Horace Miskel
- Jun 6, 2008 9:43:25
Just when many Americans believed that Barack Obama?s success in the Democratic primary was a sign that racial divisions were mending, racism has reappeared and threatens to curtail the progress that has been made
Lyndon LaRouche recently compared Obama, one of the most successful Blacks in politics, to a monkey and referred to his mother as a race-mixing slut, comparing her to Margaret Mead, a woman who had various husbands of various ethnic backgrounds
Aubrey Clark
- May 31, 2008 14:22:38
The looming mortgage crisis has affected almost everyone in all facets of life When the homes stop selling the builders stop building, the carpenters stop nailing, the painters stop painting, paint stores stop selling and Home Depot stock hits record lows
Warren Cornelius
- May 30, 2008 17:57:29
Do you remember Jesse Jackson?s run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 Do you recall the hope and pride that filled the streets of the African American community during Jackson?s two campaigns
Horace Miskel
- May 29, 2008 15:50:29
When it finally seemed as if Barack Obama had regained momentum, after losing primaries in Ohio and Texas, critics played a card that is still polarizing today, and ultimately threatening his goal of bringing all Americans together in a turbulent era
In the 2008 election campaign, Obama has distanced himself from his rivals, not by solely focusing on the hot-button issues that have divided Americans in the past, such as 4,000 lives lost in the Iraq War or the imminent economic recession
Jeremy James
- May 29, 2008 15:43:33
Many thought the day would never come A day that all Americans could prove to their children that they could become whatever they want in life no matter what their background is
Todd A. Smith
- May 28, 2008 0:57:28
Throughout the Democratic primaries, Senator Barack Obama has dedicated his entire campaign to change Change from the usual divisive politics and mudslinging that have characterized many presidential elections by putting more emphasis on the issues that are important to voters such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the economy
Charles Sumpter
- May 27, 2008 14:22:30
No one currently in the United States Congress has the guts and might to say what is truly on his mind except Harlem's own Charles B Rangel
Stuart Nachbar
- May 26, 2008 2:08:31
Here in New Jersey, the Garden State, we have a governor who has just proposed to make $500 million in permanent spending cuts, refinance state debt, reduce municipal aid, eliminate two cabinet departments, and introduce tougher standards in math and science education
These are proposals that you might expect from a Republican, but Jon Corzine is a fiscally conservative, moderate to liberal social issues Democrat
Dan Ronco
- May 25, 2008 11:08:32
Exactly where are we in this conflict It's difficult to cut through to the truth with so much hot air coming from all sides
Average Joe Boomer
- May 25, 2008 2:57:34
What would happen if many in the US Military simply resigned
Benefit to them: If US military volunteers would just resign, their risk of war zone deployment or any further service would be over
Todd A. Smith
- May 24, 2008 3:23:03
When an assassin?s bullet ended the life of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr
Todd Lipscomb
- May 3, 2008 6:42:26
There?s no denying it-- the US
Julie Redstone
- Apr 27, 2008 8:14:27
America's love for a display of might and power, of triumph over the adversary, and of a 'winning strategy', is not only evident in her foreign policy and conduct of war, but also in her presidential campaigns Here, aggression, while disapproved of by many at one level, is also admired by others, and seems almost to be a necessity of political life ? one that applies to political rivals at home as well as to adversaries abroad
Aubrey Clark
- Apr 19, 2008 15:49:25
It?s the same ole same ole, sound-bites and finger pointing as to who can solve the mortgage crisis plaguing American homeowners During an election year it?s harder than usual to separate the malarkey from the earnestness of the politicians on this matter
Stuart Nachbar
- Apr 18, 2008 15:07:34
While I went out on a long limb to suggest that Rudy Giuliani may be the best running mate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain, I am at a loss to guess who would run with whom on the Democratic ticket The highly competitive race between Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Barack Obama has had more than its share of drama ? and more than its share of barbs that will only help a Republican deflate the credibility of the eventual nominee
Roger Munns
- Apr 18, 2008 5:56:30
A young King Juan Carlos helped steer Spain from a dictatorship to a modern democracy after he came to the throne some 32 years ago, and his achievements include defending the fledgling democracy in 1981 from an attempted coup
Once popular and regarded as a man of the people, recent times have been more troubling for the king as political groups on both the left and right have called for an end to the Spanish monarchy
Kurt Hartman
- Apr 17, 2008 1:14:33
Every day, I am am bombarded by the ever-present drivel that we call "news" in this country By the time my head hits a wrinkled, unintentionally drool-stained pillow, my mind is awash in opinion, conjecture, and a range of commentary that is inexcusably vast
Julie Redstone
- Apr 15, 2008 12:14:37
The complexity of the human heart allows us to hope for something and to expect that we will be disappointed in it at the same time, to maintain ideals, and believe that they will never be realized at the same time Holding these dual views defines the nature of disillusionment ? the profound sense that one's most cherished hopes will not materialize in one's lifetime or in the space of time in which the heart feels things should or must happen
Stuart Nachbar
- Apr 11, 2008 22:14:25
I am not on the inside of any presidential campaign, but I consider myself to be a good student of politics And as a writer, I have the luxury of going against the grain on campaigns and issues
Susan Bernau
- Apr 11, 2008 14:56:33
Even though Barack Obama has only served in national office for three years, his ability to, as State Sen Donne Trotter, a Democrat, says, be "a quick read, a quick study" compensates for the lack of experience
