The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Reports yesterday that Barack Obama snubbed a child who requested a fist bump with (from') the likely Dem nom were, apparently, erroneous. ABC News PA staffers provided this transcript of the fist bump convo, relayed to On Call by NBC/NJ's Athena Jones : On Obama's way out of the Zanesville, OH, classroom after signing autographs for students on their drawings/scrap paper... Child: Can you sign my...
PoliGazette (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Below follows the transcript of the speech Senator Barack Obama delivered in Zanesville, Ohio. As usual, I will not comment on the content of the speech. I just want to give you the opportunity to read it, think about it, and to comment on it yourself if you are so inclined. ©2008 PoliGazette. All Rights Reserved..
Stop the ACLU (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Crossposted at Truth and Reason Barack Obama enjoys dressing up like a sheep. It might be innocent enough, but the problem is that he is a wolf. Yesterday, Obama tried again to make inroads with evangelical voters in a speech in Zanesville, Ohio, discussing faith-based initiatives. Christians need to be able to discern the truth about [...]
Bench Memos (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Barack Obama#39;s speech in Zanesville, Ohio, yesterday will probably do for him what he designed it to do: attract some more quot;valuesquot; voters ... . . .
Warren Throckmorton (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
I am not sure my headline captures it but it is close. In this New York Times article, Barack Obama is shown Zanesville, OH (near my old stomping grounds) promoting a kind of faith based initiative. After all the reading, I think the issue at odds is whether faith-based groups should be able to take [...]
Get Mash (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
ZANESVILLE, Ohio, July 1 — Sen. Barack Obama, seeking to reach out to religious voters, proposed strengthening the White House program assisting faith-based social service organization Tuesday, while insisting that those groups not discriminate against aid recipients or aid workers. Read the full story
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
ZANESVILLE, Ohio -- Taking a page from President Bush, Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday he wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars to religious groups, risking protests in his own party with his latest aggressive reach for voters who usually vote Republican.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
ZANESVILLE, Ohio, July 1 -- Sen. Barack Obama, seeking to reach out to religious voters, proposed strengthening the White House program assisting faith-based social service organization Tuesday, while insisting that those groups not discriminate against aid recipients or aid workers.
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Taking a page from President George W. Bush, Democrat Barack Obama said yesterday he wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars to religious groups, risking protests in his own party with an aggressive reach for voters who usually vote Republican.
GEORGE ARCHIBALD (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Barack Obama again seized the moment from John McCain as we approach the July 4th weekend with his announced commitment in Zanesville, Ohio, to expand the faith-based grant program started by President George W. Bush if he is elected to the White House. Obama’s political strategy has taken full advantage of McCain’s recent bumbling stumble with evangelical church leaders that led to his hurry-up flip-flop...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
ZANESVILLE, Ohio | Taking a page from President Bush, Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday that he wants to expand White House efforts to steer social service dollars to religious groups.
Obama HQ (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Earlier today, Barack spoke at the East Side Community Ministry about faith and politics. Watch part of his speech below... You can watch more videos and highlights at YouTube.com/barackobama .
Badger Blog Alliance (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Barack Obama is trying to leech into the political middle and parts of the political Right. Story #1, going after faith groups : ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Reaching out to religious voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called for expanding President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy — supported some ability...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised a more active approach to faith-based social programs on Tuesday in a bid to bolster his support among evangelical and religious voters.
Political Punch (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
FROM GUEST-BLOGGER RICK KLEIN, from ABC's The Note. Per ABC's Sunlen Miller, Sen. Barack Obama said the following at a press availability in Zanesville, Ohio this afternoon: “I think in at least one publication [it] was reported that my comments...
