January 2010
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Chris Matthews: I forgot Obama was black for an hour
Rachel Weiner, Washington Post – On MSNBC News Wednesday night, “Hardball” host Chris Matthews had an idiosyncratic take on President Obama’s first State of the Union. He told Keith Olbermann that during Obama’s speech, “I forgot he was black.” Matthews seemed to be trying to articulate how Obama had moved beyond race. “He is post-racial [...]
Biden defends Obama’s criticism of high court
Vice President Joe Biden is assailing the Supreme Court’s decision removing limits on corporate and union donations to political campaigns, calling it “dead wrong.” Biden was asked Thursday whether it was appropriate for President Barack Obama to criticize the ruling in the presence of members of the high court who attended his State of the [...]
Full text of VA Governor Bob McDonell’s GOP response
As prepared for delivery. Good evening. I’m Bob McDonnell. Eleven days ago I was honored to be sworn in as the 71st governor of Virginia. I’m standing in the historic House Chamber of Virginia’s Capitol, a building designed by Virginia’s second governor, Thomas Jefferson. It’s not easy to follow the President of the United States. [...]
Full text of President Obama’s State of the Union address
Full remarks as prepared for delivery. Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For two hundred and twenty years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. They have done [...]
Haiti’s revolt inspired U.S. black activists
Peniel E. Joseph, Special to CNN – Haiti’s poverty has been much discussed since its massive earthquake, but little has been said of its rich, and equally fraught, history. For African-Americans, Haiti’s tragedy hits close to home. For more than two centuries the tiny, at times fragile, republic has inspired black political activism in the [...]
