‘Politics’ Archives
Focus on the Family and racist Obama waffles
Obama WafflesThe so-called socially conservative public policy groups American Values and Focus on the Family Action co-sponsored what they termed a conservative political forum summit in Washington today. From ever indication, it appears as if the political forum summit [Read More]
Did McCain campaign lied about Palin Iraq visit?
Gov. Sarah PalinA Palin aide in Alaska had previously reported that the Republican vice presidential nominee visited Iraq as one of her military stops. The campaign is now retracting the statement by saying that Gov. Palin was never in Iraq. Sarah Palin did not visit [Read More]
Sarah Palin Interview with Charlie Gibson – your opinion
Here are excerpts from the interview with ABC’s Charlie Gibson and Gov. Sarah Palin. It was her first substantial interview she has given since she was nominated as McCain’s vice president. GIBSON: Governor, let me start by asking you a question that I asked [Read More]
Former GOP Sen. Chafee calls Palin a cocky wacko
Former GOP Sen. Lincoln ChafeeLincoln Chafee, the former Republican Senator from Rhode Island referred to the McCain’s vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, as "cocky wacko." He told a Washington think tank earlier this week. Chafee, the lone Senate [Read More]
Former NY Mayor Ed Koch: Sarah Palin scares me
Former NY Mayor, Ed KochFormer New York Mayor Ed Koch, who endorsed and worked for George W. Bush in 2004, announced today that he is endorsing Barack Obama. Regarding the Republican vice presidential candidate, he said “Sarah Palin is a plucky, exciting candidate, [Read More]
An apparent racist culture at the U.S. State Department
Condoleezza RiceAlthough the United States State Department is headed by an African American or Black woman, Condoleezza Rice, it appears that the department perfers hiring only White employees. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday that there are too few [Read More]
National Enquirer claims Sarah Palin had an affair
Sarah PalinThe John McCain camp has threatened legal action against the National Enquirer for reporting that his vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, had an affair while married to her husband, Todd. In a statement responding to John McCain’s threat to [Read More]
Tyra Banks pays homage by dressing as Michelle Obama
Tyra Banks as Michelle Obama Tyra Banks covers and is featured in the September 2008 issue of the Harper’s Bazaar Magazine. In this issue Tyra poses as Michelle Obama and talks about how she has been inspired by the future first lady. Tyra also pays homage to Michelle [Read More]
Sharon Brown versus Victoria Osteen in Houston’s court
Flight attendant Sharon BrownVictoria Osteen, the wife of TV evangelist and mega-church pastor Joel Osteen was in a Houston, Texas court on Friday regarding a lawsuit brought against her by Sharon Brown. Brown, a Continental Airlines flight attendant is accusing Victoria [Read More]
Bill and Hillary : All the world’s a democratic stage
Bill and Hillary ClintonA video recently surfaced of New York Senator Hilliary Clinton telling backers that her delegates should have a role in Denver. Despite the video, Barack Obama said he doesn’t anticipate any problems with Hillary Clinton supporters at the [Read More]
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Guilty of the freedom to choose
By: Tolbert Yarkpawolo Ayaan Hirsi Ali, 38-year-old, was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. She was raised a Muslim and spent her childhood and young adulthood in Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Kenya. In 1992, Hirsi Ali moved to the Netherlands as a refugee escaping a forced marriage [Read More]
Obama: Ludacris should be ashame of his lyrics
Obama and LudacrisYesterday Senator Obama sharply condemned rapper Ludacris over his new song celebrating the U.S. Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama presidential bid while referring to Hillary Clinton as an "irrelevant bitch." The song, called [Read More]
Obama’s Prayer: Lord, protect my family and me
Obama's PrayerFor over two thousand years, since the destruction of the Holy Temple, the Kotel HaMaaravi, Western Wall, had been the Jewish focal point for prayer. It is a centuries-old tradition to place a note with a prayer or request in the Western Wall. When Jews pray, [Read More]
Is Obama the trigger of McCain’s irritability and temper outbursts?
By: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog John McCainJohn McCain is not only a scary individual but an angry man who cannot be pleased. I could never imagine McCain as president of the United States. First, Mr. McCain begs Obama to travel abroad with him, then he [Read More]
Body Language: What Does George W. Bush Reveal
I recently read an article by Jeremy Hsu, Staff Writer at LiveScience.com title “Body Language: What McCain and Obama Reveal.” Hsu article states that “Body movement analysts say that McCain represents stability in how he stands firmly and holds onto the sides of a [Read More]
Barack Obama’s historic Berlin speech
By: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog Barack Obama in Berlin, GermanyWhether you are a fan or Barack Obama, the Democratic Party candidate or not, the reality is that he delivered an outstanding and historic making speech compare to none that we have ever seen. It is [Read More]
Soledad O’Brien’s Black in America Series: Your Thoughts
Soledad O'BrienSoledad O’Brien, an anchor and special correspondent for CNN is currently presently a CNN’s Black in America series. Soledad examines the successes, struggles of African American and complex issues faced by black men, women and families and issues [Read More]
Is George W. Bush a total failure?
Nancy Pelosi and George W. BushSpeaking recently in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President George W. Bush a “total failure”. This statement is one of the California Democrat’s harshest assessments [Read More]
In error, WH released al-Maliki’s support for Obama’s plan
Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Yes, it is true that the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said: “U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight [Read More]
Bush pardons himself against possible war crime
President George W. Bush U.S. President George W. Bush has given himself and members of his administration immunity against possible war crimes. Why would George W. Bush grant himself immunity if he did not do any thing wrong, one might ask? Well, the American-led [Read More]
Jesse Jackson: Barack telling niggers how to behave
Barack Obama & Rev. JackosnFox News confirmed Wednesday that Rev. Jesse Jackson also used the word nigger during his recent off-air gaffe where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama for talking down to Blacks. Fox News held back the nigger portion of the [Read More]
Rep. McKinney, the Second Black Presidential Candidate
Cynthia McKinneyGeorgia’s former Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney is the presidential nominee for the Green Party of the United States and will appear on the ballot in as many as 36 states as the extreme long-shot rival to Democratic candidate Barack Obama and [Read More]
Obama: Blacks must show greater responsibility
Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive nominee of the Democratic party, spoke at the 99th Annual Convention of the NAACP, held in the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio last night. "If I have the privilege of serving as your next president, 100 years after the [Read More]
Rev. Jackson wants to cut Obama’s nuts off
By: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog Barack Obama and Jesse JacksonOn Sunday as Jackson was talking to a fellow interviewee, Dr. Reed V. Tuckson, UnitedHealth Group executive, an open microphone picked up Jackson whispering, "See, Barack’s been talking down [Read More]
May His Racist and Homophobic Soul RIP
Yesterday as his closed casket, covered by a U.S. flag and flanked by two state highway patrol troopers, lay in front of the pews of Hayes-Barton Baptist Church where he worshipped for decades and served as a deacon, I could not help but wonder if there is such thing as [Read More]
Obama to bring down the wall for acceptance speech
DENVER – Breaking the mold of traditional political Conventions, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced that Senator Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for President of the United States at Denver’s INVESCO Field at [Read More]
Frederick Douglass : What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
By Charles S. Mombo Post sponsored by: SEO and Social Media Marketing Consultants On July 4, 1852 at an Independence Day meeting sponsored by the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society, Frederick Douglass, a former slave, delivered a speech showing the contradiction between [Read More]
Rene Marie replaces Star Spangled Banner with Black Anthem
Jazz singer, Rene Marie, shocked some Denver residents by singing “Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing” also known as "The Black National Anthem" by James Weldon Johnson instead of the “Star Spangled Banner.” Ms. Marie was invited by Denver's [Read More]
Obama: An Arrogant or a battlefield strategist?
It was recently reported that while at the National Republican, a Republican club on Capitol Hill, Karl Rove made an “off the record” statement that he think Barack Obama is arrogant. Mr. Rove further noted that he saw examples of Obama’s arrogance. [Read More]
Clinton and Obama heads to Unity for unity
Former rivals Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama announced today that they will hold a “Unite for Change” Rally this Friday in Unity, New Hampshire. The location, was chosen not only for the symbolism of its name, but because both candidates received exactly 107 [Read More]
Russert brings political rivals together even after his death
Barack Obama and John McCain sat next to each other today at Tim Russert’s funeral. Tim Russert, a man of faith, politics and a love for this great country would have wanted the seating arrangement. Tim Russert, a man of class and integrity, was known for grilling [Read More]
Is Patti Solis Doyle appointment a slap in Clinton’s face?
Patti Solis Doyle has been named chief of staff to the Vice Presidential Nominee by the Obama campaign. Patti Solis Doyle was Hillary Clinton’s former campaign manager. She was demoted mid-campaign by Hillary Clinton and replaced with Clinton’s longtime aide [Read More]
Rice: Israel undermines Palestinian state
The persistent building of Jewish homes on disputed land by the Israel’s undermines the U.S.-backed attempt to write an Israeli-Palestinian peace draft this year and invites questions about Israel’s motives, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday. Using [Read More]
Gaddafi: Obama fears assassination by Israel’s Mossad
Speaking before thousands of cheering supporters at a ceremony to celebrate the 38th anniversary of the departure of U.S. troops from Libya, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, on Thursday said that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s recent strong statements [Read More]
Fox network – Another racist Obama rant
Just days after being forced to demote Ms. E. D. Hill, a veteran Fox network anchor for describing an Obama hand gesture (affectionate bumped fists) with his wife as a “terrorist fist jab”, Fox News has jumped right back into the fray, this time drawing outrage with a [Read More]
McCain and Obama reacts to Guantanamo ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 ruling rebuked the Bush’s administration for the third time for its treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. The court ruled that the 270 foreign suspects have the right under the US Constitution to challenge their detention in civilian [Read More]
Rep. Kucinich wants Pres. Bush impeach
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the Ohio Congressman and former Democratic presidential candidate, introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives on Tuesday to impeach President Bush. Rep. Kucinich announced his intention to seek Bush’s impeachment Monday night, when [Read More]
Rep. Boren: Oklahoma means more to me than Obama
Democratic U.S. Rep. Dan Boren said today he will not endorse Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for president, citing the liberal voting record of the party’s presumptive nominee and his desire to reflect his conservative eastern Oklahoma district. Rep. Boren described [Read More]
Hillary conceded NOT!
During the early parts of yesterday, there were rumors that Sen. Hillary Clinton will concede defeat before the end of the day or at least end her attempt to make history by becoming the first female presidential nominee. Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe rushed [Read More]
Majority Whip James Clyburn endorses Obama
U.S. Rep. And House Majority Whip James Clyburn is endorsing Barack Obama for president. The South Carolina congressman said on Monday that he has started to phone the state’s superdelegates to ask them to get behind one candidate. When asked whether that candidate [Read More]
What Happened: Inside the Bush White House
In his book “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception,” Scott McClellan, who was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most [Read More]
DNC Rules Committee increased goalpost to 2,118
The DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee concluded their day long meeting with a new goalpost of 2,118 to clinch the Democratic party nomination. Previous target was 2024. According to the committee Co-chairwoman Alexis Herman in her opening remarks “seating all of the [Read More]
Obama takes rally to GOP convention hall
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – The Obama campaign announced today that Barack Obama will select St. Paul, Minn. as the site for a rally Tuesday night marking the end of primary season in the drawn-out Democratic presidential contest. The decision to hold the rally on symbolic [Read More]
Rupert Murdoch: John McCain will lose in a landslide
Rupert Murdoch, chief executive of News Corporation and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, predicted that John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee will lose in a landslide during the general election. “You have got the Obama phenomenon, Murdoch [Read More]
Catholic League attacks Obama, but quiet about child abuse
The Catholic League sharply criticized Barack Obama Friday for his ties to the out speaking Catholic minister Michael Pfleger, saying in a statement the Illinois senator should have severed ties with him long ago. The criticisms come after wide circulation on the Internet [Read More]
In the land of Ritalin Assassination Joke is not funny
First it was a so-called joke by former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee follow by another assassination joke (analysis) by Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and lately a joke by Fox contributor Liz Trotta. Former Republican [Read More]
Hillary’s right, nomination process needs to change
“We’re going to have to change the system by which we pick the nominees, I believe, and we are with the system we have now,” Clinton said, responding to a supporter in Brandon, South Dakota who lamented the role of superdelegates in selecting the party’s nominee. [Read More]
Is Hillary Predicting Obama’s Death in June?
Does Hillary know something that we don’t know? Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Senator from New York noted today “I think people have short memories,” she said then. “Primary contests used to last a lot longer. We all remember the great tragedy of Bobby [Read More]
Is Hillary Clinton a fighter or a divider?
Obama now has a majority of pledged delegates to the Democratic Convention. Despite the daunting odds of overtaking Obama in the overall delegate count, Hillary Clinton remained defiant and promised to stay in the race. "You've never given up on me, because you [Read More]
Gay Marriage in California
On Thursday, May 15, 2008, California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage saying sexual orientation, like race or gender, “does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights.” The justices wrote [Read More]
Tennessee GOP attacks Michelle Obama
The Tennessee Republican Party unveiled a Web video today highlighting comments Michelle Obama made when she said “I am proud of America for the first time in my adult life.” Michelle Obama is the target of a video by the Tennessee Republican Party ahead of her [Read More]
Team Obama faced racism while campaigning
There have not been much in the news pertaining to information in the news about Senator Obama’s phone-bank volunteers and campaign surrogates encountering a “RAW” and “PURE” racism and hostility that have gone largely unnoticed and [Read More]
Is John Edwards endorsement of Obama too late?
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Former Democratic presidential nominee John Edwards endorsed his former Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama today at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Senator Edwards dropped out of the Democratic race in January 30 after poor showings in the early contests, in [Read More]
Terrible mistake to vote for John McCain
Senator Clinton said today “Anybody who has ever voted for me or voted for Barack has much more in common in terms of what we want to see happen in our country and in the world with the other than they do with John McCain,” Clinton said on CNN. She further [Read More]
Clinton’s decisive victory in West Virginia
Clinton’s largest margins, as expected, were registered among voters at the lower end of the socioeconomic ladder or poor whites. Clinton defeated Obama by 50 points among white voters without a college degree. Her margin of victory was more than 60 points among white [Read More]
Chicken Comes Home to Roost
During one of Malcolm X speeches, he said “chickens have come home to roost.” he was believed that he was speaking on the occasion of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. What did Rev. Jeremiah Wright mean when he said “chickens have come home to roost.” [Read More]
Is Jeremaih Wright Media Tour Bad For Obama?
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright appeared at the National Press Club on Monday morning, speaking out in what he called a defense of the traditional black church, and charging that he will “come after” Senator Barack Obama if he is elected president, since Obama would [Read More]
Harold Washington – Chicago’s Greatest Mayor
Barack Obama: That's how black people talked about Chicago's mayor, with a familiarity and affection normally reserved for a relative. His picture was everywhere: on the walls of shoe repair shops and beauty parlors; still glued to lampposts from the last [Read More]
Clinton’s Bizarre Actions Upset African-Americans
The most powerful African-American in Congress again scolded former President Bill Clinton for his comments during the Democratic presidential race. House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-South Carolina says ex-President Clinton’s actions have deeply upset many [Read More]
Bob Johnson: If Obama Was a White Man….
In a recent interview with the Charlotte Observer, African American Billionaire Bob Johnson, the founder of BET says that former vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro was right when she said “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position.” Ms. [Read More]
