Barack Obama is committed to ensuring that workers can choose to gain a union voice on the job and bargain with their employers for better wages, benefits and working conditions— without employer harassment or intimidation. Obama Voted for Employee Free Choice Act. Obama co-sponsored and voted for the Employee Free Choice Act, which would restore [...]
In an appearance in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Illinois Democrat’s address was interrupted when several young black males stood up, hoisted a banner that read, “What about the black community, Obama?” and began peppering the Senator for not focusing on their concerns. Obama told them they would have time to ask questions after the speech [...]
WASHINGTON — It is a tradition at many kitchen tables to yell at the newspaper. At John McCain’s kitchen table, it is becoming a tradition to yell at one paper in particular: The New York Times. The latest dustup between the Republican presidential candidate and the “All the News that’s fit to Print” big-name newspaper [...]
The reeling housing industry is rallying against what it sees as the latest threat to its recovery: a proposal by President Barack Obama to reduce home-ownership tax benefits for wealthier families. Groups such as the National Association of Realtors, the Greater Capital Association of Realtors Inc. and the New York State Builders Association Inc. are [...]
WFB was a brilliant with a sharp, keen, and astute wit. His comments were intended to be fashioned as a mockery of Jackson’s politics and agenda, and certainly not his race. People like you are like an individual whom I came across at a bar one time; when asked if I supported President elect Obama [...]
“On a day when major news organizations across the country are taking Senator McCain to task for a steady stream of false, negative attacks, his campaign has launched yet another. Or, as some might say, ‘Oops! He did it again.’ Our dependence on foreign oil is one of the greatest challenges we face. In this [...]
Senator John McCain said today that he supports the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative, which would ban preferences based on race, ethnicity, and sex in the state’s public contracting, education (including university admissions), and employment programs. Essentially identical initiatives will be before voters this fall in Colorado and Nebraska, and have been enacted in California, Washington, [...]
It’s turning out to be a tabloid kind of day for Sen. Barack Obama. First, John McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis, suggested on a conference call that depicting the Illinois Senator alongside Britney Spears and Paris Hilton in a campaign ad is merely comparing “apples to apples.” At the same time, a line out of [...]
Take a look at this: Barely more than one month into its first term, and the administration of President Barack Obama is entering the rarefied world of Never-Never Land —- the mythical world of Peter Pan where wishes magically come true and in which the normal laws of nature do not apply. How else, for [...]
Loury’s curious article won’t leave anyone indifferent: To my mind, commentary about Obama’s ‘race’ speech in the press has been superficial and overtly, unreflectively partisan. (It was a fine speech, to be sure; don’t get me wrong. This guy is not only a brilliant politician, he’s a genuine intellectual. He has integrity. And, he’s brave, [...]
