‘Less a team of rivals, more a coalition government’
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Keith Olbermann’s take on Barack Obama’s new security team: ...
go to article »December 3, 2008
Obama addresses the National Governors Association
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Now that’s what I call a keynote speaker! Barack - and I think we can call him “Barack” now, can’t we? I mean, until we can call him “Mr President”, obviously - spoke to the nation’s* governors at their annual conference in Philadelphia today. And in doing...
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Amazed Parisians are still reeling after discovering billboards featuring President Sarkozy, pictured as U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, after Shepard Fairey's famous poster, with the wonders working comment Yes We Can! Suzanne Lehn gives us a chronological break down of what happened and how the Yes We Can slogan became Yes We Must!
December 2, 2008
Malian Artists, American Politics & Guns N' Roses
Inauguration day on January 20, 2009, shapes up to be an event to remember for many historical reasons. One of the more mundane reasons will be the invitation extended by president elect Barack Obama to the Malian duo Amadou et Mariam. Lova Rakotomalala connects the dots between music, art and American politics in this post.
November 29, 2008
While You Were Eating Turkey, The President Elect Speaks
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Would it have been so bad for the President Elect to mention Indigenous People? ...
go to article »November 28, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving, part two
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For no other reason than I feel bad about simply posting a video of Sarah Palin’s Turkey Horror for you today (even if it is mitigated by the commentary of Keith Olbermann), here’s my Thanksgiving present to you. It combines the creativity of America and the creativity of Britain - and ...
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Barack records a Thanksgiving message
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And it’s a nice one: ...
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Cherie Blair gives Michelle Obama some advice
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Who knew? Not I. Barbara Walters did, though: *Insert Eddie Izzard’s “little small yappy dog” routine here* You can watch the full Barbara Walters ABC News interview (sans laughter track) in parts on YouTube, starting with part one here. ...
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Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day?
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Growing up with a mom who worked in retail, the day after Thanksgiving meant watching my single mom wake up before the sun, before the crazy shoppers, to open up whatever store she worked in at an unholy hour. We never shopped for bargains because it was my mother's job to make sure others could. Ev...
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As Obama tackles the economy, Bush pardons turkeys
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Keith Olbermann made a good point last night: if, as Barack Obama says, there’s only one President at a time, how come he isn’t the one sorting out the economic mess right now? ...
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