Obamanomics Is a Recipe for Recession
July 31, 2008
Obamanomics Is a Recipe for Recession By MICHAEL J. BOSKIN July 29, 2008; Page A17 [OPINION] What if I told you that a prominent global political figure in recent months has proposed: abrogating key features of his government’s contracts with energy companies; unilaterally renegotiating his country’s international economic treaties; dramatically raising marginal tax rates on the “rich” to levels not seen in his country in three decades (which would make them among the highest in the world)
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This week in The Tentacle – July 30th, 2008
July 31, 2008
This week in The Tentacle – July 30th, 2008 July 30, 2008 Wednesday, July 30, 2008 The Obama Phenomena Kevin E. Dayhoff With less than 100 days to go before the November presidential election, both presumptive candidates for the Oval Office continue to look for a key – knock-out – issue that will put them over the top. Oh, Canada! Tom McLaughlin There are a many similarities between North Ontario, Canada and Western Maryland. One of the most obvious is the bears. Both areas must bow to what
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Obama Arrogance Watch
July 31, 2008
Is the “news” media beginning to catch on? Long before February when Barack Obama said “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for” the general impression of Obama among even some in the media is that for an inexperienced junior Senator, the former community organizer, Obama thinks pretty highly of himself. An ego in politics is nothing new. But if you get to the point where late night comedians are wondering if we should bother holding an election at all because Obama already thinks he’s won (se
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Enough of peeping into hotel or condo rooms-lah!
July 31, 2008
The world’s economy shows signs of entering a huge recession; and I believe the blardy government is not interested in fixing our economy which will in tandem follow the US economy’s collapse predicted to happen right after the December 2008 US presidential election. Meanwhile,our government and various agencies keep on peeping into hotel and condo rooms — after the failed Mohd Ali Rustam’s failed Squad Skodeng, and the similar clone of the FT Reilgious Department — to pry into Private Citize
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Obama Fights Back Against Mean Spirited McCain
July 31, 2008
Usually, a candidate who goes negative this early in the campaign season is admitting he’s got nothing positive to tout about himself. Sadly, that’s the case with John McCain. Yes, he has a compelling biography as a war hero, which the public is familiar with. And he’s basked in the media sunlight for years as admiring reporters doted on him. Then it suddenly all went south. You certainly can’t take away from the man the very real sacrifices he made and the service he gave to the country. He d
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Obama’s Response Ad
July 31, 2008
As I wrote earlier, I’m no great fan of the Obama campaign’s “Oops he did it again” response to McCain’s latest attack ad. The campaign is fond of using humorous one liners to counter attacks and I see the strategy behind it — it’s the verbal equivalent of brushing dirt off the shoulder or swatting away a gnat, but is it really enough? The reason attack ads generally work is that they leave emotional impressions and associations whether the content is true or not and whether the attacks are be
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APOLOGIZES FOR SLAVERY, SEGREGATION
July 31, 2008
Staff Reporter | Posted July 29, 2008 7:10 PM – The Daily Voice The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a historic resolution apologizing to African-Americans for slavery and segregation. The nonbinding resolution, introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen, marks the first time a branch of the federal government has apologized for slavery. Cohen is a white member of Congress who represents a majority black district in Memphis, Tennessee. He is facing a re-election challenge next week from
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Discuss: Do Real Media Celebrities Make Sense in Fiction?
July 31, 2008
Discuss: Do Real Media Celebrities Make Sense in Fiction? by Eric Kohn Jul 30th 2008 // 8:03PM Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Casting, New Releases, Celebrities and Controversy, PoliticsThe basic scenario behind Swing Vote makes for an easy pitch: An average American (Kevin Costner) winds up in the position of casting the deciding vote in a presidential election. Both candidates (played by Kelsey Grammer and Dennis Hopper) fly into town and try to woo him. It’s a simple premise clearly aimed at exp
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On the meaninglessness of political analogies
July 31, 2008
Here’s an article close to my heart. The best thing about the year in analogy is how diverse the comparisons have been. Almost simultaneously, Obama has been described as 2008’s version of 49-state winner Ronald Reagan as well as its incarnation of 49-state loser George McGovern–in fact, he’s been compared to every presidential candidate since World War II. A vote for John McCain has been likened to both a third term of George Bush as well as a first victory for the unelected Gerald Ford. The
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Headline Highlights — February 2008
July 31, 2008
Headline Highlights — February 2008 March 4, 2008 On February 2, 2008, Punxsutawney Phil surveyed the landscape and determined that there would be six more weeks of Winter. Just a few days later, Americans awoke and realized that there would be a few more weeks of the primary season. With election news dominating the headlines, telecommunications policy issues garners little attention in February. But one key presidential election story helped highlight how the Federal Communications Commissio
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