November 16, 2008
Obama has barely been elected, and John Pilger can reliably be called upon to throw out the first far-left article accusing him of being an Uncle Tom. Obama is a stooge don’t you know! (via Olly’s Onions) And isn’t Obama aware that, “the American elite has grown adept at usin...
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This ‘letter to my son’, published in Newsweek magazine, is excellent: No election can wipe away racism, and bigotry will show itself to you in ways subtle and not. But it is easier today than it was yesterday to see that racism, once a barrier, is now more like a hurdle. What a fine new...
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A couple of weeks ago when I was in India, I had a chat with a friend who is a software engineer. The conversation was on the following lines: Friend: ‘I hope Obama will win. I am sure Obama will win. I can’t imagine Obama not winning.’ Me: ‘You mean you want Obama to win?&r...
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"We're rock bottom," said Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter, Michigan Republican and the incumbent policy committee chief. "We are now free to start thinking again, acting again, and doing the right thing by what our constituents and our country need."In an unforeseen act of politica...
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November 6, 2008
A New York Times article announcing the result has this bit at the end: Reflecting the intensity of the two candidates, Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama took a page from what Mr. Bush did in 2004 and continued to campaign after the polls opened. Mr. McCain left his home in Arizona after voting early Tue...
go to article »November 5, 2008
Whether this is a turning point in American History is a matter of perspective. For African Americans and for the Democrats, the election of a Black President is momentous but for the gay community of America it is still a long drawn battle. Apart from voting for the election of President of America...
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