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May 16, 2008
Obama and the Cross Feedback
Hey Brody File readers. I received hundreds of emails regarding the Obama and the Cross story. More...
May 16, 2008
Presidential Candidates Weigh in on CA Gay Marriage Ruling
Here are the statements from the McCain, Obama and Clinton campaigns on the California Supreme Court ruling regarding gay marriage. More...
May 15, 2008
Video: Report From Puerto Rico
I was down in Puerto Rico last week reporting on their upcoming June 1st primary. More...
May 14, 2008
Obama Touts Faith Before KY Primary
Barack Obama's campaign is circulating a flyer in Kentucky that focuses in on Obama's Christian faith. More...
May 14, 20089
Obama Campaign Responds to Cross Flyers
The Obama campaign responds to the flyer of Barack Obama and the cross that's circulating down in Kentucky. More...
May 14, 2008
Obama and the Cross
I have been telling Brody File readers for months that if Barack Obama becomes the Democratic nominee he will make a pitch to win over independent/moderate Evangelicals. Well, we now have evidence. More...
May 14, 2008
Clinton Wins, GOP Loses Big
Watch my analysis of Clinton's primary win in W. Virginia and my take on the GOP's big loss in Mississippi. More...
May 13, 2008
Bad News for the GOP
Bad news for the GOP. Travis Childers (D-MS) won Tuesday's special election runoff for a GOP House seat. Republicans would have normally won this with their eyes shut... More...
May 13, 2008
Hillary's Victory Speech: It Ain't Over Yet
Hillary Clinton is a fighter. She made it very clear after her win in WV that she's not giving up on her fight for the White House. More...
May 13, 2008
If You Were a Superdelegate…
If you were a superdelegate, who would you support? More...
May 13, 2008
Shocker: Hillary Wins West Virginia
Here's a shocker... Hillary Clinton wins West Virginia... More...
May 13, 2008
Obama and Israel
It seems Barack Obama will need to convince Americans that he's as patriotic as the next guy and that he has Israel's back. He's speaking out on Israel in a pretty forceful way. More...
May 13, 2008
A Third Bush Term?
The Democratic National Committee is trying to make John McCain into More...
May 12, 2008
Is Huckabee leading VP Contender?
There's a report over at U.S. News and World Report that Mike Huckabee is on McCain's short list for VP. Sounds like a trial balloon to me. More...
May 9, 2008
Puerto Rico's Senate President: Clinton should Continue
Puerto Rico's Senate President says Hillary Clinton should not give up in her fight to become the Democratic Presidential nominee. More...
May 9, 2008
Puerto Rican Women for Clinton
A group of 500 women in Puerto Rico is on a mission to get Hillary Clinton elected President of the United States. More...
May 8, 2008
Obama, Puerto Rico and the Primary
Earlier, I spoke with Temo Figueroa, Obama's national field director about the importance of Puerto Rico watch a portion of my interview. More...
May 8, 2008
Hillary Huckabee?
All the pundits and some party officials are urging Hillary Clinton to get out and she, in essence, is pulling a More...
May 7, 2008
Video: Brody File on The 700 Club
After a long night working hard in old San Juan, The Brody File was up and running this morning making an appearance by phone on The 700 Club More...
May 7, 2008
McCain Speaks to Social Conservatives.Again
The question for McCain is whether he will really work hard on these issues and spend some political capital or is this just lip service? Is it just a to do checklist? More...
May 7, 2008
Obama Claims Religious Victory
This was just sent to me from Barack Obama's religious outreach team. Read a statement from their Religious Outreach Director Joshua Dubois. More...
May 7, 2008
McCain Against 2001 Human Trafficking Earmark
Today McCain speaks out on the horrible practice of human trafficking. But in 2001 he complained about a $200,000 earmark promoting a human trafficking conference in Hawaii. More...
May 7, 2008
Video: Hillary Supporters in Puerto Rico
We stopped by a Hillary Clinton watch party in San Juan, Puerto Rico Tuesday night. About 50 people were there. More...
May 7, 2008
Video: Obama Supporters in San Juan
We were in Old San Juan Tuesday night where the Obama campaign went through the streets here handing out flags and literature to locals. More...
May 7, 2008
Waiting for an Obama Implosion
Is it going to be hard for Clinton to win the nomination? Yes but let's take a step back for a moment. More...
May 7, 2008
Video: Brody File Hits Streets in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Brody File hit the streets of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico tonight. It continues to look like this fight between Obama and Clinton will go on until June. Puerto Rico votes June 1st and yes, they are the biggest prize left on the board. 55 Delegates and m More...
May 6, 2008
Brody File Arrives in Puerto Rico
Hey Brody File readers. I have made it to San Juan, Puerto Rico. More...
May 7, 2008
McCain's Pitch to Social Conservatives
Judges will be John McCain’s bread and butter. He may have problems with social conservatives on issues like the federal marriage amendment or embryonic stem cell research but if he keeps the focus on judges, it will end up helping him immensely. More...
May 6, 2008
Obama Hit in Indiana on the Life Issue
The Obama campaign says they are being hit right now in Indiana by automated phone calls by National Right to Life. More...
May 2, 2008
Hillary Clinton is a “Foxy” Lady
Did you see Hillary Clinton’s interview with Bill O’Reilly of Fox News? It was compelling and she was brilliant. She was able to stay true to her principles while at the same time keep a smile on her face and mix it up with O’Reilly as well. If that inter More...
May 2, 2008
Video: The North Carolina Primary
Hillary Clinton looks like she's closing the gap in North Carolina. Brody File producer Robin Mazyck went down to North Carolina and produced the piece above for The 700 Club. My annonying voice is on the piece, Have a look. More...
May 2, 2008
The Brody File Heads to Puerto Rico
Next Week The Brody File team heads to Puerto Rico. I’m traveling down there with producer Robin Mazyck on Tuesday May 6th to do a story on the Puerto Rico Primary. Let’s face it: if Hillary Clinton wins Indiana, then this race keeps on going for sure an More...
May 2, 2008
Brody File Readers on Obama/ Wright Controversy
The Brody File readers have a thing or two to say about the whole Barack Obama/Jeremiah Wright controversy. Read the responses below: More...
April 30, 2008
Obama Audio: How he Wants to be Remembered
When Barack Obama dies, how does he want to be remembered? The Brody File has exclusive audio from an interview he did backstage at the Compassion Forum a few weeks ago. Renaissance Communications is sending this audio out to churches across the country. More...
April 30, 2008
Obama Audio: I ask that God forgives me for my sins
After the Compassion Forum a few weeks ago, Barack Obama went backstage and answered certain faith based questions that were broadcast to some Churches across the country. The Brody File has audio of the answers thanks to our friends over at Renaissance C More...
April 30, 2008
Cutting Obama Some Slack
Was Barack Obama's denouncement of Jeremiah Wright yesterday political? Hardly. More...
April 29, 2008
Hillary to God: Your Son 'died for us and I can't thank you enough for that gift'
The Brody File has in its possession audio clips from an interview Hillary Clinton did after the Compassion Forum. More...
April 29, 2008
Hillary: Playing it Smart
Hillary Clinton is going to appear on Fox News's "The O'Reilly Factor" on Wednesday and Thursday. More...
April 29, 2008
Obama Gets Tough with his Pastor
Barack Obama has had enough. This time Jeremiah Wright has gone too far. More...
April 29, 2008
More Wright Reaction
One professor shared her thoughts on Wright's recent speech in Washington, DC. She said the Wright issue probably wasn't going to go away soon. More...
April 28, 2008
Brody File Reaction to Jeremiah Wright at National Press Club
Jeremiah Wright did Barack Obama no favors. Pastor Wright’s appearance at the National Press Club today started out as a great opportunity to explain the importance of the black Church experience. Instead it turned into a circus atmosphere and ensured tha More...
April 28, 2008
The Brody File Heads to Indiana
The Brody File heads to Indiana this week. I’m working on an Indiana Primary story and I’ll be in Indianapolis this Tuesday for a Hillary Clinton campaign event. We plan to hit a few Obama events if he is there Wednesday. More...
April 28, 2008
Debating in Indiana
Hillary Clinton wants to debate Barack Obama one on one without a moderator. No media questions. If you’re Barack Obama, would you do it? Get my take below but first read more about Clinton’s offer: More...
April 25, 2008
RNC Official: McCain Faith Outreach will be “Aggressive”
The Democratic Party has stolen the headlines on faith outreach and “God talk” during this 2008 campaign season but the Republican National Committee Deputy Chair Frank Donatelli tells The Brody File that is about to change. See his comments below: More...
April 24, 2008
Jeremiah Wright Speaks
Reverend Jeremiah Wright gives a one on one interview to PBS’s Bill Moyers. It will air Friday night but PBS has released parts of it and The Associated Press reports below: More...
April 24, 2008
War of Words over Controversial North Carolina Ad
Howard Dean and the Democrats want John McCain to pick up the phone and stop North Carolina's Republican Party from running a controversial ad linking Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright. Watch here: More...
April 24, 2008
John McCain's Baptism
John McCain was talking religion yesterday on the campaign trail. More below from CNN: More...
April 24, 2008
A "Hoosiers" State of Mind
Hillary Clinton needs to win Indiana. So does Barack Obama. More...
April 23, 2008
Pennsylvania: The Day After
The Brody File appeared on The 700 Club Wednesday to discuss what's next in the Democratic primary. More...
April 23, 2008
Obama Campaign Shrugs Off Clinton Win
Barack Obama and his campaign are basically saying 'no big deal' about Hillary Clinton's win. More...
April 22, 2008
Hillary Does it Again
By winning Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton has made an emphatic statement. More...
April 22, 2008
Religion Exit Polls from Pennsylvania
You're going to hear spin from both sides when it comes to the faith vote in Pennsylvania. More...
April 22, 2008
Video: The Catholic Vote in PA
I just finished analyzing the Catholic vote in Pennsylvania and I take a look at the landscape post Pennsylvania. Watch above. More...
April 22, 2008
Obama Campaign Working Hard for Catholic Vote
The Clinton campaign has done very well with the Catholic vote so far in this election but the Obama campaign is not giving up. Not by a long shot. Actually, they have made major efforts to bring Catholics on board not just in Pennsylvania but all over th More...
April 22, 2008
The Clinton Campaign’s Outreach to Catholics
With Catholics poised to make up roughly one third of the vote in tonight’s Pennsylvania primary, the Clinton and Obama campaigns have been in overdrive mode trying to win over Catholics. We’ll have more on the Obama outreach in an upocoming separate post More...
April 22, 2008
Analysis of the Pennsylvania Primary
The big Pennsylvania primary is tonight. I was on our Newswatch program yesterday talking about it. Watch my analysis above. More...
April 21, 2008
The Godtube Wars
The 2008 campaign is being fought not only on the campaign trail but also on Godtube.com. The Clinton, Obama and McCain camps all have uploaded videos to the site to reach out to people of faith. More...
April 21, 2008
Calling All Pennsylvania White Catholics
If Hillary Clinton wins big among White Catholics, she could win Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary by double digits. This primary is a big deal for Hillary. She really needs a big win to show that she has the momentum. A double digit win will give her more More...
April 21, 2008
Michael Moore Trashes Hillary
I guess Michael Moore won’t be invited to the Hillary Clinton presidential inaugural ball. (If it EVER happens) The liberal (I’m sorry...Progressive) actor has made his choice; he’s for Obama. But the way he ripped Hillary on his website today is striking More...
April 21, 2008
McCain’s Second Thoughts on Pastor Hagee
Maybe John McCain shouldn’t have sought and accepted Pastor John Hagee’s endorsement. Those aren’t my words. That is what John McCain is saying. Read below from ABC News: More...
April 21, 2008
McCain Slams Obama on Bill Ayers Connection
First it was Hillary Clinton. Now it is John McCain taking shots at Barack Obama over his relationship with 60’s radical Bill Ayers. Read more about the Ayers controversy here and watch John McCain criticize Obama about Ayers here. Read more from The A More...
April 17, 2008
Obama Campaign Responds on Hamas Flap
The Obama campaign just sent me an email regarding an earlier post I put up detailing how a political advisor from Hamas says the terrorist group wants Obama to win the election. Read the post here and below is the response from Obama campaign spokesman T More...
April 17, 2008
Hamas Political Advisor: "We like Mr. Obama and we hope he will win the election"
Barack Obama is looking for as much support as he can get. But he doesn't need this support. The main political advisor to the Prime Minister of Hamas, Ahmed Yousef said the following in an interview the other day on WABC radio with host John Batchel More...
April 16, 2008
Obama Cites his Middle Name as a Reason for Jewish Skepticism
Are Jewish voters spooked by Barack Obama's middle name? Apparently Obama thinks so. More...
April 16, 2008
Compassion Forum Sponsor Takes Issue with Tony Perkins
The Brody File tries to stay away from controversy. The Brody File tries to stay out of quarrels. The Brody File is really just a sweet, sweet Brody File More...
April 16, 2008
Video of McCain in 2000: Potential VP Pick Wouldn't Have to be Pro-Life
When John McCain was running for President in 2000, he sat down with Charlie Rose of PBS and was asked about how his abortion stance would affect his choice for a running mate. More...
April 15, 2008
McCain Religious Advisor: "Using Your Faith for Election is Wrong"
A source inside the John McCain religious outreach team tells The Brody File that John McCain refuses to use his faith as a political tool and hasn't decided whether he'll open up more about his relationship with God. This source is able to spea More...
April 15, 2008
Conservative Evangelical Not a Big Fan of Compassion Forum
Tony Perkins, the President of the conservative pro-family action group FRC Action wasn't particularly impressed with this weekend's Compassion Forum. More...
April 14, 2008
McCain Chimes in on Obama's 'Bitter' Comment
Obama not only has to fight Hillary Clinton. He has to fend off McCain too. More...
April 14, 2008
Conservative Evangelical Has Tough Words for McCain
Reverend Joel Hunter is a well known conservative Evangelical in this country. He was one of the select few who asked a question at The Compassion Forum. He’s taken some heat for being part of efforts to broaden the Evangelical agenda. He has some straigh More...
April 14, 2008
Video: Senator Bob Casey on The Brody File
Senator Bob Casey has stood by Obama’s side through this latest controversy regarding small town America. Casey is a pro-life Senator who will play a major role in the Obama campaign’s Catholic outreach. Watch his interview with Robin above. More...
April 14, 2008
Video: David Axelrod on The Brody File
David Axelrod has been an integral part of Barack Obama’s success in this 2008 presidential race. He’s a big time player in this process. Brody File producer Robin Mazyck talked with him about those controversial comments Obama made at that San Francisco More...
Aril 14, 2008
Video: Hillary's Faith Director on Brody File
The Brody File was in the “Message Room” (not the spin room) after The Compassion Forum. Brody File producer Robin Mazyck talked with Hillary Clinton’s Faith Director Burns Strider. (I was tied up doing a live hit on CNN. I was fulfilling my narcissistic More...
April 14, 2008
Democratic Party is Big Winner at Compassion Forum
What the Democrats are doing here is taking the faith issue and defining it in their own terms. For so long we heard Republican politicians trumpeting the life and marriage issues on the national stage. But now, it’s more of the social justice issues. (Po More...
April 13, 2007
Hillary Asked About Church Attendance
Hillary Clinton came under fire today regarding her church attendance. More...
April 12, 2008
Obama's "Bitter" Comment
Maybe it's just me, but it seems that people may be making too much of Obama''s "controversial" comments that came out Friday about small town America. More...
April 12, 2008
Update: Obama's Catholic Council
Some more information now on Barack Obama's Catholic Advisory Council. More...
April 11, 2008
Obama's Catholic Advisory Council
This afternoon, Barack Obama's campaign will announce the formation of what they are calling their, "National Catholic Advisory Council." More details to come on an afternoon conference call but Senator Bob Casey and Former Congressman Tim Roemer wil More...
April 10, 2008
Obama Gives Interview to Gay Magazine
The gay magazine “The Advocate” sat down with Barack Obama to explore his views on a number of issues. Read the interview here. Below is an interesting segment where he talks about what he’ll try to get done as President: More...
April 10, 2008
Obama's New Pastor Under the Microscope
Let the scrutiny begin. Pastor Jeremiah Wright may no longer be Barack Obama's pastor but don't think for a minute that his new pastor Otis Moss III won't be closely watched. He knows it and Trinity United Church knows it. It may not be fai More...
April 9, 2008
Abortion Will Be Discussed at The Compassion Forum
I’m told by the organizers of The Compassion Forum that abortion will be one of the topics discussed Sunday night when Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton take the stage at Messiah College. I received this statement from Katie Barge, Communications Director More...
April 9, 2008
Compassion Forum Goes International
Hey, this Compassion Forum with Obama and Clinton is a big deal. It's now gone international. More...
April 9, 2008
Obama and Clinton: A Couple of “Softies”
Have you seen some of the new campaign ads of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton running in Pennsylvania? More...
April 9, 2008
Clinton Supporter Takes Swipe at Obama
One of Hillary Clinton's biggest supporters, Lanny Davis takes a few shots at Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. More...
April 8, 2008
John McCain's Committee of 50
The Brody File has been accumulating information about how John McCain is planning to reach out to Evangelicals. More...
April 8, 2008
Democrats Engage in Faith Talk, Make Inroads
The Brody File will be attending The Compassion Forum this Sunday in Pennsylvania More...
April 4, 2008
Obama Says Yes, McCain Says No to Faith Compassion Forum
The Brody File has confirmed that Barack Obama WILL attend the religious Compassion Forum More...
April 4, 2008
Is John McCain Being Held to a Double Standard?
Privately, and sometimes publicly, conservative Pro-family leaders grumble about how John McCain never really talks about his faith. More...
April 4, 2008
Romney Gets No VP Love
Mitt Romney has been out of the presidential race for awhile now but some social conservative leaders are still concerned about him. More...
April 1, 2008
John McCain's Religious Daily Double
So here's the wining ticket for John McCain in the fall. More...
April 1, 2008
McCain's Support for School Vouchers
John McCain continued his This is Your Life tour today in Alexandria, Virginia, and spoke about the need for school vouchers. See below from his speech: More...
April 1, 2008
Obama Defended and Blasted by Brody File Readers
Barack Obama's comments about how he wouldn't want his daughters, punished with a baby got a mixed reaction from Brody File readers. More...
March 31, 2008
Obama Says He Doesn't Want His Daughters Punished with a Baby
A lot has been made in this Democratic primary race that words matter. More...
March 18, 2008
Brody File on Vacation
The Brody File is going on vacation. I'm heading to the West Coast with my family. When I booked my ticket, I put my first name as Brody and my second name as File. Hopefully, I'll get on the plane. More...
