Barack Obama
Events (744)
- October 22, 2008: Media Coverage More Negative for McCain than Obama, Study Finds; Does Not Include Radio Talk Show Coverage 2008-10-22
- October 22, 2008: Conservative Radio Host: Public Assistance Recipients Should Not Be Allowed to Vote 2008-10-22
- October 23-24, 2008: McCain Supporters, Conservative Commenters Lambast Obama, ‘Liberal Media’ for Alleged Attack by Obama Supporter; McCain Operative Adds ‘Racially Charged,’ ‘Inflammatory’ Details to Original Story 2008-10-23
- October 24, 2008: Georgia Court Throws Out Petition to Have Obama Removed from Presidential Ballot 2008-10-24
- October 24, 2008: Conservative Blogger Promotes Claim that Obama Is ‘Love Child’ of Malcolm X, Backs Away from Initial Support 2008-10-24
- October 25, 2008: Conservative Radio Host Cunningham: ‘Obama Wants to Gas the Jews’ 2008-10-25
- Before October 27, 2008: Obama Critic Changes Story, Now Accuses Obama of Being Fathered by Suspected Communist 2008-10-27
- October 27, 2008: Conservative Radio Host Limbaugh Falsely Claims Obama ‘Anti-Constitution’ 2008-10-27
- October 27, 2008: Many Conservative Radio Hosts Echo Falsehood about Obama’s Wish to ‘Redistribute Wealth’ 2008-10-27
- October 28, 2008: Conservative Radio Host Says Obama’s Father Typical Black Father: ‘They Simply Leave’ 2008-10-28
- October 28-30, 2008: Conservative Lobbying Group Releases Anti-Obama DVD in Five ‘Swing States’ 2008-10-28
- October 30, 2008: Hawaiian Health Director Verifies Validity of Obama’s Birth Certificate 2008-10-30
- October 31, 2008 and After: New Jersey, US Supreme Courts Throw Out Challenges to Three Presidential Contenders’ Citizenship 2008-10-31
- October 31 - November 3, 2008: Connecticut Throws Out Petition to Stay Election Results until Obama’s Citizenship ‘Verified’ 2008-11-03
- November 4-5, 2008: US Senate Race in Minnesota Subject to Recounts 2008-11-04
- November 4, 2008: Democrat Barack Obama Wins US Presidential Election; Democrats Increase Margins in Congress, Governorships 2008-11-04
- November 5-12, 2008: Experts Refute Conservatives’ Characterization of ‘Obama Recession’ 2008-11-05
- After November 7, 2008: Illinois Libertarians Begin Developing ‘Boston Tea Party Chicago’ Group 2008-11-07
- November 7, 2008: Conservative Radio Host Reads Letter Threatening to Shoot Government Officials 2008-11-07
- November 8, 2008: Secret Service Blames Palin’s Inflammatory Rhetoric for Death Threats against Obama 2008-11-08
- November 10, 2008: Conservative Radio Host: Obama’s Pre-Election Visit to Dying Grandmother Part of ‘Conspiracy’ to Conceal Problems with Citizenship 2008-11-10
- November 11, 2008: Republican Lawmaker Compares Obama to Hitler, Calls His Philosophy ‘Radical Socialism or Marxism’ 2008-11-11
- November 12, 2008 and After: Losing Presidential Campaign Challenges Obama’s Citizenship, Demands Certification as President Be Barred 2008-11-12
- November 13, 2008: Ohio Court Throws Out Election-Week Challenge to Obama’s Citizenship 2008-11-13
- November 16, 2008: Obama Says He Will Close Guantanamo Center, Stop US Torture 2008-11-16
- November 18, 2008: Conservative Radio Host Savage: ‘Socially Promoted’ Obama Will Fire ‘Competent White Men’ throughout Federal, State, Local Governments 2008-11-18
- November 19, 2008: Al-Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri Criticizes President Obama, Calls Him ‘House Negro’ 2008-11-19
- November 20, 2008: US Representative Denies Allegation of Election Fraud in Senate Race, Then Reiterates Claim 2008-11-20
- November 23, 2008: Conservative Editorial Predicts Forced Euthanasia of Disabled Children under Obama 2008-11-23
- Around November 26, 2008: Effort to Block Obama from Being Certified by Electoral College Fueled by Theory that Obama Is Kenyan 2008-11-26
- November 30, 2008: Former Interrogator Harshly Critical of US Torture Practices 2008-11-30
- December 2-3, 2008: Retired Flag Officers Meet with Obama Officials to Ask that Incoming President End Torture, Rendition, Indefinite Detention Policies 2008-12-02
- December 3, 2008: Anti-Tax Activist Runs Ads in Chicago Newspaper Challenging Obama’s Citizenship 2008-12-03
- December 4, 2008: Radio Host Says Americans Are Buying Guns ‘before Obama… Outlaws Them All’ 2008-12-04
- December 5, 2008: Columnist Explores Widening ‘Birther’ Conspiracy Theories 2008-12-05
- December 7, 2008: Retired Army General Named as Veterans Affairs Chief; Widely Seen as Repudiation of Bush Policies towards Military 2008-12-07
- December 22, 2008: Former Justice Department Prosecutor Reveals Self as Source for NSA Wiretapping Story 2008-12-22
- January 7, 2009: Washington Post Analyst Criticizes Regulator Nominated to Head Securities and Exchange Commission, Demands ‘Show Trials’ 2009-01-07
- January 8, 2009: Future Tea Party Founder Expresses Disgust at Obama’s Ascension to Presidency 2009-01-08
- January 14, 2009: Amnesty International Calls for Investigation of Human Rights Violations 2009-01-14
- January 15, 2009: Justice Department Will Continue Defending Warrantless Wiretapping Program, Says Incoming Attorney General 2009-01-15
- January 16, 2009: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’ 2009-01-16
- January 18, 2009: Arizona Pastor Calls for God to ‘Melt’ Obama ‘Like a Snail,’ Denies Calling for Assassination 2009-01-18
- January 20, 2009: Obama Orders Suspension of Guantanamo Prosecutions 2009-01-20
- January 20, 2009 and After: Obama Favors Treaty Banning Space-Based Weapons 2009-01-20
- January 20-21, 2009: Barack Obama Begins Term as US President 2009-01-20
- Shortly After January 20, 2009: President Obama Devotes New Energy and Resources to Hunt for Bin Laden 2009-01-20
- January 20, 2009: Roubini: President Obama Will Have to Use $1 Trillion to Shore Up Banking Sector 2009-01-20
- January 21, 2009: Republican Senator Recommends Keeping Some Detainees Indefinitely 2009-01-21
- January 21, 2009: UN Official Says US Obligated to Investigate Bush Officials for Crimes against Humanity 2009-01-21