Category: Politics and Elections

Al Green Says President Obama “nailed” Let’s Stay Together at Apollo Theater (TMZ)

Al Green Says President Obama “nailed” Let’s Stay Together at Apollo Theater (TMZ)

From TMZ.com Al Green just told TMZ … he thinks President Barack Obama‘s version of “Let’s Stay Together” was “terrific” and, “He nailed it.” Green, of course, is referring to Obama singing part of the first verse of the song last night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Green said, “I was...

CNN should do some soul searching after South Carolina GOP debate

CNN should do some soul searching after South Carolina GOP debate

“It is as close as despicable as anything I can imagine. I’m frankly astounded that CNN would take trash like that and set it to open a presidential debate,” Newt Gingrich said after CNN’s John King asked about his ex-wife’s assertion he wanted an open marriage. Gingrich was pretty accurate...

Romney won by 8, Santorum wins by 34 – Media misses by a mile

Romney won by 8, Santorum wins by 34 – Media misses by a mile

The national media’s whole goal these days is to be the first to predict a winner.  The Iowa GOP told us on the night of the Iowa caucuses that Mitt Romney received 8 more votes than Rick Santorum.  Eight vote difference and the entire media was a willing partner of...

Rick Perry’s Out of the Race, Endorses Newt

Rick Perry’s Out of the Race, Endorses Newt

It was only a matter of time before Governor Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race. He hadn’t even met the threshold to participate in the last CNN debate but they let him slide in anyway. It’s tough to call exactly when Perry’s star was put out.  It wasn’t...

President Obama’s Osawatomie speech sounds like guy we used to know

President Obama’s Osawatomie speech sounds like guy we used to know

Remember President Obama’s speech on race (A More Perfect Union), at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia when he was running for President in 2008? How about State Senator Barack Obama’s 2004 Democratic National Convention Speech? Where has that guy been for the last couple of years? I tend to...

Top 9 GOP responses to 8.6 Unemployment Rate (November 2011)

Top 9 GOP responses to 8.6 Unemployment Rate (November 2011)

10. Unemployment is still 9 if you round up. 9.  You mean the economy is improving?  That’s not good. 8.  I thought we told our supporters to stop hiring. 7.  Wouldn’t you guys rather talk about Herman Cain? 6.  Hey, that means less people to take the payroll tax holiday...

Democrats should look to Kentucky, Ohio and West Virgina for 2012 lessons

Democrats should look to Kentucky, Ohio and West Virgina for 2012 lessons

I’ve said before and I’ll continue to say that Democrats’ biggest mistake from 2008-2010 was governing as if they had a mandate.  Much of the legislation pushed through Congress (as much as it was needed) alienated voters in the ideological center.  It wasn’t that is was ill-conceived, mostly poorly executed....

Herman Cain Not Able To Take The Heat

Herman Cain Not Able To Take The Heat

A few weeks ago I took a little heat for posting the following to my Facebook page: Herman Cain is surging because when he speaks he makes sense and is not pandering. Some of the comments I received went like this: Really, Shawn? I hope you are being sarcastic…Please tell...

NABJ: Major News Outlets Reject Black Talent in Prime Time

NABJ: Major News Outlets Reject Black Talent in Prime Time

The Wire (NABJ) In reaction to an ostensible trend in cable news to pass over African American talent for prime time programming, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) continued discussions this week with several civil rights organizations to address the matter and direct a definite course of action. “We...