Let me begin by saying that I have tremendous respect for Jesse Jackson, Sr. if it is still 1988.
His speech at the Democratic Convention is electrifying and incredibly inspirational. I’m sitting in the living room of my parents’ house watching the convention, and I’m hoping against hope that Jesse Sr. could have won the [...]
July 10th, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Elections, Philosophical, Republicans, Strange, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
In the midst of his remarks at a Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia, today, President Bush said the following:
Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. (Interruption continues.) These immigrants have helped transform 13 small colonies into a [...]
July 4th, 2008
Categories: America, Humor, Republicans, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
This story from The Washington Post (in block text) is presented with appropriate passages from The Declaration of Independence (italics). Enjoy.
Government workers repeatedly snooped without authorization inside the electronic passport records of entertainers, athletes and other high-profile Americans, a State Department audit has found. One celebrity’s records were breached 356 times by more than six [...]
July 3rd, 2008
Categories: America, Civil Liberties, Elections, General, Legal, Rant, Republicans, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Some Barack Obama supporters are informally adopting the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate’s middle name as their own. According to the New York Times:
Emily Nordling has never met a Muslim, at least not to her knowledge. But this spring, Ms. Nordling, a 19-year-old student from Fort Thomas, Ky., gave herself a new middle name on Facebook.com, [...]
June 29th, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Democratic News, Elections, John McCain, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
The NYTimes shares the good news:
Barack Obama raised $21.9 million in May, his campaign reported on Friday, a day after the Democratic candidate said he would reject public financing for his presidential bid.
The Illinois senator’s campaign said it had $43.1 million in the bank at the end of the month, with [...]
June 20th, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Again, remember the “F-Bomb” shows up a couple of times. Hit play and enjoy!
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June 20th, 2008
Categories: Humor, International, Iraq, Philosophical, Republicans, White House . Author: G . Comments: 1 Comment
Enjoy. If you’re in an office, they do drop the “F-bomb” once or twice, so mind the volume. Well worth clicking “Play.”
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June 20th, 2008
Categories: Humor, Philosophical, Republicans, White House . Author: G . Comments: 1 Comment
“Today I am standing with Senator Obama to say: Yes we can!”
With those words, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton ended her historic run for the White House and endorsed Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States. Senator Clinton said everything she needed to say, and more, with her sound endorsement of Senator Barack Obama [...]
June 9th, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Democratic News, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Today, it’s all about the Senator from New York.
Today, Senator Clinton endorses the Senator from Illinois for President of the United States. Today is Hillary-day.
The Associated Press reported Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton met Thursday at the Washington home of California Senator Dianne Feinstein, and emerged from the meeting laughing.
They spent one hour [...]
June 7th, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Elections, Hillary Clinton, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Oil prices jumped $11 a barrel to a new high above $139 a barrel. An analyst from Morgan Stanley predicted prices could reach $150 by July 4. According to WTAE in Pittsburgh:
A falling dollar and growing tensions in the Middle East are also pushing prices higher.
Light, sweet crude for July delivery has traded [...]
June 6th, 2008
Categories: Economy, Global Warming, International, Iraq, Legal, Republicans, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments