Slain Diplomat’s Mother Angry at Obama for His Comments on The Daily Show
President Obama was attacked verbally by the mother of the diplomat who was slain during the terrorist raid on the US consulate in Benghazi. Pat Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, the diplomat who was killed during the raid, took issue with President Obama yucking it up with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show after [...]
‘Bronx Obama’: Man Capitalizes on His Resemblance to President Obama
If someone came up to you and told you that you resembled a famous person, what would you do? Would you laugh it off and share it with your friends at dinner? Or would you use it to build something bigger? When Louis Ortiz discovered that he strongly resembled President Obama, all over a sudden, [...]
Expert Says Alfred Nobel’s Will Being Disrespected by Peace Prize Selections
Frederick S. Heffermehl is an expert on the Nobel Prize, which is based on the will of Alfred Nobel, a respected Swedish industrialist who sought to make the world into a better place. Heffermehl says that by giving the prize to men like Barack Obama, Al Gore and others who maintain the military machine, the [...]
Romney Surrogate Calls Obama “Lazy” and “Not That Bright”
Mitt Romney’s campaign co-chair has been making the talk show rounds today as part of his victory lap for the Romney campaign. He appeared on Fox News and MSNBC on Thursday, and had some disparaging remarks for Obama. Sununu described Obama’s debate performance as “babbling,” “lazy,” and “disengaged,” and scoffed at the idea that he [...]
Romney Blogger: “A White Woman Voting for Barack Obama is Like a Black Woman Voting for the KKK”
John Hawkins, a blogger for the Romney campaign, called President Obama a racist in his latest article for RightWingNews. As far as he’s concerned, this election isn’t about Obama’s policies, but his disdain for white people: It actually SHOULDN’T be a secret that Barack Obama is not overly fond of white people. The first clue [...]
Yvette Carnell: Obama Just Got Rolled by Willard “King of the Rats” Romney, How’d That Happen?
I knew there was a problem when I read The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates, a writer who is normally keenly insightful on issues of race and culture, praise Obama for a comment that wasn’t particularly praise-worthy. Regarding the above clip, Coates made this flattering comment: “Barack Obama — master of the slow soundbite. It’s like watching Kareem’s [...]
Professor Michael Fauntroy Discusses the Presidential Election
When attempting to understand the 2012 presidential election, you might want to head out and listen to those who do this sort of thing for a living. Far too much analysis on major networks is done by people who don’t have backgrounds in the areas that they are discussing. Not that the analysis on the [...]
Oh Really? Paul Ryan Admits that the GOP Has Made Some Mistakes
GOP Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan is finally getting the memo that millions of Americans received over a month ago. The candidate has accepted the fact that the Republican run for the White House hasn’t gone quite the way he expected. Some might even say that things started going wrong when they brought [...]
Really? Congressional Candidate Compares Obama to Hitler and Serial Killer Ted Bundy
A candidate for congress out of the state of Kentucky has released a TV ad calling President Obama “a murderer.” He also compares Obama to some of the most notorious killers of all time, including Hitler and Ted Bundy. “Would you vote for a murderer?” said candidate Andrew Beacham. “Would you vote for a [...]
Dr. Boyce: Why This Election Makes Me Sad and Sick
by Dr. Boyce Watkins As we approach the 2012 presidential election, I quietly ask myself: Regardless of who is elected, is black unemployment going to dip below 10% over the next four years? Is the prison industrial complex going to get any smaller? Are black teens going to continue to die from guns being made [...]
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