Saying that his policies had “stopped the bleeding” in the job market, President Obama called Saturday on the country to “recommit” to helping the middle class.
The White House insisted on Thursday that President Barack Obama is a Christian who prays daily as it looked to tamp down growing doubts among Americans about the president’s religion.
WASHINGTON — Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod says she wants to discuss racial issues with President Obama, but there’s need for him to apologize for her wretched week. Making appearances on network news shows, Sherrod repeats she isn’t certain she’ll return to the Agriculture Department, which forced her out earlier this week and then […]
From The WashingtonPost.com: In the past year and a half, President Obama has quietly used his powers to expand federal rights and benefits for gays and lesbians, targeting one government restriction after another in an attempt to change public policy while avoiding a confrontation with Republicans and opponents of gay rights.
From NY Times: President Obama summoned Americans on Tuesday to a “national mission” to move away from reliance on oil and develop alternative sources of energy, demanding that Congress move quickly to overcome “a lack of political courage and candor.”
VIA THE HUFFINGTON POST: It really is true. Barack Obama can staff himself better on nearly all fronts than those who staff him — even comedians. Barack Obama so outdid Jay Leno, more by accident than by design (I think), at the White House Correspondents Dinner that next year the WHCA should just let Obama […]
Tavis Smiley held a conference about the Black agenda in the age of Obama. He invited Cornel West Julianne Malveaux and Louis Farrakhan. Farrakhan made a point about how legitimate criticism, is necessary and brought up Julianne Malveaux’s criticism of himself. RELATED STORIES Tavis Smiley Calls On Black Leaders To Discuss Black Agenda Under Obama […]
Via: NewsOne.com // From the NY Times: WASHINGTON — For all the questions circulating in Democratic quarters as President Obama tries to weather the worst storm of his administration, perhaps none is as succinct as this: Are the missteps at the White House rooted in message or substance? http://cdn.ipowerrichmond.com/external/js/gallery/267377/?external-src=http%3A%2F%2Fnewsone.com http://cdn1.newsone.com/external/js/gallery/267377/ The Republican victory in Massachusetts […]
// Via: CNN.com In a stunning upset that reshaped the U.S. political landscape, Republican Scott Brown won Tuesday’s special election in Massachusetts for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by liberal Democrat Ted Kennedy. With 99 percent of the results counted, Brown had 52 percent of the vote to 47 percent for Massachusetts Attorney General […]
Via: BlackAmericaWeb.com “There are times when the words that are spoken about me hurt. There are times when the barbs sting. There are times when it feels like all these efforts are for naught, and change is so painfully slow in coming, and I have to confront my own doubts. But let me tell you […]
Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich apologizes for saying in a magazine interview that he’s “blacker than Barack Obama.”
