Barack Obama
Obama Feels the Heat for Meek
By The Admin on July 28, 2010
Sunshine State News – After the Shirley Sherrod debacle, President Barack Obama doesn’t need to pick another fight with his African-American base. But Florida’s Democratic Senate primary poses a new no-win situation. Black lawmakers are urging — even threatening — the White House to elevate its support of Kendrick Meek, an African-American congressman locked in [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Florida | Tagged Barack Obama, Kendrick Meek | Leave a response
For Obama, race means repeated distractions
By The Admin on July 24, 2010
Right when President Barack Obama should have been making political hay over big-deal legislative triumphs, race once again blew in with a storm of distraction. Obama and his administration have proved to be one of the most deliberate, highly disciplined in recent history. Whether you approve or disapprove of his policies, political missteps have been [...]
Posted in Race, White House | Tagged Barack Obama, Henry Louis Gates, Jeremiah Wright, NAACP, Shirley Sherrod | 1 Response
Obama, Clinton pledge US support for AIDS fight
By The Admin on July 23, 2010
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have pledged the support of the United States in the global fight against AIDS. Speaking Friday via prerecorded video at the close of an international conference dedicated to the disease, the two said they were committed to building upon progress and taking the lead in [...]
Posted in Featured, Federal Government, White House | Tagged Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton | Leave a response
Sen. David Vitter supports ‘birther’ lawsuits over Obama’s birth certificate
By The Admin on July 14, 2010
New York Daily News – The fringe “birther” movement may have found itself a new ally. Republican Sen. David Vitter told a group of supporters last week he is in favor of groups who may want to take President Obama to court over the belief he is not an American citizen. “I personally don’t have [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Louisiana | Tagged Barack Obama, birther, David Vitter | 1 Response
Willie Herenton knocks Obama’s endorsement of Rep. Cohen
By The Admin on July 14, 2010
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a white incumbent who represents a majority black district in Memphis, landed the endorsement of President Barack Obama on Tuesday—and harsh criticism from his black opponent in the primary. Opponent Willie Herenton called the endorsement a desperate political move by Cohen and said Obama doesn’t know the voters in the district. [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, State & Local News, Tennessee | Tagged Barack Obama, Memphis, Steve Cohen, Willie Herenton | 1 Response
