WASHINGTON - Ann Romney had one word to describe what went down between Rick Perry and her husband Mitt Romney last night. According to CNN's John King, it was "animosity." Politico today: While he wasn’t the only one of the six candidates on stage to take aim at Romney, it was the Texas governor who personalized the fight. The intensely competitive Perry, frustrated … [Read more...] about Winner of Vegas GOP Debate is Pres. Obama
Tom Joyner & Other Black Influencers Call on Black Community to Support President Obama Re-Election “Because He is a Black Man”
Syndicated radio show host Tom Joyner calls on blacks to support President Obama's re-election based on "our blackness, pride & loyalty, and we should vote for him "because he's a black man." I won't join other black influencers to call for black Americans to vote for President Obama because he is black. Casting one's vote is a personal and private matter that should be … [Read more...] about Tom Joyner & Other Black Influencers Call on Black Community to Support President Obama Re-Election “Because He is a Black Man”
Five Things We Learned from Tuesday’s GOP Debate
CNN offers us the five things we learned from last night's feisty GOP debate: Why 9-9-9 was No. 1: A rise in the polls brings more scrutiny, so we knew that Cain's "9-9-9" tax plan would come under attack from his rivals. And we didn't have to wait long for the full frontal assault.... .....Romney gave as good as he got: We knew Romney would be under the microscope, but … [Read more...] about Five Things We Learned from Tuesday’s GOP Debate
Occupying Wall Street Journal
Rupert Murdoch seems sufficiently recovered from his Fleet Street troubles to be tapping into the Wall Street protesters with the full weight of his attack journalism. Yesterday he takes down the Journal paywall to tell us all: “In interviews, protesters show that they are leftists out of step with most American voters. Yet Democrats are embracing them anyway.” A former … [Read more...] about Occupying Wall Street Journal
GOP Player of the Month
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Book Review: Winters Cook’s ‘Nozuko’s Story: The Story Of An African Family’
Nozuko and her family bury baby Yanga in their vegetable garden American ex-patriot Susan Winters Cook is that rarest of contemporary photojournalists because she still shoots in black and white. "I believe color distracts from the image unless it has a direct role in the message," she tells me, and that is abundantly clear from her newly published Nozuko's Story: A Story … [Read more...] about Book Review: Winters Cook’s ‘Nozuko’s Story: The Story Of An African Family’
Occupy Movement
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NYC Pepper-Spray Commander Faces Disciplinary Charge
He's being docked 10 vacation days for violating departmental guidelines: The Internal Affairs Bureau reviewed the incident and found that Inspector Bologna “used pepper spray outside departmental guidelines,” said Paul J. Browne, the Police Department’s chief spokesman. He declined to elaborate. The inspector can accept the charges and plead guilty, or he can opt for a … [Read more...] about NYC Pepper-Spray Commander Faces Disciplinary Charge
Live Blogging of CNN Western Republican Leadership Conference Debate in Las Vegas, NV (UPDATED)
Here is live blogging of tonight’s CNN Western Republican Leadership Conference debate in Las Vegas, NV. This debate could have more serious consequences than others. Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain is surging in the polls and even the front runner in several but some analysts contend he is "strolling for President" -- not taking seriously enough the need for solid … [Read more...] about Live Blogging of CNN Western Republican Leadership Conference Debate in Las Vegas, NV (UPDATED)
TMV Will Offer Live Bloggging of Tonight’s Republican Presidential Debate
TMV will offer live blogging of tonight's Republican 2012 Presidential nomination debate. Check back often. … [Read more...] about TMV Will Offer Live Bloggging of Tonight’s Republican Presidential Debate
A Globalized Occupy Wall Street Will Be Around For a While
NEW YORK CITY. — In these days of globalization it certainly fits our times: Occupy Wall Street has now gone global. Welcome to New York, a city with more stoops than a talk show host convention. “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere,” say the lyrics of “New York, New York,” and Occupy Wall Street has made it here. Local newspapers are crammed with long stories … [Read more...] about A Globalized Occupy Wall Street Will Be Around For a While
Redistricting Plan In Utah Under Fire
Late Monday evening, Utah's legislature passed a controversial redistricting plan, Ben Winslow reported on Google+. According to FOX News: Passage of the map came after House Republicans went into a closed caucus multiples times throughout the day, spending more than six hours working privately on a final map. Lawmakers spent less than four hours debating the map on the … [Read more...] about Redistricting Plan In Utah Under Fire
The Most Inane Argument Of The Political Season Is Whether Obama Is Black Enough
It is a testament to the progress that African-Americans have made that there is a black Democratic president and a black Republican who is contending for the nomination to run against that black president. But it also is a testament to the pettiness of political discourse today and the fact that people of color still are singled out when whites are not that Barack Obama has … [Read more...] about The Most Inane Argument Of The Political Season Is Whether Obama Is Black Enough
One Months On: Random Observations On The Occupy Wall Street Protests
My secretly held view (I suppose I was hedging my blogger bets) that the Occupy Wall Street protests wouldn't last a month was a product of the pessimism that has chased my life-long optimism about all things American. I am now happy to admit that I was wrong, perhaps very wrong, and you better believe that I'm paying attention when a friend who is a wise old head of some 70 … [Read more...] about One Months On: Random Observations On The Occupy Wall Street Protests
Success: Luck or Work ?
Given the debates raised by Occupy Wall Street I thought I'd bring up this topic again, since it seems quite timely. The basis of my original post was a caller to a local talk show. He was the father of 5, the youngest in her 5th year of college, so you figure he's around 60ish. He grew up as one of 12 children in a working class family, not abject poverty but very tight … [Read more...] about Success: Luck or Work ?
1991: Herman Cain Sings (Beautifully) Imagine There’s No Pizza (VIDEO)
Here's then Godfather's Pizza CEO singing "Imagine There's No Pizza" in 1991 -- beautifully. So now we have the answer as to whether Cain is qualified to be President. Once in office Presidents give voters a song and dance. He's half way there. … [Read more...] about 1991: Herman Cain Sings (Beautifully) Imagine There’s No Pizza (VIDEO)
The Strikes of 1877 & 1886: Historic Precedents For Occupy Wall Street
THE HAYMARKET MASSACRE There is an historic precedent for the Occupy Wall Street movement -- the labor strikes of 1877 and 1886. While thuggish police and troops made those late 19th century strikes as violent as Occupy Wall Street protests have been peaceful, the two sets of events are inextricably bound by the same dynamic: In 1877 and 1886, the hundreds of … [Read more...] about The Strikes of 1877 & 1886: Historic Precedents For Occupy Wall Street
Herman Cain Has Likely Lost the Largest New Voting Block in the US: Latinos
One wonders what would have happened for Cain if he made jokes about lynching black people who make no effort to work...but then later, much later, he said 'awwwwww, that was a joke, and America needs to get a sense of humor.' Unfortunately, Cain himself is becoming not a leader, but is seen as a reason to laugh as he blunders along trying to find his way into a … [Read more...] about Herman Cain Has Likely Lost the Largest New Voting Block in the US: Latinos
50% of Americans Favor Legalizing Pot
To be blunt,that number has never been, uh, higher: PRINCETON, NJ -- A record-high 50% of Americans now say the use of marijuana should be made legal, up from 46% last year. Forty-six percent say marijuana use should remain illegal. When Gallup first asked about legalizing marijuana, in 1969, 12% of Americans favored it, while 84% were opposed. Support remained in the mid-20s … [Read more...] about 50% of Americans Favor Legalizing Pot
Lady Gaga Serenades Bill Clinton (and Hillary, too)
WASHINGTON - A girl does not live by politics alone, well, at least not exclusively. So when music, entertainment and celebration collide, sometimes I just cannot help myself. That goes double when it includes the Hollywood Bowl (where I've been many times), the Clintons (including Chelsea) and a spectacular female singing star. Gaga — who also crooned a Marilyn Monroe-esque … [Read more...] about Lady Gaga Serenades Bill Clinton (and Hillary, too)