…but dude has the Washington 2-step nailed.
From the AP
“An Associated Press review of Freedom of Information Act reports filed by 17 major agencies found that the use of nearly every one of the law’s nine exemptions to withhold information from the public rose in fiscal year 2009, which ended last October.
Among the most frequently used [...]
In my post “The Black Soldier Has Been Sheehan-ized”, I pointed out how all the talk over how Black soldiers were being forced to their deaths in the Middle east (thanks to Bush) has noticeably gone quiet. Now that Obama has become President, suddenly it’s not web chic anymore to show pictures of Black soldiers [...]
Let’s go back to the dark days of eeeeevil Bush empire.
“While the overall rate (i.e., the rate for all jobseekers) and the white rate specifically both fell by 0.4 percentage points in the first three years of the early 1990s recovery, the rate fell slightly faster, by 0.6 points, for African Americans. This relationship [...]
FOLLOW THE MONEY!!
The Profit$ of War
A. Defense Fills Democratic Coffers
B. In February of this year, President Obama ordered 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan. In May, he would not rule out the possibility to send more. The same anti-war crowd that helped put Obama in office is naturally pissed.
C. John McCain (ranking member of the Senate [...]
Are you really shocked?
Blacks in survey say race relations no better with Obama (cnn.com)
h/t: Shamara
“Ninety-six percent of African-Americans approve of how Obama is handling his presidency, according to a CNN/Essence Magazine/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Thursday.”
But here is the kicker~
“During the 2008 election, 38 percent of blacks surveyed thought racial discrimination was a serious problem. [...]
The latest unemployment figure has us at 9.4%, but somehow folks have been able to make light of it.
Party, party, party!
Even this article was able to find a sliver of a silver lining in the high Black unemployment figures.
“The good news (or not so bad news) is that the black unemployment rate fell slightly in [...]
Before commenting on how President Obama has become the first Black president of GM, I decided to take some time to scan some of the biggest critics of the Bush administration and how billions of dollars were wasted under him. Since fiscal responsibility was something that was important to them under Bush, I figured that [...]
Another furniture rearrangement by Obama.
From washingtontimes.com
President Obama announced fewer budget cuts and for a lesser dollar amount than President George W. Bush did in his final budget – and is counting on being able to eliminate some programs that his predecessor repeatedly tried, but failed, to slash.
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Mr. Bush’s fiscal 2009 list included reducing or eliminating [...]
Since the recollection of history of some these days is more like a buffet line, allow me to spoon up a side item from the past.
2006
From the Democratic Policy Committee (link)
President Bush’s Budget Would Harm African American Families
On February 6, 2006, the President submitted his Fiscal Year 2007 budget request. Rather than presenting the [...]
Defense Department to Release Photos Showing Detainee Treatment in Iraq, Afghanistan
I writing as the words just come to me.
This phony outrage has now reached new levels.
The political power play that is happening here is something that is seen in most middle schools across the country. Allow me to quickly explain. The way you enhance your [...]
That was then…
As champion of black farmers, Obama could win Southern votes (thehill.com)
9/19/07
“I think this will help Obama with black voters split between Hillary Clinton and Obama,” said Boyd, who said he was happy to see Obama speak out publicly on Pigford because there have been too few champions of black farmers in the Senate.
[...]
How appropriate of a title!
From SFGate.com
The Obama administration is again invoking government secrecy in defending the Bush administration’s wiretapping program, this time against a lawsuit by AT&T customers who claim federal agents illegally intercepted their phone calls and gained access to their records.
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Kevin Bankston of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a lawyer for the customers, said [...]
“My view is we got to do it our way; we did our best. We did some things well, some things not so well. Now, they get their chance. And I agree with the president. We owe them our loyalty and our silence while they do it. Because I know what it’s like to have [...]
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