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  Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:01:20 +0200
Related Posts July 3, 2008 — National Black Republican Association (NBRA) - Democrats are ‘More Racist’ (1) July 1, 2008 — John McSwift-Boat’s flip-flops, double-talk, somersaults and fear-mongering lies (0) June 30, 2008 — Flag City USA - A confluence of ‘White Ignorance’ and ‘Predatory Racism’ (0) June 26, 2008 — ‘Cheap Suit Spoiler’ Ralph Nader Broadsides Obama (0) June [...]
  Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:38:38 +0200
G8 leaders enjoy 18-course meal as they discuss “how to solve the global food crisis.” The leaders of the richest nations of the world sat down to an 18-course gastronomic extravaganza at the G8 summit in Japan to discuss world hunger.    [Enlarge Image] The dinner and lunch included: 1. Caviar, 2. Milkfed lamb, 3. Sea urchin and tuna, 4. Champagne and wines [...]
In his speech, Douglass delivered a scathing attack on the hypocrisy of a nation celebrating freedom and independence with speeches, parades and platitudes, while, within its borders, nearly four million humans were being kept as slaves.    Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was the best known and most influential African American leader of the 1800s. He was [...]
Writes: Mary Beth Marklein Illegal immigrants face threat of no college Some states are making it harder for illegal immigrants to attend college by denying in-state tuition benefits or banning undocumented students. In the past two years, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and Oklahoma have refused in-state tuition benefits to students who entered the USA illegally with their parents but [...]
  Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:53:54 +0200
By Risto Karajkov, Osservatorio sui Balcani, Rovereto, Italy, July 3, 2008 The Balkans is safer than thought. This is the basic message from a recently published report, “Crime and Its Impact on the Balkans,” by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The report, which was launched last week, made global headlines as some of its [...]
   Jesse Helms - Enlarge Image No matter how much Republicans try to sanitize Mr. Helms — after his death last week, his legacy will remain that of Racism, Anti-Semitism, Homophobia and Confederate Segregationism. The former North Carolina Senator was an unyielding champion of the conservative “Bigot” movement. And he was the only senator to vote against making the [...]
  Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:36:51 +0200
 Columnist - John SammonYeah man! Gas prices, higher, higher, higher. I’m lovin’ it! The higher the better! What this will do is cause more Americans to cease being mass consumption glutinous hogs, and will ultimately help to save the North Pole from melting. Let me explain. I know full well this will result in my branding as a left-wing [...]
  Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:28:28 +0200
By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY Power, pressure serving and grass-court experience prevailed Thursday as Serena and Venus Williams earned the right to make the final a family affair. WIMBLEDON, England — Standing on the now-patchy grass of Centre Court on Thursday and smiling at her family in the players’ box with delight and a bit of relief in her [...]
From The NBRA: …..therefore Black People, please vote Republican — because Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican. Meanwhile WE of the NBRA have launched Racial Anti-Obama Ads — like the ones below: [MORE >>] ———————– What can I say, other than repeat what I have posted in this blog a thousand times: Black ReTHUGliTOMS demean blackness, hopelessly. Today, it [...]
Writes: BOB HERBERT ‘Oh Happy Day’ President Bush and Vice President Cheney, both former oil-company executives, have long tried to tell us this war(Iraq War) was about terrorism, about weapons of mass destruction, about bringing freedom and democracy to the Iraqi people, about anything but oil. Said Mr. Bush: “We cannot wait for the final proof, the [...]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the Mercosur meeting in Argentina that Europe had “legalised barbarism.” South American heads of state have ended a regional summit with a fierce attack on EU immigration policies. The EU laws, due to come into force in 2010, could see illegal immigrants held for up to 18 months and face a [...]
HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe on Wednesday under pressure from fellow African leaders to form a national unity government in the wake of his re-election in a violent poll ruled unfair by monitors.    ENLARGE IMAGE An African Union summit in Egypt, attended by Mugabe, approved a resolution calling for him to negotiate with [...]
John McBOMB McCain Flip-Flops Like A Drunk Old Sailor EJ_Dionne: Who Will Win (or Lose) the Flip-Flopping Contest? …. So it’s now clear that since Republicans will have trouble winning this election on issues, especially with the country in a mood to punish the G.O.P., John McCain’s allies hope to win this by casting Barack Obama as [...]
Jump in Hispanics energizes economy in Kan. county — Saline County, Kan., is a vivid example of the impact new Hispanic residents can have on a community. The population of the county north of Wichita has grown less than 2% this decade to 54,583, but its Hispanic population has jumped 28%. A majority of that growth [...]
  Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:04:35 +0200
Obama to expand Bush’s faith based programs Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans to expand President Bush’s program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and — in a move sure to cause controversy — support some ability to hire and fire based on faith. Obama was unveiling his approach to getting [...]
   Joe Horn Houston, Texas — A grand jury on Monday refused to indict a 62-year-old man who fatally shot two burglars last November as they fled his neighbor’s house. In a case that raised questions of ethnic bias, self-defense and property rights, the jury rejected charges against the man, Joe Horn, who is white. Both victims were [...]
In Flag City USA, False Obama Rumors Are Flying On the television in his living room, Peterman has watched enough news and campaign advertisements to hear the truth: Sen. Barack Obama, born in Hawaii, is a Christian family man with a track record of public service. But on the Internet, in his grocery store, at his [...]
Bill Clinton is so bitter about Barack Obama’s victory over his wife Hillary that he has told friends the Democratic nominee will have to beg for his wholehearted support. The former president’s rage is still so great that even loyal allies are shocked by his patronising attitude to Mr Obama, and believe that he risks [...]
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:21:35 +0200
Gilbert Wandera — Reports From Kenya One US dollar exchanges at 6.2 billion Zimbabwean dollars — What a ‘Mugabean’ mess! PICTURE: A child with wads of notes in Harare — 200,000 Zimbabwean dollars exchange at 1US cent. Zimbabwe continues making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The Southern African country’s future is in oblivion, following political turmoil tied to [...]
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:43:49 +0200
   President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga    Cartoon By Kham NOTES: Former UN Chief Kofi Annan, brokered the power-sharing deal with President Mwai Kibaki and Mr Odinga Related Posts July 2, 2008 — Mugabe loses his cool in Cairo - Almost punches an overzealous UK reporter (0) April 30, 2008 — Africa has failed test in democracy [...]
Nader: “He(Obama) wants to show that he is not a threatening, a political threatening, another politically-threatening African-American politician.” He is talking white — “He wants to appeal to white guilt.” Independent ‘Narcissist,’ presidential candidate and spoiler, Ralph Nader took a jab at Barack Obama on Monday (see transcript below) Yes, this is the same Nader that denied [...]
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:08:11 +0200
It is a scam two decades old - and it still works.
John Donald Imus, Jr. Has a Long Record of Incendiary Remarks. The latest: On Monday, WABC anchor Warner Wolf read a report about footballer Adam “Packman” Jones dropping his nickname, “Pacman.” Wolf also mentioned that Jones had been arrested six times since he was drafted in 2005. Imus then asked, “What color is he?” “He’s African-American,” [...]
…..Actually, it’s more sophisticated than that: Get Saudi Arabia, our chief oil pusher, to up our dosage for a little while and bring down the oil price just enough so the renewable energy alternatives can’t totally take off. Then try to strong arm Congress into lifting the ban on drilling offshore and in the Arctic [...]
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:19:57 +0200
 Columnist - John SammonYou know what bothers me, apart from the ethics, who’s right and who’s wrong? (America is always right, right or wrong). America only attacks small, poor countries. Look at the list of our opponents over the past thirty years or so, Vietnam, Granada, Iraq, Afghanistan, The Balkans, Lebanon, and Cuba (oops, we didn’t [...]
In “Country I Love,” Barack speaks to voters about the core values this nation(USA) was founded on and how they have guided him to work hard for his education, to bypass jobs on Wall Street to work as a community organizer, and to lead the fight for America’s families and veterans as an Illinois and [...]
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:04:07 +0200
Writes: David Brooks All I know for sure is that this guy is no liberal goo-goo. Republicans keep calling him naïve. But naïve is the last word I’d use to describe Barack Obama. He’s the most effectively political creature we’ve seen in decades. Even Bill Clinton wasn’t smart enough to succeed in politics by pretending to [...]
Right Wing Hypocrisy on Michelle Obama - Stinking Right-Wing “Prick-Asshole” Lars Larson Taken To Task By Dan Abrams Related Posts May 24, 2008 — Video: Right-Wing ‘Media Serpents’ Continue To Attack Obama (0) July 7, 2008 — ReTHUGlican Jesse Helms - A legacy of vicious Racism & ‘Confederate Segregationism’ (0) July 3, 2008 — National Black Republican Association (NBRA) [...]
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:42:23 +0200
By Bob Miller It is most appropriate that George W. Bush and John McCain are meeting behind closed doors because that’s where the two Bush terms were won. But we must remember not to attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. The good news is, what these two lack in leadership and integrity [...]
Bob Miller (A Registered Republican) Asks: ‘Democrats…Learned Anything in the Last 8 Years?’ Mentioning John McCain and war hero in the same sentence is an oxymoron. Since I was shot down twice in Vietnam, I did at one time respect McCain until I started checking with those who spent time with him in North Vietnam. His nickname [...]
Fear: Behind the mild-mannered facade, Barack Obama is intent on “enslaving the white race.” Fight The GOP Smears — GOTO: FightTheSmears.com — Support Barack Obama @ BarackObama.com Related Posts June 14, 2008 — Republican - Hate Radio and TV In America (0) October 1, 2007 — Clarence Thomas - A ReTHUGliTOM Smothered In “Uppity Niggerdom” a.k.a “NegroPhobia Syndrome” (3) June 12, [...]
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:34:09 +0200
More Reasons Why You Should: 41 Things You Have To Believe To Be A Republican Today Related Posts June 8, 2007 — 41 Things You Have To Believe To Be A Republican Today (4) June 14, 2008 — Republican - Hate Radio and TV In America (0) July 1, 2008 — Joe Horn - A cold-blooded ‘Vigilante Murderer’ [...]
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:18:52 +0200
Al Gore: “After eight years even our cats and dogs know that elections matter.” “After eight years of incompetence, neglect and failure, we need change,” added Gore In an email message to supporters prior to endorsing Barack Obama last night in Detroit, Michigan — Nobel Prize Winner and former US Vice-President, Al Gore said: From now through [...]
Talabayi The leading singer of “Mutuashi,” the Afro-Cuban-influenced dance music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tshala Muana is known for her sensuous stage outfits and extremely sexy dancing. The Baluba folk music tradition has also played an important role in the development of Muana’s sound. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide From: Pan-African News [...]
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:05:55 +0200
By: Maj OJH Oswago Prof Noam Chomsky persuasively presents the case that American foreign policy and conduct is premised on, and driven by, a maniacal quest for global hegemony. This hegemonic pursuit is mostly, unrestrained by International law or ethic, and is driven by its own internal logic. It is driven by ideology (partly), but mostly [...]
Hillary Clinton may have multitudes of middle-aged female admirers, but she has significantly less male fans. Guys are put off by her screechy voice, pathological lying, death stare, dowdy pantsuits, hellacious temper, ruthless ambition, crocodile tears, and killer cackle. But Hillary has a 71-year-old male suitor who fawns all over her, and showers her with [...]
Theme: Capitalizing on Opportunity Ref: http://www.weforum.org/africa2008 World Economic Forum on Africa opening plenary session The panelists are: 1. John Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana 2. Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa 3. Bingu Wa Mutharika, Presidnet of Malawi 4. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi 5. Raila Amolo Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya Chaired by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum. Related Posts June [...]
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:08:19 +0200
Related Posts June 18, 2008 — Baracknophobia - The Irrational Sickness: ‘Fear of Hope’ (0) May 16, 2008 — Stuck in the 1800’s — Racist, Ignorant West Virginians (0) July 1, 2008 — Joe Horn - A cold-blooded ‘Vigilante Murderer’ cleared by Texas Grand Jury (0) June 17, 2008 — I Am Voting Republican Because… (0) June 1, 2008 — [...]
“A term used to define an unmarried young woman (but can be a woman of any age) who has had a child. As mentioned before in another definition, most of the time it is used for when it was simply a sexual relationship, compared to ex-wife or girlfriend. Usually this has a negative connotation, a [...]
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:00:29 +0200
The e-mail/website/air-wave ’smear assault’ on Barack Obama has reached epidemic proportions. THUG Republicans, idiots, missionaries based in Kenya, Appalachians, angry “White Women,” “blue-collar” white morons, racist radio pundits, Uncle-Tom she-goons like Michelle Malkin, Black Idiot Pastors like “The Reverend James David Manning” and Jesse Lee Peterson (Neo-Nazi Sean Hannity’s “Black” Pastor), bigots with guns, bigots [...]
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:44:32 +0200
By PHILIP OCHIENG Evolutionary Scientist Richard Dawkins: “It is the height of injustice to think of a person as “black” just because his blood is “tainted” with “black,” whereas, if “taint” is what it is, then his blood is equally tainted with “white,” in which case, he equally qualifies also as white. Philip Ochieng: [...]
Primaries ‘08: The highlight reel Video: Countdown takes a look back at the highs and lows of the 5-month 2008 primary season. And to think, this was just spring training… Related Posts June 7, 2008 — Clinton Concedes — Says: ‘Yes, We Can’ Elect Barack Obama (0) July 2, 2008 — The criminality of The GOP a.k.a ‘The Grand [...]
Hillary’s loss is mot Women’s Failure. The claim that some ‘Angry White Women‘ either will vote for John McCain or stay home on Election Day, sounds like disappointment devolving into hypocrisy. Writes: Connie Schultz Last week, I gave my daughter a small plaque painted with the words of a Japanese proverb. It was a mother’s gift to [...]
McCain’s War on Cindy’s Beer Distro! Related Posts June 10, 2008 — John McCain - A temperamental ‘political chameleon’ who dumped crippled first-wife for Cindy and her ‘Beer Inheritance’ (0) July 7, 2008 — The Southern ‘Racist’ Strategy For Immigrant Education (0) June 18, 2008 — Baracknophobia - The Irrational Sickness: ‘Fear of Hope’ (0) June 10, 2008 — McCain [...]
John McCain - A temperamental ‘political chameleon’ who dumped crippled first-wife for Cindy and her ‘Beer Inheritance’ Related Posts June 17, 2008 — I Am Voting Republican Because… (0) June 8, 2007 — 41 Things You Have To Believe To Be A Republican Today (4) June 3, 2008 — End Game - Clinton ‘May’ Endorse Obama on Tuesday [...]
‘Family Values’ ReTHUGlican — John McCain is a self-centred womanizer who abandoned his crippled first-wife for his present wife Cindy, a former rodeo beauty queen, for financial reasons. The wife U.S. Republican John McCain callously left behind By Sharon Churcher of The Daily Mail, U.K. Now that Hillary Clinton has at last formally withdrawn from the race for [...]
The article below was posted just before Hillary Clinton “conceded” last Saturday,….some what. Dick Morris offers a very insightful analysis about what could be going on in Hillary’s mind. I must admit I have the same exact feelings, ….even after Hillary’s Saturday speech, I do not feel at ease with this woman, in spite of [...]
Picture: Click Here To View Related Posts June 26, 2008 — ‘Cheap Suit Spoiler’ Ralph Nader Broadsides Obama (0) June 11, 2008 — US Presidential Primaries ‘08 - A Stroll Down Memory Lane (0) June 7, 2008 — Clinton Concedes — Says: ‘Yes, We Can’ Elect Barack Obama (0) June 4, 2008 — Hillary the ‘deranged narcissist’ refuses to concede [...]
Appalachia is a thirteen state region that stretches along the Appalachian mountain range from southwestern New York to northeastern Mississippi. Along with its spatial location, the area is characterized by its extensive historical reliance upon extractive resources, namely coal, as its main economic sector. While coal is no longer the largest employer for most counties [...]
  Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:32:23 +0200
Kenyans cheered and danced as they witnessed the opposition leader Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki signing a power-sharing agreement in Nairobi last February. The new post of Prime Minister was created. There are now three centers of power — President | Vice President | Prime Minister — and a Turf War has emerged. Related Posts January 30, [...]
Some angry comments I gathered on the Internet: “Obama will NOT get my vote, and one step more,” Ellen Thorp, a 59-year-old flight attendant from Houston told me. “I have been a Democrat for 38 years. As of today, I am registering as an independent. Yee Haw!” Jean B. Grillo, an “over 50″ writer in lower Manhattan, [...]
  Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:11:56 +0200
MORE: Smear allegations thoroughly debunked. Related Posts June 12, 2008 — Obama Team Launches ‘FightTheSmears.com’ (0) May 11, 2008 — How Obama and his team will battle the GOP onslaught (0) June 30, 2008 — Flag City USA - A confluence of ‘White Ignorance’ and ‘Predatory Racism’ (0) June 22, 2008 — You Bet Djibouti (0) June 8, 2008 — The [...]
Clinton bows out and delivers promise to strongly back, and to throw ‘full support’ to Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton as expected today ended her bid for the White House and formally endorsed Barack Obama during a speech Saturday at the National Building Museum in Washington. She was unequivocal in her praise for Obama, and the speech is [...]
Introduction The struggle against oppression was the central thesis of Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary philosophy. And colonialism was the target of this fury. Fanon condemned colonialism in the most bitter terms and advocated violence in its most extreme form to confront this plague. In his words, “colonialism is not a thinking machine nor a body endowed with [...]
  Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:42:35 +0200
Political Cartoon By: Gary Varvel Related Posts May 3, 2008 — ‘Race’ is like pornography in the United States - There’s something wrong with us! (0) April 30, 2008 — John Stewart — Charismatic Black Preacher Roundup (0) June 14, 2008 — Fox News Refers To Michelle Obama As Barack’s “Baby Mama” (0) June 4, 2008 — Hillary the [...]
   Prof. Ali MazruiLast week in this space I posed a challenge to the United States of America: Will it realise its potential of becoming humankind’s post-racial garden of Eden, completing the odyssey from Africa as the first Garden of Eden? Or will the country waste that opportunity through bigotry, prejudice, and conflict? This week we [...]
  Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:43:02 +0200
US Ambassador, Mr Michael Ranneberger, said Obama’s win would have tremendous impact on Kenya. Kenyans have welcomed Senator Barack Obama’s nomination as the Democratic Party candidate for the November US presidential elections. Proud Grandma: Mama Sarah Obama and one of her grandsons, Mr. Wycliffe Omondi read The Standard at her Kogelo village home, Siaya District, Kenya [...]
….and Mr. Olbermann celebrates with new Bill O’Reilly Remix Here is the New Site — Pretty ‘Spiffy!’ …and here is the O’Wino Remix       LOL! What makes Mr. O’Malley Tick? I bet he snorts cocaine…..and of course, he drinks….He is Irish anyway! Related Posts April 22, 2008 — Obama Smears - Fox News’ Racist Liars On A Rampage! (3) June 14, 2008 — [...]
  Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:04:20 +0200
Sen. Barack Obama’s positive message of hope and change resonated with the electorate, and last night it carried him to the pinnacle: The Democratic presidential nomination. Obama may have transcended party labels and race, but its the historical significance of an African American Democratic nominee that we celebrate today. The Rev. Martin Luther’s King’s dream [...]
When the Democratic nomination was still unresolved, all eyes were on Hillary and Obama, and John McCain was virtually ignored by the press. A couple of weeks ago In a desperate attempt to garner media coverage, McCain invited Obama to visit Iraq with him. This wasn’t a sincere request, McCain couched his invitation in condescending terms, [...]
As Obama gained the nomination of the Democratic party last night, Hillary Clinton scoffed and narcissistically refused to concede. Obama Acknowledges Crowd in Minnesota Clinton congratulated Obama — not for winning the nomination, but for running an “extraordinary race.” She recognized Obama and his supporters “for all they accomplished.” Also, and very ungraciously, Clinton the “wicked [...]
  Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:24:44 +0200
Sources say Clinton to acknowledge delegate math, consider No. 2 slot According to an Associated Press tally, the Illinois senator has enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination. NBC News’ count shows him 11 shy of the 2,118 delegates needed. Full story Related Posts June 10, 2008 — Why Hillary will still hover over Obama like a [...]
By Risto Karajkov With its expansion ever since the end of the cold war, the European Union has been increasingly projecting itself as a moral force in global affairs. It has called itself a community of values and has been tirelessly repeating to would-be members that full embrace of democracy and human and minority rights is [...]
  Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:15:24 +0200
By Khamati Shilabukha In the past few years, there have been efforts to re-position Africa in the globalising world to take care of relationships among its states and the rest of the world. The association of African states was restructured from the Organisation of African Unity, to the African Union. Many would argue that this is merely [...]
Hillary Clinton to make major speech on Tuesday It seems this is the end of the road for Ma. Clinton. Reports internet-wide indicate that as of Monday, Clinton campaign staffers are being urged by the campaign’s finance department to turn in their outstanding expense receipts by the end of the week, an indication that the campaign [...]
“Napoleon” Hillary seeks to go after Obama superdelegates | Undeclared superdelegates expected to make a ‘mad dash’ to Obama As Barack Obama turns to concentrate on his general election challenge, his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton is mounting a last ditch campaign to stay relevant in what is left of the Democratic presidential contest. The former [...]
Writes: Geraldo Rivera Secretary Chertoff, Call Off These Raids!! Driven by the most savage talk radio and cable news anti-immigrant propaganda campaign in our nation’s history, the Department of Homeland Security has unleashed an unprecedented crackdown on undocumented workers.    [CLICK PIC FOR LARGER IMAGE] In an effort not seen since the panic unleashed by the Great Depression, [...]
  Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:52:17 +0200
With the decision just around the corner, there has been much speculation as to who John McCain will pick for a running mate. Here’s his own personal list recently leaked to the press…..[CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIST] Related Posts June 10, 2008 — Why Hillary will still hover over Obama like a hungry Vulture (0) July 1, 2008 [...]
  Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:56:38 +0200
French/Lingala speaking Congolese Soukous Musicians: Alain Mpela & JB Mpiana ‘try’ some English! Alain Mpela in Rumba Mode — Inoxydable | More on Rumba Bouro & Alain Mpela Duke It Out | More African Music Videos | Related Posts March 23, 2008 — Focus on Meiway - The genius of ‘Bassam’ (0) July 16, 2007 — Spotlight on Franco - One [...]
Writes: By Eugene Robinson For nearly five decades, the United States has pursued a policy toward Cuba that could be described as incredibly stupid. Raúl Castro is not going to transform Cuba into a free-market democracy. But he gives every indication of moving down the path that China’s leadership has taken, toward making his country a [...]
With hundreds of White Women screaming murder, the Democratic Party Rules Committee today dealt a severe blow to Hillary “Napoleon” Clinton. Hillary wanted the whole nine yards of Michigan and another nine of Florida, irrespective of the DNC rules that were set up very clearly and agreed upon by both campaigns before the beginning of the [...]
What Barack Obama Can Do For Africa — and Vice Versa The first time Barack Obama came home to his father’s village of Kogelo in western Kenya, it was as a 26-year-old backpacker exploring his family roots. In 1987, he and half-sister Auma rode a dilapidated old bus from Kisumu, the provincial capital, 60 miles away. [...]
From: Steve Hildebrand, BarackObama.com Sat, May 31, 2008 at 12:22 PM You’ll like this. This morning someone forwarded me an email sent by the arm of the Republican Party that raises money for their Senate candidates. The subject of the message was “Democrats Win Landslide Victory,” and the writer, Republican former Senator Bill Frist, admits: “I have [...]
  Sat, 31 May 2008 18:07:16 +0200
John ‘Bomb Bomb Iran’ McCain and ‘Bent-Talk,’ Lying and Flip-Flopping McBOMB is mangling things again — Is it lack of knowledge of facts or is he having another ‘Senior Moment’? On Thursday, he made a very specific measurement as to the extent of troop reductions in Iraq, saying: “I can tell you that it is succeeding.” “I [...]
Reference: Rupert Murdoch owns FOX News a.k.a “Fake News” a.k.a “Fix News.” Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11, 1931), usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American global media mogul. He is the major shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation (News Corp). Beginning with newspapers, magazines and television stations in [...]
  Fri, 30 May 2008 18:11:32 +0200
 Columnist - John Sammon“That isn’t the Scott McClellan I knew. Is that the Scott McClellan you knew?” “No! The Scott McClellan I knew could tell a lie we told him and then keep a lie a lie.” “What are we gonna do?” George Bush is holding a meeting with his inner circle, Vice President Dick Cheney, right wing [...]
Related Posts May 30, 2008 — Delusional ‘Napoleon’ Clinton still insists: ‘I’m more electable’ (0) June 7, 2008 — The AfterMath of Ma. Clinton’s Loss — ‘Angry White Females’ (0) May 31, 2008 — New magic number is 2118 - Obama 66 delegates from nomination (0) June 12, 2008 — Obama Team Launches ‘FightTheSmears.com’ (0) June 4, 2008 — Hillary [...]
What is the “Witch” of Chappaqua up to? Despite being hopelessly behind in pledged delegates, and with practically no chance of winning this contest legally, Mrs. Clinton is still running around, drunk with “Voodoo” delegate permutations, claiming that she has won the Democratic primary. It has also been reported that she has sent “uncommitted super delegates” a [...]
HILL’S DAY AT MT. ‘CRUSHMORE’ Form The New York Post Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday visited Mount Rushmore for a photo op beneath the stony visages of four legendary presidents - as the national Democratic Party dealt a blow to her hopes of ever joining them. Clinton, who’s stumping hard in advance of Tuesday’s ballot in South Dakota [...]
Scott McClellan, a former White House spokesman writes in a new book titled: “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception,” has indicted President Bush on the war in Iraq. Said McClellan: “Bush veered terribly off course” and “rushed” to an unnecessary war in Iraq. “The White House used propaganda to [...]
China, it seems, has never seen a conflict in Africa it did not want to fun. For Beijing, bad governance sometimes means good business, to spite ‘western’ democracy. The rejection of a shipment of weapons to Zimbabwe three weeks ago confirms China’s race to catch up in exploiting Africa’s potential. The Asian giant wants oil, gas, [...]
Prof. Ali MazruiNuclear weapons are symbols of military strength. Until 1998, these weapons were a monopoly of the already politically powerful five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Those who are outgunned are sometimes forced to resort to terrorist tactics. Terrorism is an instrument of the weak and it has been largely associated with Muslims. [...]
By Ali Mazrui Prof. Ali MazruiBarack Obama, the US Democratic presidential aspirant, has philosophised about a new post-racial America. In his campaign, he has emphasised not merely Martin Luther King’s dream of racial equality, but a more advanced dream of post-raciality. If Obama were elected the first Black President of the United States, that would of course [...]
By Harold Meyerson Clinton’s Two-State Two-Step: Making Florida and Michigan’s delegates a cause for democracy and feminism makes a mockery of both. Columnist - Harold Meyerson On Saturday, when the Rules Committee of the Democratic National Committee meets to determine the fate of Florida and Michigan’s delegations to this summer’s convention, it will have some company. A [...]
  Tue, 27 May 2008 16:17:44 +0200
Barack Obama’s maternal grandfather, Stanley Dunham, grew up in El Dorado, Kansas. Obama was raised by his mother and his grandparents in Hawaii; his father left the family when Obama was just 2 years old and then returned to his native Kenya. Stanley Dunham served in World War II and was educated on the GI [...]
Why even bother dancing? No Rhythm ! Here is some real dancing Hillary! …[more] Related Posts June 7, 2008 — Clinton Concedes — Says: ‘Yes, We Can’ Elect Barack Obama (0) June 4, 2008 — Barack Obama Runs A Positive Campaign And Wins (0) June 4, 2008 — Obama Should Accept McCain’s Invitation To Visit Iraq With Him (0) June 4, 2008 [...]
  Mon, 26 May 2008 22:37:39 +0200
Pundits, reporters, the Democratic establishment, and everybody else with at least room temperature IQ knows that Sen. Barack Obama has secured the Democratic presidential nomination. Only Hillary Clinton believes she’s still a viable candidate; she continues her Quixotic quest with her painted-on smile and her luggage full of pantsuits. It’s Hillary’s turn to rule, by [...]
About The Author: Farid Zakaria is Newsweek’s International editor and PostGlobal co-moderator. Fareed Zakaria was named editor of Newsweek International in October 2000, overseeing all Newsweek’s editions abroad. The magazine reaches an audience of 24 million worldwide. He also writes a regular column for Newsweek, which also appears in Newsweek International and fortnightly in the [...]
By Zachary A. Goldfarb Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign accused Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign of fanning a controversy over her describing the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy late in the 1968 Democratic primary as one reason she is continuing to run for the presidency. “The Obama campaign … tried to take these words out of context,” Clinton [...]
By KAMAU NGOTHO Like with politics, espionage knows no permanent friends or enemies, only the convergence of interests. Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi. Said to be the second oldest profession, at times it appears to have even lesser morals than the first. No surprise that when relationship between Nairobi and Washington were at the ice [...]
“Hillary Clinton is showing “a little desperation” according to Governor David Paterson. Paterson made that comment Thursday, in reference to Senator Clinton’s quest for delegates from Florida and Michigan whom her party has discounted because the states held their primaries too early.” — Quotation from Fox23News.Com Gov, David Paterson, a superdelegate pledged to Hillary, is dismayed by [...]
  Sat, 24 May 2008 17:44:37 +0200
The United States is one of the last remaining land empires. That it is made the butt of opprobrium and odium is hardly surprising, or unprecedented.
Obama at a fundraiser in Miami Beach last night “A certain segment has basically been feeding a kind of xenophobia,” Obama said. “There’s a reason why hate crimes against Hispanic people doubled last year. If you have people like Lou Dobbs and Rush Limbaugh ginning things up, it’s not surprising that would happen.” ———————————- RELATED: Poisoning [...]
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By: KEVIN J KELLEY Right-wing Christian Activists in the United States are attempting to use Senator Barack Obama’s Kenyan links to discredit him. Sen. Barrack Obama [L] & Prime Minister Raila Odinga [R] The activists, most of them conseervative Christians, claim that Mr Obama is a relative of Prime Minister Raila Odinga, whom they describe as [...]
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