Category: Politics and Elections

Coming Tuesday: Visiting Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Headquarters

Coming Tuesday: Visiting Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Headquarters

By Friday Afternoon, I had resigned myself to the fact that my two week attempt to secure a visit to the Barack Obama campaign headquarters would not happen.  I would take my family down to Michgan Avenue for some Garrett’s popcorn and call it a vacation; The trip had been...

Father Michael Pfleger, America’s scapegoat is loved by his community

Father Michael Pfleger, America’s scapegoat is loved by his community

When Father Michael Pfleger called in to the Roland S. Martin show at 7 a.m. on Friday morning, at least I knew he was awake. I gave dialed him up and asked if I could drop by and visit with him after I left WVON. Thanks to GPS (I call...

Obama Campaign Announces Trip to Europe and the Middle East

Obama Campaign Announces Trip to Europe and the Middle East

CHICAGO, IL- The Obama campaign announced today that Senator Obama will be traveling overseas to assess the situation in countries that are critical to American national security, and to consult with close friends and allies. Senator Obama will visit France, Germany, Israel, Jordan and the United Kingdom where he will...

You call this breaking news?  CNN hypes Obama’s donation to Clinton campaign

You call this breaking news? CNN hypes Obama’s donation to Clinton campaign

Before dinner tonight we pulled up CNN politics and the red breaking news banner was plastered across the top of the page. “Obama contributes maximum $2,300 to Clinton campaign.” Is that really breaking news? I’m sure CNN et al. miss the good old days of Clinton and Obama at each...

When all else fails, suppress the vote!

When all else fails, suppress the vote!

By Earnest Gates This is the first of a series of posts under this title. The main strategy to prevent Democratic victories is to suppress the vote. I would recommend that you watch the documentary, “American Blackout” and read the very telling book, “Stolen Again.” Both of these resources tell...

Swiftboat Watch, Day 1: David Freddoso writes first Barack Obama book

Swiftboat Watch, Day 1: David Freddoso writes first Barack Obama book

By Earnest Gates We all knew it was coming. Now is the time to look out. Get familiar with the name, David Freddoso. He is the author of the first book that is designed to fatally flaw Senator Obama as a candidate for President. The title of the book is...

A Perfect Storm – Obama and Clinton supporters must come together to win back Texas

A Perfect Storm – Obama and Clinton supporters must come together to win back Texas

By Earnest Gates Now that the general election campaign is under the way, it is time for mending fences between Obama supporters and the supporters of Senator Hillary Clinton. We in Texas have something even greater on the line. We have a chance to begin the process of having a...

Slate writer suggests new way to combat Barack Obama smear emails

Slate writer suggests new way to combat Barack Obama smear emails

Christopher Bean from Slate.com has a mock email that he suggests should be used by the Obama campaign to deal with the negative emails that have floated around the net for months. Bean’s post on Slate is so funny I have to share it in its entirety. From: [Redacted] To:...