What do people in Latin America think about Barack Obama's difficulties with Hispanics? In the first article of its kind translated by WORLDMEETS.US, Alfredo Toro Hardy of Venezuela's El Universal writes, 'Curiously the biggest obstacle to overcoming the taboo that closes off the White House to non-Whites comes from Hispanics. The Hispanic community, which has always played a … [Read more...] about The Ironies of Superdelegates and Obama’s Hispanic Hurdle
What Clinton’s Impending Loss of Dem Nomination DOESN’T Mean
Next Tuesday will probably bring an end to Senator Hillary Clinton’s drive for the Democratic presidential nomination. Senator Barack Obama currently enjoys a double-digit lead over his opponent in Texas, the state where Clinton cut her political eye teeth, and is gaining on her here in my home state of Ohio, long thought by the Clinton camp to be a likely firewall for her … [Read more...] about What Clinton’s Impending Loss of Dem Nomination DOESN’T Mean
New Polls Show Obama Gaining In Texas, Ohio And Nationally
Polls don't agree on any one number, but a spate of new polls show a trend: steady and significant increases for Senator Barack Obama in his increasingly-bitter contest with Senator Hillary Clinton for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination. If there is a truism this year, it's this: polls -- unless it's the poll taken when voters vote on election day -- need to be … [Read more...] about New Polls Show Obama Gaining In Texas, Ohio And Nationally
American Election is Hope for European Renaissance
For those with a love of the grand narrative, this piece from Le Figaro is a treat. It posits how this moment in American history will look to a historian of the future. A historian looking back from the future will perhaps say that, after 2004, the United States had attained the peak of its socio-political expansion and that the newly re-elected George Bush ought at … [Read more...] about American Election is Hope for European Renaissance
Mission Creep in the Mideast
John McCain's hyperbole about keeping troops in Iraq for a hundred years is alarmingly echoed in a Washington Post OpEd by one of the saner foreign policy experts on the Washington scene. "What the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan have in common," Anthony Cordesman writes, "is that it will take a major and consistent U.S. effort throughout the next administration at least … [Read more...] about Mission Creep in the Mideast
Questions About Obama, Flag Lapel Pins And His Patriotism
It turns out Obama has some questions of his own about patriotism and there is some progressive "push back." … [Read more...] about Questions About Obama, Flag Lapel Pins And His Patriotism
America’s Iraq Failure is No Failure of Democracy
Are America and the West unfair to China for browbeating it for its democratic failings? In this ironic op-ed from the chief editor if China's state-run People's Daily and published in Huanqui [the Global Geographic Times], Gang Ding argues that the catastrophe in Iraq stems from America's fallacious assumptions about democracy in general. He writes in part, 'By observing U.S. … [Read more...] about America’s Iraq Failure is No Failure of Democracy
Enemies Into Allies
Exactly: But loyalty that can be purchased is by its very nature fickle. Only months ago, members of the Awakening were planting IEDs and ambushing U.S. soldiers. They were snipers and assassins, singing songs in honor of Fallujah and fighting what they viewed as a war of national liberation against the foreign occupiers. These are men the Americans described as terrorists, … [Read more...] about Enemies Into Allies
Take a Stand Against Torture (It’s a Moral Issue)
The National Religious Campaign Against Torture is an interfaith effort "committed to ending U.S.-sponsored torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment." Its motto: 'Torture is a moral issue.' Today I received the following email calling for support in protesting Bush's intended veto of the intelligence bill. If you wish to make your voice heard---and they've … [Read more...] about Take a Stand Against Torture (It’s a Moral Issue)
McCain and the Press
Brian Fairrington, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about McCain and the Press
A Good Use of Five Minutes
Via The Arabist, the Iranian Ministry of Information has produced an amazingly paranoid video that details the "American-Zionist conspiracy" against Tehran. The graphics are excellent, as is the experience of watching a digitalized John McCain speak in fluent Farsi. For those who have better things to do, here's a quick summary of the video's message to the Iranian people: be … [Read more...] about A Good Use of Five Minutes
Clinton Surrogate Talking Points: The Photo
Marc Ambinder has it HERE. … [Read more...] about Clinton Surrogate Talking Points: The Photo
Are You a Moderate/Centrist?
Many of us visit The Moderate Voice because the rhetoric and performance of the party extremes do not seem to be a comfortable fit. We are looking for a different community with which to belong. Most of us like talk and performance that is moderate in tone and balanced in application. And it is a useful exercise to continually reflect on what we mean by moderate, extreme and … [Read more...] about Are You a Moderate/Centrist?
The Moderate Voice’s Jill Miller Zimon On CNN’s “Blog Buzz” Sounds Off On Campaign 2008
Three bloggers give their views with Jill Miller Zimon -- where else? -- in the middle. The You Tube takes a few seconds to start but is well worth it: … [Read more...] about The Moderate Voice’s Jill Miller Zimon On CNN’s “Blog Buzz” Sounds Off On Campaign 2008
Wanted: A Better Caption For this Photo
Ralph Nader, announcing yet another third-party president run, quotes Karl Marx, who said that "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce." IMAGE COURTESY OF AMERICAN DIGEST … [Read more...] about Wanted: A Better Caption For this Photo
Welcome Back, SNL
This weekend, I missed the return of Saturday Night Live, but have heard from several sources that it was the best episode in recent memory, starting with the opening skit, this faux debate between Clinton and Obama. Priceless. … [Read more...] about Welcome Back, SNL
Clinton Aide Harold Ickes Compares Obama To Jesse Jackson
File this one in your "Here We Go Again" file: Despite the backlash against President Clinton when he compared the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama to that of Rev. Jesse Jackson after the South Carolina primary, a top Clinton advisor evoked that comparison again today. Long-time Democratic National Committee member Harold Ickes, who served as deputy chief of staff for … [Read more...] about Clinton Aide Harold Ickes Compares Obama To Jesse Jackson
Hillary the Victim
Gary McCoy, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Hillary the Victim
Latinos for Obama
I suspect unsolicited efforts like this one will only help Obama, as he continues to cut into HRC's base. We'll find out for sure, a week from tomorrow. H/t Andrew Sullivan. … [Read more...] about Latinos for Obama
Concerns for Obama’s Safety
In Painful Past, Hushed Worry About Obama Many of us old enough to remember, fear the series of assassinations in the 1960's of progressive leaders. There may still be people in our society who feel that murder is justified to obstruct social progress. And this is why I hope that Hillary accepts the nomination for VP; To create such a momentum for change that obstruction … [Read more...] about Concerns for Obama’s Safety