Now that the RNC is officially over, the DNC is starting today with a bang. With First Lady Michelle Obama addressing the nation tonight, there’s no better way to jump-start the convention. She’s set to hit the podium at 10PM ET while President Obama stays home with their daughters, Sasha & Malia. FLOTUS told […]
Chelsea Clinton is urging young people to vote in a new video for OurTime.org. “Young people have always felt like their voices haven’t been heard,” Clinton says in the video. Clinton says it’s a “crisis” that this generation of young voters “is on track to earn less than their parents did.” She also urges youth […]
According to Eurweb, the man currently in prison for causing the death of Michael Jackson has extended an invitation for Katherine Jackson to visit him in prison for a one on one open conversation. “I’ve been told that she has a desire to speak with me before she departs this life,” Murray said in a […]
Name calling among politicians and their supporters and opponents is nothing new. The level of the venom, however, often is much higher when an underlying hatred based on race is at work. So when incumbent President George W. Bush made fun of opponent Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) for “flip-flopping” positions on the war in Iraq, […]
WASHINGTON — This year’s primaries, the 2008 primaries, the General Services Administration scandal, even the Secret Service and Donald Trump were targets for President Barack…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama wants to reshape the Supreme Court to soften gun rights, among other things.…
A photograph of a bumper sticker that features racist, anti-Obama language has gone viral on Facebook and other social networks. The sticker reads “Don’t Re-Nig In 2012,” in large white type, above smaller text that reads: “Stop repeat offenders. Don’t re-elect Obama!” The offensive design appears to have originated at a site called Stumpy’s Stickers, […]
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The first lady will appear on the “Late Show with David Letterman” on March 19. Mrs. Obama will discuss her Joining Forces initiative, which supports military families, and her plans for the program’s one-year anniversary. CBS, which airs Letterman’s show, says this will be Mrs. Obama’s first appearance on the program. But she has made […]
A recent survey by Public Policy Polling has found that a majority of likely GOP voters in Alabama and Mississippi believe President Barack Obama is a Muslim, despite considerable evidence to the contrary. Of 600 Alabama Republicans surveyed, 45 percent said he is a Muslim and 41 percent answered that they were not sure what […]
Welp, he cracked. Maybe it was the public pressure, realizing he had finally gone too far, or advertisers pulling their spots from his shows, but Rush Limbaugh has just issued an apology to Sandra Fluke for his over-the-top, insensitive, sexist remarks over the last week. Limbaugh issued a statement today that states; “For over 20 […]
President’s Day falling in the middle of Black History Month gives us reason to ask for definitive answers to some questions that may get swept under the rug. While it is wonderful to acknowledge the greatness of our Presidents, we cannot pretend that slavery wasn’t a part of our past in America. It’s hard to […]
