamas: The "Shame" of Copenhagen
This AP photo of the Obamas in Copenhagen in support of Chicago's Olympic bid is just one example of how the media is using the Brazil award to frame Michelle and Barack as failures.
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Obama – Clinton Clinton
Taking a look at the very public Obama - Clinton Clinton relationships.
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Back At The Center of the World
Less than a year after America and the world were finally extricated from the tyranny of George "Coalition of One" Bush, his distain for diplomacy, and his abuse of the United Nations, we saw a historic event take place situating the U.S. at the center of international civility.
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Obama’s College Park Rally: We Love You, But…
In the photo from Obama's big health care rally at the University of Maryland in College Park, you did notice the little green sign in the background, right?
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A Jedi-Infused "Yes We Can"
I sense yesterday's Obama/Star Wars photo op was actually a lot less frivolous than it seems at first.
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Ready To Go?
Is Obama gaining traction, has he had it the whole time, or is this the view from the bubble?
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More Health Care Joint Session: Obama’s Psych 101
I think what inflames Republican senators more than anything is Obama's capacity to draw true feelings of empathy and concern out of them (thus throwing them into heightened, if momentary conflict with their hard-baked selves).
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Obama’s Health Care Address to Congress: Townhall Redux
More troubling visuals as Obama simultaneously reaches across the aisle and also challenges conservatives to act like grown-ups.
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School Skirmish: "Oh Brother" Vs. "Big Brother"
I'm rather proud of this image, given how the Administration deflected the latest wingnut flak.
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