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Obama on Wright: ‘I Am Outraged’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2008 Barack Obama has officially severed ties with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose Monday address he described as a "spectacle." Said a "saddened" Obama: "The person that I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Gets Grilled

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2008 Perhaps responding to accusations made by pundits and politicians that Barack Obama has been given kid-glove treatment by the media, reporters at a San Antonio, Texas, press conference made sure they didn't invite similar criticism Monday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Phony FEMA Press Conference Not the First of Its Kind

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2007 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has taken some well-deserved heat for its ersatz "press conference" held in response to October's California wildfires, but, as it happens, FEMA wasn't the first to stage such a smoke-and-mirrors act. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Craig: ‘I Am Not Gay’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2007 The Idaho senator who was arrested on charges of committing a lewd act in a Minnesota airport apologizes for the scandal but emphatically denies that he is gay: "Let me be clear: I am not gay. I never have been gay." For the record, if a movie is ever made of this fiasco, Craig simply has to be played by John Lithgow. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Will Bush Be the Last Hawk Standing?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 21, 2007 Last week, George W. Bush invited nine conservative pundits to the White House for what amounted to a pep talk, with the president providing all the pep. Many of the columnists have described his demeanor as incongruously sunny, but some of the accounts are downright scary. Could the whole world be out of touch, or is it just him? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bird Poop as Political Commentary

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2007 President George W. Bush was busy praising embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at a press conference Thursday when a bold sparrow swooped overhead and deposited a present on the commander in chief's left sleeve. Though a White House spokesperson claimed it was a good sign, we here at Truthdig beg to differ. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )