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Is there any hope for this man? Assessments of Barack Obama from planet reason.

Article from: Reason Article date: November 01, 2008 Author: Mangu-Ward, Katherine

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IN JULY a Rasmussen poll found that libertarians make up 4 percent of the nation's likely voters--and that they favor Barack Obama over John McCain, 53 percent to 38 percent. There's a Libertarians for Obama blog (two, actually), a Libertarians for Obama Facebook group (54 members and counting), even Libertarians for Obama bumper stickers and T-shirts.

Though perhaps surprising, given libertarians' historical Republican leanings, this development shouldn't be shocking, given what the last eight years of GOP rule have brought: an exploding federal ...

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Smoking Makes Obama Human ... If a Bad Role Model

Posted Jul 29, 08 6:50 PM CDT in Politics 

Smoking Makes Obama Human ... If a Bad Role Model
Source: AP Photo

(Newser) – If Barack Obama—an on-again, off-again smoker who says he's off again—fails in his attempt to quit, he could be the first president to enjoy a regular puff since FDR, who lit up long before the anti-smoking movement swept America. One watcher tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune the habit could make Obama “more human”—as it did for Martin Sheen’s president on The West Wing—but others aren’t so pleased.

One expert says if Obama is ever photographed lighting up, it could set back the anti-smoking movement “decades”—though some appreciate that he makes an effort to hide his habit. An advocate cuts the frequent Nicorette-chewer some slack, saying, “don't give up. You may quit on your first attempt. It may be your seventh. It may be your 17th.”

More about:  Barack Obama • FDR • anti-smoking • Nicorette

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OPINION

Someone Get the President- Elect a Cigarette

Obama probably still smokes—and we should be OK with that

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 20, 08 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - America has elected a member of a hated minority as president. That’s right, Barack Obama is a smoker. Oh, sure, he claims to have quit, but Michael Kinsley of the Washington Post isn’t convinced. Obama admitted falling off the wagon in June, yet no reporter has asked him about it since. It’s disgusting and it sets a bad example, but Kinsley thinks maybe we should let it slide. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • President Obama • smoking • cigarette • Nicorette

OPINION

 Can Obama Be the New FDR? 

Nation needs Roosevelt's action, inspiration

New York Times New York Times Nov 8, 08 1:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s call yesterday to “act swiftly” to address the economic crisis clearly echoed Franklin Roosevelt’s inaugural address during the Depression: “action, and action now.” But while Obama's “crisp competence” was welcome, he wasn't particularly inspirational, and, Joe Nocera writes in the New York Times , filling the shoes of FDR means not just pushing through piles of legislation but moving Americans to “draw out our best selves.” More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Financial Crisis • President Obama • economy • Franklin D. Roosevelt • FDR • inspiration

ANALYSIS

Governing Will Make Campaign Look Easy

Prioritizing amid economic downturn will present enormous challenge

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 5, 08 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The challenges ahead for Barack Obama are perhaps the largest facing any new president since FDR, Dan Balz writes in the Washington Post . He'll have sizable congressional majorities, but with a redrawn electoral map—including a number of formerly GOP states in his column—he'll have to wrestle immediately with the nature of his mandate: FDR-style government activism, or Bill Clinton-style centrism. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • President Obama • transition • FDR


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