Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’
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]
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. 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
