Tag: barack obama
Obama’s Been Holding Back — Keating Economics: The Making of a Financial Crisis
Seth Petruzelli punches Kimbo Slice several times before being named the victor at EliteXC’s Saturday Night Fight. Photo: FOXSports.com (Click to read article.) ***** Obama’s About to Take Out McCain Like Petruzelli Did Slice ***** First Punch — http://keatingeconomics.com/ The current economic crisis demands that we understand John McCain’s attitudes about economic oversight and corporate [...]
Open Letter from Harlem 4 Obama
Dear Obama Supporter: What a pleasure it was meeting some of you for the first time last weekend at the Grand Opening of the Harlem4Obama (H4O) Campaign Office located at 2479 Frederick Douglass Boulevard at 133rd Street. This grassroots organization is possible and successful because of people like you who generously volunteer your time. We [...]
Barack Obama to Vibe Readers — “I Need You”
Barack Obama has a message for the readers of Vibe: “I need you.” In a letter to be published in the November issue, the Democratic presidential candidate is given a page to address the readers of the urban music monthly magazine. In it, Obama urges them to register to vote, saying, “We are at a [...]
Letter from Economists Around the Country Regarding Current Financial Crisis
President Bush, fourth from right, meets with congressional leaders, including the presidential nominees, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, in Washington to discuss the financial crisis. Seated from left to right are Bush Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson, Rep. Barney [...]
Chris Rock Disses Bill Clinton on the Late Show with David Letterman
What do you think? Do you agree with Rock?
Barack Obama, John McCain and the Language of Race
It was not that long ago that black people in the Deep South could be beaten or killed for seeking the right to vote, talking back to the wrong white man or failing to give way on the sidewalk. People of color who violated these and other proscriptions could be designated “uppity niggers” and subjected [...]
Getting Out the Vote for Obama
with Harlem 4 Obama
With their Harlem office freshly opened officially on Saturday, the individuals at Harlem 4 Obama are prepped and ready to get Democratic Presidential Nominee in the White House come November.
Barack Obama — Case Study
When Jaime Escuder, a University of Chicago law student, was searching for a professor to supervise an independent project on prisoners’ rights, he turned to Barack Obama, but not for his politics. As a student in Obama’s constitutional law class in 2001, Escuder was impressed by his teacher’s ability to see both sides of an [...]
Voter Registration Training with Harlem 4 Obama
ALL VOTER REGISTRATION VOLUNTEERS, even those with prior registration experience, should attend a one-hour voter registration training session to be held at the Harlem4Obama office at 2479 Frederick Douglas Boulevard (bet. 132nd and 133rd) at the following times: Friday – 9/19: 7 p.m. Saturday – 9/20: 10 a.m., 12 noon, 2 p.m. After the training [...]
Doomsday Sayers Are Calling Obama’s Campaign a Corpse, But is It?
Don’t panic! While McCain’s poll numbers are up there are a few reasons why you shouldn’t let the pundits on TV and your “Obama should have picked Hillary Clinton” naysayers let you down.
Dream Makers, Dream Breakers
In the shadow of the anniversary of slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination, making him the first African American to lead a major political party’s presidential ticket.
Isn’t She Lovely, But Politics Are Ugly
Played out to Stevie Wonder’s ode to his daughter, “Isn’t She Lovely,” Michelle Obama was like a glistening emerald oasis in a sea of Democrat blue. She shined and was flawless and in her mother’s tears, we celebrated.
Party People — A Newbie’s Guide to the Democratic National Convention
If you choose to watch the convention, which is now a glistening coronation instead of an all white male political “fight club,” you may scratch your head at the rituals and anachronisms, but you need not be befuddled. Impress your friends and neighbors with this little handy primer on the process!
