Marco Rubio Says Obama’s Immigration Plan is “Dead on Arrival”
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Saturday that President Obama’s immigration plan will be “dead on arrival” on Capitol Hill if it looks like the proposal reported by USA Today. “If actually proposed, the president’s bill would be dead on arrival in Congress, leaving us with unsecured borders and a broken legal immigration system for years [...]
Blacks Ignored in Immigration Debate
Immigration reform is on the way and a breakthrough could be just around the corner. There have been many meetings lately between the Democrats and the Republicans. It has been said that whoever wins the Latino vote will win the immigration reform project. There is a national debate on the subject, but for this debate, [...]
Does Congressional Bickering Among The Democrats Stall Obama’s Policies?
President Obama cannot get very far without the help of congress, and with the continuing partisan stonewalling on key provisions aimed at helping ordinary Americans, his second term remains a mystery. The president went on record—taking the side of 85% of Americans—who disapprove of the work Congress is doing. His democratic colleagues would prefer the [...]
“He Couldn’t Stop Crying, So He Couldn’t Give a Press Conference”
Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress yesterday, handing his resignation over to Speaker Boehner, which cites his depression and a federal investigation as the reasons for his departure. This is a devastating end to the promising career of the namesake of one of the civil right’s movement’s true behemoths. Some observers wondered why Jackson didn’t [...]
Yvette Carnell: Predictions and Other Things to Keep in Mind This Election Day
Just a few thoughts about what today means and what the American electoral process has become: If President Obama wins the electoral college, but loses the popular vote, he still loses. Those on the Right will use a loss of the popular vote to further malign Obama as an illegitimate president. They’re looking for an [...]
Video: Mitt Romney Getting All Heated Over the Second Coming of Christ…in Missouri?
by Yvette Carnell Has Mitt Romney convinced you that he’s just a moderate businessman who wants to make government more efficient? He seems to have convinced half the country of that, but take one look at this video, and you’ll see a man who becomes immediately enraged when his Mormon beliefs are challenged. In this [...]
Bill Maher to Romney Supporters: “Blacks Know Who You Are and They Will Come After You”
by Yvette Carnell Anyone care to tell me what’s wrong with Bill Maher? Remember when Maher poked fun at President Obama, saying Obama wasn’t really black because he hadn’t gotten all gangster in the White House? Well, Maher’s at it again, this time warning white Romney supporters that blacks know who they are and will [...]
Yvette Carnell: Tavis Smiley Lists Excuses Black People Will Make if Obama Loses… But He Misses a Few
by Yvette Carnell From the beginning, Tavis Smiley has gotten a lot of flack from the black community for holding President Obama’s feet to the fire. Smiley has said from the beginning that President Obama isn’t looking out for black people, and doesn’t have an agenda for poor people, who are disproportionately black and brown. [...]
Yvette Carnell: Enough is Enough, It’s Time For Undecided Voters to Get Off the Fence
by Yvette Carnell Before last night, undecided voters could make the case that both candidates had won one debate, so there was still reason enough for them to waffle on who they’d cast their vote for come November 6th. But last night, President Obama did to Romney what Romney did to Obama in the first [...]
Sharpton: “African Americans Cannot Wait For Obama to Write a Black Agenda to Himself”
by Yvette Carnell Self appointed representative of the black community, Rev. Al Sharpton, and National Urban League head ,Marc Morial, were among those who met on Monday to craft a black agenda to take to President Obama. Marc Morial signaled that ensuring the fiscal cliff does not hurt blacks is one of his priorities. “Preserving [...]
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