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War and Obama
Barack Obama has achieved the nomination, but his winning primary strategy on Iraq could come back to haunt him in the general election...

Cutting through all the fog, there are two primary reasons behind Barack Obama's stunning victory over the Clinton machine: Authenticity and the war in Iraq.

As amply demonstrated, there is simply no comparison between Obama and Hillary Clinton as far as public speaking is concerned. He is eloquent and natural, talking directly to the folks. She is more stilted and rehearsed, talking at the listener. Senator Clinton comes across as the typical politician, while Senator Obama seems like a genuine human being.

He also outflanked her on the Iraq war. In the beginning of the campaign, Senator Obama bolted from the starting gate flashing his anti-war cred. From the jump, he had been against the action. And now he was the guy who would pull the USA out of the Iraq swamp.

Senator Clinton was immediately put on the defensive, as she initially supported the use of force to remove Saddam. Also, her entire outlook on confronting Islamic fascism was far too bullish for far-left America. So, the netroots, as they call themselves, flocked to Obama and provided him with vast amounts of money via the internet. By the time Hillary rallied Democratic moderates, it was too late.

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Bill will be on vacation next week, but here are some of the highlights you can look forward to* The Radio Factor and The O'Reilly Factor:

• Is our "hookup culture" endangering masculinity and harming the way we raise our boys? We'll talk to the author of a new book called Save the Males who says yes, our males are in danger...
• PETA is at it again, this time creating a "lobster empathy center" in Maine. Is this for real? We'll tell you more...
• We'll take a look back at legendary American TV icons Harvey Korman and Dick Martin...

* Lineups and schedules are always subject to change based on breaking news.

We'd like to congratulate the winners of our recent Flag Day auction. Wendy J. of Bristol, CT, Irene M. of Asheville, NC, Mark M. of Rehoboth, MA and Tony S. of Alford, MA collectively bid $12,500 on five flags that were flown over Camp Buehring in Kuwait. Bill is matching their bids, and Operation Shoebox will be receiving $25,000! Thank you to everyone who participated in the auction.

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