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« Previous EntriesWhat Do We Do With Lieberman?
Sunday, November 16th, 2008As Democrats continue getting their house in order–pun intended–one of the most vexing questions that the party faces is what to do with Joe Lieberman. Lieberman who as recently as 2000 was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, and on whose behalf Barack Obama campaigned in 2006, was extremely critical of Obama during this year’s presidential race. [...]
Dallas Penn Debunks Sarah Palin’s Baby Mama Drama
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Our National Conversation
Monday, September 1st, 2008With Gustav hitting the coast, the Republicans postponing the start of their convention, and pundits grousing over McCain’s vice-presidential selection, it is worth it to take a moment to step back and consider what has become of “our national conversation.” First, one must ask who is facilitating this conversation. As a mix of bloggers, bloviators, [...]
What foreign policy experience?
Friday, August 29th, 2008Why I’m Proud
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008.
Obama was just nominated as the presidential candidate for the Democratic party 2008.
As an American and as an African American I am proud, but mostly proud of the American voters who brought this about. Sure I’m proud of Barack Obama himself but he’s just done everything I expect of an extraordinarily committed, good and brilliant [...]
Daddy Yankee Endorses John McCain
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Bringing new meaning to the term ‘dame la gasolina’ Reggaton star Daddy Yankee endorsed republican senator John McCain yesterday. Citing McCain’s record on immigration as one of the reasons prompting his decision, it would have been just as apt for Daddy Yankee to bring up his and McCain’s mutual passion for la gasolina for [...]
New on the unofficial Obama Video Music Box
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Is Ed Towns Out of Touch
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Being “out of touch” is such an ambiguous term. What does it mean for a politician to be “out of touch.” There’s no way that a representative can have a symbiotic relationship with all of their constituents. Now, if “out of touch” means “hip” or “cool” then it raises the question whether [...]
New Kevin Powell ad Blasts Towns’s Connection to Cigarette Industry
Monday, August 11th, 2008We are not quite sure what to make of this ad. On the one hand it clearly illustrates a consistent refrain from the Powell campaign that Ed Towns is an ineffective leader in the pocket of big business. However, the message and footage seems a bit dated. Public health is a major issue in central [...]
John McCain Concedes Youth Vote
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008When John McCain said a few weeks back that he would “rather lose a political campaign than lose a war,” it was easy to assume that Iraq was the only battle to which he was referring. However, it is now becoming that embedded in that quote was McCain’s strategy for another battle in which he [...]
House Apologies for Slavery: Much Ado About Nothing
Thursday, July 31st, 2008On Tuesday, in a measure spurred by congressman Steve Cohen, Congress apologized for Slavery and Jim Crow. This was a gracious gesture on behalf of these legislators, many of whom are African American, but its significance to contemporary realities faced by African Americans is debatable. Even if one forgives this resolution for making no mention [...]
RP Asks: Will Going Negative Hurt McCain?
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The New York Times published a scathing editorial criticizing John McCain for letting Karl Rove’s operatives into his campaign, and in so doing adopting a more negative tone in his contest against Barack Obama. In recent weeks McCain has falsely accused Obama of turning his back on soldiers and being an opponent of energy, and absurdly [...]
Ludacris’ Obama Freestyle
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008I never I thought I’d say this, but Ludacris is no Will.I.Am. What in the world is Luda talking about?
Sharpe James Sentenced to 27 Months
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008You have to wonder whether James would even be in this position had he not served five-terms as mayor. Over the course of his career as Newark mayor and New Jersey state senator James went from being seen as a leading force of Newark’s renaissance, to being emblematic of what’s wrong with so much of [...]
McCain Approves Banning Affirmative Action
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Both Racewire and The Daily Voice are tracking this story. Jump here or here for more info.
McCain Continues Faltering
Monday, July 28th, 2008John McCain wants to be President of the United States of America, we at least know that much. He claims to be better prepared, and therefore qualified than his opponent Barack Obama to be president, but yet he does very little to showcase this experience. From the outset McCain has touted his foreign policy experience [...]
Are You Into Swinging?
Friday, July 25th, 2008E.J. Dionne offers a meditation on young voters. Dionne’s piece is line with much of what has been written about this year’s campaign, and is girded by a recent Rockefeller study on shifting perspectives in American politics. Dionne’s article brings to mind the efforts of Swing Semester, a program intent on harnessing the profound youthful [...]
RP Roundup: McCain’s Hillary Problem
Friday, July 25th, 2008NYMagazine’s John Heilemman has an interesting piece arguing that John McCain is employing the same campaign strategies used by Hillary Clinton in her primary contest against Obama:
Now, it’s fair to point out that strife is nothing new to McCain campaigns, which tend to be less well-oiled machines than spastic-goat rodeos. Yet it’s hard not to [...]
RP Question of the Week: Has this year’s election changed your media diet?
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008During the fall campaign season I was living Oakland and without cable, so I turned to NYTimes online, Huffington Post, Time, and Newsweek for most of my news coverage. Upon my return to NY, I was glued to CNN as Super Tuesday and other primaries started popping up. Again without cable, I’m back to online [...]
Wednesday Wonks: Racial Profiling and Genetic Privacy
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008We are introducing a new feature, a staple as it were, “Wednesday Wonks.” Wednesday Wonks is our attempt to give you a brief precis on what the wonks are talking about that week. It’s our mild attempt at alliteration and earnest attempt at something to help you make it through hump day.
Writing for the Center [...]
