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  • June 2008

    • GOP Goes on Attack Against 'Mrs. Grievance'

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 11, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      GOP Goes on Attack Against 'Mrs. Grievance'

      They didn’t like Hillary Clinton or Teresa Heinz Kerry, and conservatives aren't hesitating to pile on Michelle Obama, either, the Los Angeles Times reports. Conservatives have seized on several statements from the Democratic candidate's wife, calling her angry and unpatriotic. The National Review recently ran a cover dubbing her “Mrs. Grievance,” and Michelle Malkin calls her “Obama’s bitter half.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • Michelle Obama  • smear campaign

    • Expect GOP to Turn Venom on Michelle

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 11, 08 9:58 AM CDT

      Expect GOP to Turn Venom on Michelle

      Now that Hillary Clinton is out of the White House picture, it’s Michelle Obama’s turn to be the object of that “sulfurous national game of ‘Kill the witch,’” writes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times . The fairer Obama can be more prickly than her sunny husband, and dwells more on racial oppression. Websites have already cropped up painting her as another Jeremiah Wright. More »

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      race relations  • Michelle Obama  • opinion  • smear campaign

  • May 2008

    • Web, Key in Obama's Rise, Twists Public Views of Him

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 22, 08 3:32 PM CDT

      Web, Key in Obama's Rise, Twists Public Views of Him

      Barack Obama built his candidacy on the internet, but now the wild web is his biggest problem, Politico reports. A nigh-unstoppable wave of viral e-mails continue to spread false information about the candidate—and it’s working. One in 10 voters still believes Obama is a Muslim, and many quote the fake “facts” found in these e-mails. More »

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      Barack Obama  • email  • Muslim  • smear campaign

    • Tenn. GOP Rips 'Anti-American' Mrs. O on Web

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 16, 08 5:34 AM CDT

      Tenn. GOP Rips 'Anti-American' Mrs. O on Web

      The Tennessee GOP has produced a controversial internet video attack on Michelle Obama, blasting her recent remarks that she was proud of America "for the first time in my adult life." The four-minute video, released yesterday to coincide with her campaign visit to the state, features Tennessee residents boasting of their pride in America intercut with Mrs. Obama's comments. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Michelle Obama  • Republican Party  • Tennessee  • patriotism  • smear campaign  • loyalty

    • Obama Gears Up for GOP Smears

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  May 11, 08 4:00 PM CDT

      Obama Gears Up for GOP Smears

      John McCain is prepping for a smear campaign this summer while camp Obama, ever cool and controlled, awaits the first strike. "It's going to be Swift Boat times five on both sides," said one McCain adviser who expects Obama to return fire. McCain's challenge is to hit above the belt and not seem racist, while Obama needs to react fast without sparking endless fights, Newsweek reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • campaign  • voters  • advertising campaign  • campaign adviser  • smear campaign  • David Axelrod  • campaign etiquette

  • April 2008
  • February 2008

    • Clintonites Deny Pushing Photo

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 25, 08 2:30 PM CST

      Clintonites Deny Pushing Photo

      Hillary Clinton's campaign denies circulating a 2006 photo of Barack Obama wearing traditional African clothing and a turban, even as the Obama campaign blames its rival, calling the incident “shameful, offensive fear-mongering,” the Chicago Tribune reports. The Drudge Report ran the image this morning, saying it had been pushed by Clintonites; the Obama camp says they were trying to make him look un-American. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Africa  • Islam  • drug use  • Drudge Report  • smear campaign

  • November 2007
  • August 2007

    • Dukakis to Dems: Make 'Chemistry'

      newser  |  New York Observer  |  Aug 22, 07 8:29 PM CDT

      Dukakis to Dems: Make 'Chemistry'

      Michael Dukakis compares today’s political climate to the time of his own downfall in 1988, when George Bush Sr. overcame a 17-point deficit and whipped him 426-to-112 in the electoral college. Refusing to feel comfortable with the Dems’ advantage, Dukakis told the New York Observer that "We have to organize every damn precinct in the United States of America. I'm serious. Deadly serious.” More »

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      election 2008  • Democrats  • presidential campaign  • smear campaign  • political activism  • grassroots  • Michael Dukakis

  • July 2007

    • Crossfire Over Hillary's Cleavage

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 28, 07 7:40 AM CDT

      Crossfire Over Hillary's Cleavage

      A senior adviser to Hillary Clinton released a letter yesterday condemning a Washington Post columnist for noting a cleavage-baring outfit the Senator wore in a televised speech last week. In a fundraising flyer, Ann Lewis called Robin Givhan's piece "grossly inappropriate," and urged donors to help fight treatment she called "insulting." More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • presidential campaign  • fashion  • gender politics  • smear campaign

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