Bobby Rush News

 
Obama Campaign Ad Controversy, 2000: 'This Guy Says One Thing About You in ...
Big Hollywood
Bobby Rush (D-IL) during a break in a debate on a Chicago radio station during Obama's ill-fated primary challenge in 2000. Curtis Lawrence, reporting at the time for the Chicago Sun-Times, covered the debate between then-state Senator Obama, Rush, ...


 
The GOP's Played-Out Race Card
The Nation.
Although Obama was well liked by his constituents in Illinois's 13th Congressional District, he had been beaten badly in 2000 when he challenged incumbent Bobby Rush in a primary for the state's predominantly black 1st District.


 
New York Post
O, Michelle 'talked divorce'
New York Post
In 2000, after eight years of marriage, Barack Obama decided — despite Michelle's objections — to challenge Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush in a primary on Chicago's South Side. Obama was crushed in a 2-to-1 Rush landslide. According to the book, ...
Obama Divorce: New Biography Claims Obamas Were On Brink Of DivorceHuffington Post
Michelle Obama 'prepared divorce papers to separate from Barack, leaving him ...Daily Mail
Election 2012: New book alleging Obama split in 2000 not surprisingExaminer.com
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Africa: US Reps. Karen Bass, Bobby Rush, Sheila Jackson Lee, African Embassies ...
AllAfrica.com
Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) and US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) held a press conference in conjunction with several Ambassadors from eight African nations in honor of the African holiday which celebrates the formation of the Organization of African Unity ...


 
ChicagoNow (blog)
Pols line up to help Rush increase minority contracts on Metra project
Chicago Sun-Times
Bobby Rush got some powerful support Friday in his drive to force Metra to bolster minority participation on a $133 million railroad construction project known as the “Englewood Flyover.” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel ...
Congressman Rush pushes for minority contracts at Metra project, threatens to ...Chicago Tribune
Politics in review: Rush vows to stop Metra's project a comin'; fresh food ...ChicagoNow (blog)
Emanuel, Quinn, Durbin: Rush Is Right To Take Issue With Diversity On Metra ...CBS Local

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When did executive experience stop mattering as a presidential qualification?
Hot Air
In his failed campaign to unseat incumbent US Congressman Bobby Rush in 2000, Obama foolishly boasted when confronted with the accusation that he lacked the necessary skill set: My experience previous to elected office equips me for the job.

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If The Obamas Considered Divorce That Makes Us Love Them Even More
Huffington Post (blog)
The race against Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush in a primary on Chicago's South Side wasn't even close. The book paints a picture of a depressed and defeated Barack Obama who received no sympathy from his wife Michelle because he refused to listen ...

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