Tagged: Presidential Election

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...

Senator Barack Obama finds himself in no-win situations much of the time

Senator Barack Obama finds himself in no-win situations much of the time

Senator Barack Obama talked about no win situations some last week. Most recently this came up in relation to the never ending assertion that Obama is Muslim. If he vehemently denies all the rumors that spread then it can be viewed as him dissing Muslim Americans. But as a Christian...

John McCain’s rough week; watching Barack Obama on a trip that he helped to plan

John McCain’s rough week; watching Barack Obama on a trip that he helped to plan

This week Sen. John McCain’s campaign released a video montage of what they claimed was evidence of a love affair that the media has going on with Sen. Barack Obama. This of course is due to how much television and radio play has come from Obama’s trip to the Middle...

Barack Obama to give acceptance speech at Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High

Barack Obama to give acceptance speech at Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High

According to CNN.com, Barack Obama has decided to accept the Democratic Nomination for President at Denver’s Invesco Field at Mile High. Invesco Field is the 75,000-seat stadium that is home to the Denver Broncos. The rest of the convention will be held at the 20,000-seat Pepsi Center which houses the...

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...

Racist Obama button sold at Texas Republican Convention, vendor booted

Racist Obama button sold at Texas Republican Convention, vendor booted

I must have missed this story over the weekend, but apparently a vendor at the Texas GOP convention was showing their true colors by reminding Barack Obama of his. The Dallas Morning News who first wrote a story last weekend on the campaign button to the left reports the vendor...

Barack Obama “Yes We Can” Video Win’s Emmy Award

Barack Obama “Yes We Can” Video Win’s Emmy Award

According to CNN.com the famous “Yes We Can” video that spliced together clips of Barack Obama’s New Hampshire primary night speech and set it to music with celebrities singing along has won an Emmy award. Click here to see the full report, watch the video, and and read words from...

Barack Obama to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus this Thursday

Barack Obama to meet with the Congressional Black Caucus this Thursday

Mike Soraghan from The Hill.com reports that Senator Barack Obama will meet with the Congressional Black Caucus this week in order to shore up support for the upcoming general election. Here are some of the highlights from the report about the presumptive nominees meeting with the CBC. Sen. Barack Obama...

Senator Barack Obama challenges black fathers and black families

Senator Barack Obama challenges black fathers and black families

Senator Barack Obama and his family spent Father’s Day at the Apostolic Church of God on Chicago’s South Side. Any fool can have child, that doesn’t make you a father. Senator Barack Obama I heard Kyra Phillips on CNN asking whether or not Obama would take heat for his comments,...