Obama as the "Magical Black Man"
In American movies, a familiar character has appeared repeatedly over the past thirty years: "The Magical Black Man". This wise avuncular reassuring mythic figure appears on the scene, to calm the...
View ArticlePyrrhic Victory: HRC and the Democratic Nomination
The Clintons have been very good at self-promotion.They haven't been very good for the Democratic Party.
View ArticleHillary Clinton: Rovian Protege
I was appalled by Hillary Clinton's performance tonight.Shameful.Vituperative.Nasty.Untruthful.
View ArticleEarly Observations from Maryland
I live in the close-in suburb of Chevy Chase, just north of the DC-MD border.Despite (for us) frigid weather, there was an ever increasing line at my polling place. I was amazed to see so many people...
View ArticleWealthy Americans Don't Need a President: Another 'fairy tale'
Will someone please tell Bill Clinton to please go away?This week's bone-headed statement:Of his wife's recent travails, [Bill Clinton] said, "the caucuses aren't good for her. They disproportionately...
View ArticleThe Election Issue No One will Talk About (with poll)
I am about to wade into dangerous territory here and probably will be vociferously attacked on account of this foray. Nevertheless, here it goes:
View ArticlePhony Patriotism with Poll!!!
On Bill Maher's show last night (Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO), rightwing congressman Jack Kingston (R-Stone Age), called Barack Obama unpatriotic for not placing his hand over his heart during the...
View ArticleEnough With Farrakhan!!!
I am a proud member of the American Jewish Community. I am an avid supporter of the state of Israel.I am also SICK TO DEATH of the 'requirement' that every major black political leader must publicly...
View ArticleHillary's Faux-rin Policy Experience & Poll
As a friend told me: "My wife finances promising start-up companies aroud the world. I have traveled with her on innumerable business trips to Russia, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Greece, South...
View ArticleHas Hillary Doomed the Dems in '08? w/Poll
Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment to Republicans: Never speak ill of another Republican.Now I think Reagan was wrong on just about everything but he was right about two things: 1....
View ArticleLaura Bush for Hillary's Vice President? with Poll
In an attempt to 'reach across the aisle' to prove her bipartisanship, Clinton campaign honcho Harold Ickes floated the idea of Laura Bush as a potential running mate for Mrs. Clinton.
View ArticleHillary Clinton is a Fraud, and not a nice one at that! w/Poll
HRC is running around trumpeting her foreign policy expertise. She is UNIQUELY suited for the role of Commander in Chief "on day one" because of the following AMAZING feats of diplomacy.
View ArticleThe Way out of the Democratic Morass...w/poll
Short of either Hillary or Barack walking away, I do not see an easy end to the current campaign conundrum.Let me propose a solution, which is probably more a fantasy than reality.
View ArticleComing to a Town Near YOU!! The Blond Ambition Tour w/Poll
Hillary Clinton is like the aging diva who cannot give up the limelight. Her scorched earth campaign isn't about anything other than her own narcissism and raging sense of entitlement: sustained by...
View ArticleDouble Standards: Why is no one mentioning this? w/Poll
While I find that Rev. Wright is over the top with some of his polemics, especially the Goddamn America litany and HIV as a government plot against blacks, he isn't the only lunatic religious leader...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Clinton Lovers/Obama Haters, w/poll
I continue to fear for the future of our progressive movement and our chances in the fall with the posts I read at myDD.com and other pro-Clinton websites.The level of vitriol makes me wonder if I have...
View ArticlePassport Breach: Questions that need to be answered! w/Poll
One can NEVER be shocked by more news of the ineptitude of the Bush administration.From monitoring Al Qaeda BEFORE 9/11 to managing the aftermath of Katrina, not to mention, the invasion of Iraq,...
View Article'That was a stupid lie, easy to expose, not worthy of you' w/Poll
One of the wittiest scripts ever written was "All About Eve", a parable about the egos and narcissism of show business.Someone once said: "Politics is show business for ugly people". Well, we have a...
View Article"Ah yes, I remember it well": Hillary's Musical w/Poll
Hillary's campaign is starting to remind me of that famous song from the movie 'Gigi"http://www.youtube.com/...
View ArticleElitist=Sissy; 'San Francisco' Elitist=Fag,w/poll
The code words of the Republicans and now Hillary Clinton, with support from Maureen Dowd and other assorted MSM figures.When a man is called an elitist, they mean he is a sissy. Weak. A coward. Not...
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