Barnes and Noble at Coral Gables Florida takes Obama/monkey comparisons to another level
What excuses do post-racial Americans make for this one?
Category: Politics and Elections
RNC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL
WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement Tuesday Night. “President Obama will break his pledge to go through every line of the budget if he signs this omnibus spending bill. Like the stimulus bill and budget, this spending bill contains too much taxing, spending,...
President Obama outlines education plans to U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
President Barack Obama chose to detail his plans for education today at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. President Obama proposed four pillars of education reform: 1) “Investing in early childhood initiatives” like Head Start; 2) “Encouraging better standards and assessments” by focusing on testing itineraries that better fit our...
Rush is the right, there’s no doubt about it
This weekend on the political talk show circuit, Republicans are trying to derail the momentum building behind those who are painting Rush Limbaugh as the leader of the GOP Party. When the mythical Chairman of the party has to bow down and apologize for speaking the truth about Limbaugh what...
Press Release and Op/Ed from Council Candidate John Jay Myers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John Jay Myers Calls for Debate with Mayor Leppert District 7 Candidate Refutes Mayor’s Claims Regarding Convention Center Hotel Candidate for Dallas City Council John Jay Myers is requesting a town-hall style debate with Mayor Tom Leppert about the proposed 500 million dollar Convention Center Hotel. “The...
STATE REPRESENTATIVE YVONNE DAVIS CALLS FOR A MORE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
(AUSTIN, TX) — Rep. Yvonne Davis, newly appointed chair of the House Committee on Urban Affairs, outlined the framework of the committee’s agenda for the 81st Legislative Session during the committee’s organizational meeting on Thursday, February 26th. “To meet the critical challenges facing our state and municipalities, the House Committee...
ST. REP. BARBARA MALLORY CARAWAY & DISD TRUSTEE LEW BLACKBURN ANNOUNCE 2ND ANNUAL JOB EXPO & CAREER FEST
State Representative Barbara Mallory Caraway and Dallas Independent School Board Trustee (DISD) Lew Blackburn will host the 2nd Annual Career Futures Initiative Job Expo and CareerFest on Saturday April 4, 2009. This event provides high school students with an opportunity to meet representatives from profit and not-for-profit businesses offering paid...
Follow Dallas South on Twitter at Orange and Maroon Legislative Day at State Capital
Check my Twitter Feed (shawnpwilliams) which is posted on a widget on the Dallas South homepage where you can follow me in Austin on Wednesday. I’ll be part of the of the Orange and Maroon Legislative Day 2009, where the University of Texas and Texas A&M join forces to speak...
Voices of Power: Desiree Rogers interview with Washington Post
The Washington Post is pretty good about alerting us to interesting things that they have going on. I’ll be posting a set of interviews that the Post conducted with White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers. Ms. Rogers talks about some of the constraints of the job as well as how...
CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
Washington, DC – (February 24, 2009) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson made the following statement about President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress this evening: “Tonight, President Obama outlined the challenges our country faces and laid out a bold, comprehensive plan to address them. He demonstrated that he understands...
