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The Obama Way: First Throw Down, Then Throw Up

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, November 05 2009

Former Republican Congressman and Love Boat television star Fred Grandy likes to remind listeners of his Washington, D.C. morning radio program that in politics, “once you throw down, you can’t throw up.” In other words, once you attempt to take a stand or assert a position of strength, you cannot subsequently back down when the going gets tough without exposing weakness and undermining your legitimacy. Don’t feign forcefulness if you can’t afford to have someone to call your bluff. Apparently, however, Barack Obama is too busy listening to his…

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Google’s Spider Web of Ties to the Obama Administration

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