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The Hotline reports that Obama’s up with a new Spanish-language radio ad in Philadelphia. Read this translation. Notice the emphasis on faith, family values, and personal struggle. Sounds like a Huckabee ad, doesn’t it? SCRIPT: He was only two years old when his father left. Even though his family didn’t have much money, with the…

Who woulda thunk it? The conservative Catholic League, which my bear more responsibility than any other group for tarnishing John Kerry’s reputation among fellow Catholics during the 2004 campaign, has issued this pro-Clinton press release: KUDOS TO HILLARY CLINTON: BUSH SHOULD BOYCOTT OLYMPIC OPENING April 7, 2008 Catholic League president Bill Donohue backed Senator Hillary…

The New York Times notes today that John McCain’s camp has gone completely silent about its John Hagee endorsement since announcing it in San Antonio in February: The McCain campaign sought Mr. Hagee’s support, Mr. Hagee said in a recent interview. But after the two announced the endorsement at an event on Feb. 27 in…

Weeks have gone by since the Jeremiah Wright brouhaha died down, but Democratic and media elites continue to go public about new Wright-inspired doubts about the Senator. Polls show that this sentiment hasn’t trickled down to ordinary voters, but elites have the power to shape the thinking of this year’s all important super-delegates. Of course,…

Senator Bob Casey, Jr., a Catholic, pro-life Democrat, recently became Barack Obama’s highest-profile backer in the Pennsylvania, which holds its primary later this month. God-o-Meter interviewed Casey on Monday afternoon about Obama’s struggles to win Catholic voters, how to use Scripture to articulate political positions, and the role of the Clintons in denying Casey’s dad…

The headline from today’s Wall Street Journal, Obama May Not Have Fully Contained Damage From Ex-Pastor, is mostly undercut by the article that appears beneath it, which cites polls, voters, and super-delegates who say the Jeremiah Wright flap has not dampened their enthusiasm for Obama. But the lead anecdote offers more evidence that some super-delegates…

Philadelphia Gay News is running its interview with Hillary Clinton on the front page of this week’s edition, right next to the half-page worth of white space where it would have run an interview with Barack Obama, if only he’d granted one. The paper doesn’t stop bashing Obama there. In an editorial, the paper claims…

Think the Jeremiah Wright controversy is behind Barack Obama and that he’s weathered the storm? Don’t be so naive. Bill Kristol lays out the threat of Wright-themed attack ads from McCain and his allies in this morning’s New York Times: McCain’s comeback should begin just after Labor Day, on Sept. 4, with a strong acceptance…

A handful of political/religious/academic leaders have called on Barack Obama to give a so-called “Muslim speech” to make clear that the Senator has nothing against Muslims, even as he continues to dispel the false rumors that he’s Muslim. A worthy goal, but God-o-Meter’s not holding its breath.

A World Magazine recap of the Christian Right’s stirringly ineffectual performance during the Republican presidential primaries reports that Paul Weyrich, cofounder of the Moral Majority, has admitted that he regrets backing Mitt Romney over Mike Huckabee. Huckabee could have really used such changes of hearts a couple months back, of course, but they could help…
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