Sometimes I think the state of Georgia exists in a plastic bubble, aimlessly drifting in an airless vacuum. This is from the dumb things politicians spend their time on file:
Tuesday, the House State Planning & Community Affairs Committee reported out a resolution that says the General Assembly nor the people of Georgia “consider themselves bound [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Barack Obama'
Georgia Won’t Listen To Any Damn Obama Czars
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Politics, Republicans
President Obama Speaking About Health Care Today In Pennslyvania
March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, News, Politics
Tags: Barack Obama·Health Care
Barack Obama Is Silas Lynch, Part One: The Color Of Fear
March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Political Fringe, Politics, Racism, Republicans, america
For those who haven’t seen the seminal film The Birth of a Nation, it remains to this day revered by some as a significant cinematic achievement– because of its usage of technical innovation– the usage of lighting, editing and close-ups was ahead of its time. It’s also despised for its graphically stereotypical portrayals of Black [...]
Tags: america·Barack Obama·birth of a nation·civil war·Conservatives·Democracy·mullato·Political Fringe·Politics·Racism·silas lynch·stereotypes
President Obama, Keep Your Promise to the Whales
March 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · News, america
I’ll be doing a separate piece on the issue of commercial whaling later this week. For now, enjoy the beauty and majesty of earth’s greatest creatures.
Tags: Barack Obama·President·whales·whaling
President Obama Caught Lip-Synching
March 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Comedy
Tags: Barack Obama·Satire·The Onion
Barack Obama, Contributing To His High Cholesterol
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, News, Politics, america
If you come to Savannah, you’re gonna be eating. Most likely, something battered and fried. And the president did eat. A lot. That’s why I love Georgia. The president also talks about the economy at Mrs. Wilkes’ Dining Room.
Tags: Barack Obama·Economy·Georgia·savannah
Healthcare Meeting- Live Streaming Here At 10:00 AM
February 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Democracy, Democrats, Health Care, Politics, Republicans
UPDATE: I apologize to those of you who tried to play the stream and found it was unavailable. Apparently, the White House site was down. Is that a bad omen? I mean think about it. How can the government run health care, if the damn white house server can’t even sustain streaming video? I kid. [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Congress·Democracy·GOP·Health Care·White House
Is This What Black Politics Is Today? Al Sharpton And Tavis Smiley Engage In A Verbal Brawl
February 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Democrats, News, Politics, Racism, america
Let me preface the introduction of this amazing clip by giving you my abbreviated take on the state of “Black American politics.” As a writer and a black man, I cannot presume to speak for all of black America. For any “black leader” in the black community to presume to speak for all black folks [...]
Tags: al sharpton·Barack Obama·black america·Economy·Race·tavis smiley
Republicans Had Stimulus Envy
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · News, Politics, Republicans
Bloomberg’s got it:
Alabama Republicans Jo Bonner and Robert Aderholt took to the U.S. House floor in July, denouncing the Obama administration’s stimulus plan for failing to boost employment. “Where are the jobs?” each of them asked.
Over the next three months, Bonner and Aderholt tried at least five times to steer stimulus-funded transportation grants to Alabama [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Conservatives·Hypocrisy·Politics·Republicans·Stimulus
Obama’s Opening Gambit: Drive A Stake Into Insurance Rate Hikes
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Democrats, Health Care, News, Politics, america
It begins Monday morning. President Obama unveils his sweeping new health care reform legislation:
President Barack Obama will propose giving federal authorities the power to limit rate hikes by health insurance companies – part of a new health care overhaul plan he will unveil Monday in a last-ditch bid to salvage his signature issue.The proposal would [...]
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