In last night’s debate, Obama put it this way: “The question is who’s making the decision initially to drive the…
Tag: Politics
Commentary (and rants) on national and local politics.
About the Farrakhan moment
[youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=nJkU1e-_r3w] The lowlight of tonight’s debate was, without question I think, when Tim Russert referenced Louis Farrakhan’s “endorsement” of Barack Obama…
Radio Silence & Recommended Reading
I’m flying down to Virginia tomorrow morning for a long weekend and will be avoiding certain parts of the internet (guess which?)…
I Love Keith Olbermann
[youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=NGPwXYAmZzQ] “If you believe in the seamless mutuality of government and big business, come out and say it. There is…
Not just empty words, not just false hope
Not all Obama supporters are being driven solely by emotion and recent articles about the “cult-like” aura surrounding his campaign seem…
Like Hope, But Different
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gwqEneBKUs] (Warning: Put down any hot beverages you may be drinking before pressing play.) On a more serious note, via…
Latino politics follow-up
There’s been some interesting comments so far in Friday’s “When politics gets personal for Latinos” post, including the one point the media often…