Category Archives: Obama

The Incomparable Baratunde Thurston on Obama’s Release of His Birth Certificate

My thoughts on Baratunde Thurston’s great video response to Obama’s release of his birth certificate.
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On Politics and the Sorry State of Affairs (or, you know, the Democrats)

(x-posted at Forbes Avenue) I’ve been having a hard time figuring out what to say about politics of late. Part of it is that life gets in the way and a brotha ain’t always got time to sit down and … Continue reading

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What’s Wrong with Obama’s Speeches on Race

(cross posted at Forbes Avenue) Well, first. There are so few. No, seriously — let me start by saying that the fact that we have a president who talks about race seriously at all is a huge step in the … Continue reading

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More on Bill Maher’s Obama Critique

Bill explains what he means: “If not now, when?” I think this is the major point that Bill Maher has buried in his critique of Obama.  His comment that even his own audience, which suffered few jokes or critiques of … Continue reading

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Congress v. Obama: We’re Kinda Screwed

There's this whole meme out there in the blogosphere — Jamelle rounds all the recent stuff up nicely – around the notion that the real problem with our federal government is that Congress abdicates its duty to be a check on … Continue reading

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