31 Jul
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, Politics, commentary
Did he or didn’t he? That is the question circulating across the Internet. Did Sen. Barack Obama use the dreaded “race card”–something his campaign once accused the Clintons of doing during the primaries?
John McCain’s campaign thinks so and says, ” Barack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of [...]
Maybe someday someone will write a rock opera similar to Jesus Christ Super Star and call it Barack Obama Super Star.
Obama’s Republican rival for the presidency doesn’t seem to want to wait for any out of town tryout-He’s already launched an ad campaign putting the spotlight on the star of the show.
The McCain ad calls [...]
28 Jul
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, Politics, commentary
Half a trillion dollars….that is what the U.S. government’s budget deficit is expected to be next year.
It is worth repeating the figure it is so staggering—half a TRILLION dollars.
And, that does NOT include spending next year for the Iraq war–add tens of billions of dollars more.
To be sure, experts point out that , in percentage [...]
26 Jul
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, Personal Development, Politics, commentary
No doubt about it. Barack Obama is one unique presidential candidate. In Paris, American expatriate moms have banded together to create the “Momas for Obama” movement, as seen on CNN.
Of course, fathers and sons and daughters are united for Obama as well. The forces of nature appear to be supporting Chicago’s favorite son. The next [...]
25 Jul
Posted by charles as Journalism, News, Politics, commentary
How do we know when we have won the war in Afghanistan? Many critics of the Bush administration fault him for not being clear about his definition of winning the war in Iraq. But in light of Barack Obama’s comments today in Paris, it is crucial to hold the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate to the [...]
23 Jul
Posted by charles as Journalism, Politics, commentary
“Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you, God?”
It is starting to look as if it might be a good idea to make Barack Obama take a legal oath before he makes speeches while running for the presidency.
He and his campaign aides have taken [...]