Posts Tagged ‘ Election ’

JOSEPH C. PHILLIPS OP-ED:The Wisdom of Massachusetts Voters

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On Tuesday, Massachusetts voters humbled Democrats by reversing the decision of their state legislators and electing Republican Scott Brown to a U.S. Senate seat that has been held by democrats for all but 6 years since 1926. Tuesdays vote provided definitive proof that “God don’t like ugly. And he ain’t too fond of cute.”



Dr. ADA FISHER OP-ED: Obama hit by Brown truck

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How quick political fortunes can turn particularly when politicians don’t heed the voices of citizens outraged by the actions taken by those who are to represent them. Perceived as an uncontrolled vehicle bearing down the road full speed ahead, the Patriots of the recent Tea Parties, regardless of their stripes, took it home to Boston where our national rebellion first began against taxation without representation-the state of Massachusetts. In put downs against average Joe’s, this time one Joe named Scott driving a Brown powered pick up clearly uncloaked the arrogance of the Obama Administration and cronies revealing how out of touch they are with middle class Americans.

The silent majority is silent no more. Middle America though told otherwise is smart enough to know the stimulus, bail outs and other expansions which smell of government takeovers will be at the expense of their disposable as well as main income. Clearly democrats in Congress assumed that the 2008 election gave them a mandate for change when what was asked is for something fairer and different. You may fool some of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time for most folks aren’t fools.



Why Michael Steele Should Set Party Policy

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Steele was elected by the entire RNC membership, which is a national election. If anyone deserves to be at the policy making table, speaking for the membership of a national political party, it is Steele - not a Senator from Kentucky or a Representative from Ohio. Simply put, the Republican congressional leadership had their chance to shape policy for six years; the result of their failure was felt in 2006 (losing the majority) and 2008 (losing the Presidency) to Barack Obama.



Out with the Ole, in with the New” : The Grand New Party

By Brandon Brice
My fellow Republicans, Independents and Democrats, we are witnessing in the Republican Party a severe identity crisis. Conflicts exist amongst moderate and conservative members of the party, and a lingering stereotype of Republicans only caring about the almighty dollar. There are stigmas of greed, corruption and lack of compassion for everyday hard working Americans. Throughout the election as I interviewed New Yorkers on the streets of Harlem on 125th, the common theme and description was that a typical Republican is typically old, white, wealthy and believing in a free market system, only for personal gain. As …



Healthcare in America: A Letter from Canada

by Linda Vallee
We have spent the last six weeks sending this out to every newspaper in the USA we could find and have posted it on blog’s everywhere we could. Please cut, paste and send this to anyone who is undecided if you think this will help … perhaps they will put weight into the testimony of someone who is living the health care plan Senator Obama is offering and how it is not working for us. God bless and good luck on Tuesday.
 
To Whom It May Concern,

 
We have watched with great interest over the past year the on going …



It All Means Nothing, If Kids Can’t Read

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From the 2008 election cycle you would never know that the most important issue today is the dismal state of our public education system. I feel comfortable making such a strong proclamation because none of John McCain’s or Barack Obama’s promise of “change” can last or transform when 30% of our young people perpetually fail to complete high school each year. More troubling is that over 50% of African American males are part of this group. We also ignore that a significant number of kids move through the system without learning to read. No economic policy matters if children cannot …



The Lenny Commentary: Politics and Perception

Aired LIVE during “Fox News Rising” October 27, 2008
According to a recent CBS/New York Times poll, Senator Barack Obama leads Senator John McCain by 13 points, indicating that this presidential election is practically over. An Associated Press presidential poll conducted the same day shows that Senator McCain has overcome his challenges, narrowing the gap to a slim one-point deficit that reflects the campaign chant, “MAC IS BACK.” Newsweek says that “MAC IS FLAT”, showing a 12-point deficit for the Republican nominee. And, of course, in the Super Bowl of polling, CNN’s “Poll of Polls” has the margin around seven percent …



Post-Racial Politics? Not Quite.

Claudio Simpkins
The Daily Voice
In the Sunday, September 14th edition of the Washington Post, my Professor, Randall Kennedy, spoke to “The Big ‘What If,’” outlining the potential fallout should Senator Barack Obama lose this race for the presidency.
Professor Kennedy speaks to Black anxiety regarding the seemingly all-but-inevitable conclusion that should Obama lose, it will be because of “a vague, sophisticated, low-key prejudice that is chameleonlike in its ability to adapt to new surroundings and to hide even from those firmly in its grip.”
As an African-American supporting Senator John McCain this election cycle, I find it hard to believe that I am …



Enough Right Now: Vote for it Nov. 4th

Leette Eaton White
“Lord who made the Lion and the Lamb, You decreed I should be what I am. Would it spoil some vast eternal plan, if I were a wealthy man?”- Topol as Tevye- The Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
This feeling of desperation reflects American sentiment in this Presidential campaign. It is the manipulation of hearts and the twisting of ideas that has quickly driven us into the trap of the liberal agenda, which is quickly normalizing itself through our school systems, media, and the courts.
Our country is at a crossroads where our freedom and power are at risk from …