Category: Earnest Gates

Dr. Frederick D. Haynes talks to Dallas South about his new radio venture “Freddy Haynes Unscripted” (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Frederick D. Haynes talks to Dallas South about his new radio venture “Freddy Haynes Unscripted” (Part 1 of 2)

They say membership has its privileges. I was fortunate to grab a few moments with my pastor, Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III to discuss his new radio show that’s scheduled to start in March on 94.5 K Soul. In Part 1 of this 2 part interview, Dr. Haynes talks about...

Look out for Wisconsin!

Look out for Wisconsin!

By Earnest Gates  Could Wisconsin be the new Ohio? Wisconsin’s Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen, is also co-chair for the McCain-Palin campaign in Wisconsin. Sound familiar? After returning from the Republican National Convention, Van Hollen filed a lawsuit that sought to force Wisconsin elected officials to cross-check new voter...

Show up or shut up!!!

Show up or shut up!!!

By Earnest Gates  We all have been following this election for the past 20 months. We have seen Senator Barack Obama go from a long shot to the presumptive nominee to the first African American Presidential candidate in the history of this country. It has been a long ride. The...

2008 Presidential Election: What if Obama Wins?

2008 Presidential Election: What if Obama Wins?

By Earnest Gates This is a question that I never hear anyone talk about, but it is a question that needs to be asked. Often times we prepare for failure but don’t do a good job preparing for success. If Obama wins the election, on January 20, 2009, he will be...

How Dare They?

How Dare They?

By Earnest Gates After Senator Obama gives a major speech on education, the McCain campaign comes back with an ad that says that he supported sex education for kindergarten kids. How ignorant can you be? What type of man would allow his campaign to make such an ad? Someone desperate to...

Sarah Pal(es)in Comparison to other GOP Women

Sarah Pal(es)in Comparison to other GOP Women

The question must be asked: Is this the best you can do? The answer is obviously yes if posed to Senator John McCain. The Republican party has a strong farm system of women senators and representatives with foreign policy and domestic policy experience. Why Sarah? To ignite the social conservative...

Political Election Season in full swing for next 60 days

Political Election Season in full swing for next 60 days

By Earnest Gates People, it is game time. The next 60 days will be here and gone before you know it. There is still much work to do. If you live in Dallas County, you have until midnight on October 6th to register voters. Don’t take any chances! We need to...

Do You Remember…?

Do You Remember…?

By Earnest Gates Michael Jackson put out a song with a very hip beat a few years ago entitled “Remember the Time.” I have a question for you: Do you remember the the last time a Presidential candidate separated himself from the sitting President? How about 1992? Bill Clinton was...

Evangelical Hypocrites

Evangelical Hypocrites

By Earnest Gates It is amazing how people can use their religion for political expediency. I could not believe how forgiving the religious right was of the out of wedlock teenage pregnancy of Governor Palin’s daughter. If this had been Senator Obama’s “teenage daughter”, we would have heard the words...

Beware of WMDs (Weapons of Mass Distractions)

Beware of WMDs (Weapons of Mass Distractions)

By Earnest Gates It is become more and more obvious that the Republican party and conservatives in general do not seem very “hopeful” about Senator John McCain’s chances of winning the presidency. Even sadder, John McCain does not think he can win being the Maverick, John McCain. He has decided...