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Obama’s Clarifying Win: The Fly on the Wall Is the Wall
by Norman Solomon
Barack Obama’s triumph on Tuesday night was a victory over a wall that pretends to be a fly on the wall.For a long time, the nation’s body politic has been shoved up against that wall — known as the news media.Despite all its cracks and gaps, what cements the wall is mostly a series of repetition compulsion disorders. Whether the media perseveration is on Pastor Wright, the words “bitter” and “cling,” or an absent flag lapel-pin, the wall’s surfaces are more rigid when they’re less relevant to common human needs and shared dreams. |
Obama and the End of Truth
by Margaret Kimberley
Almost all black Americans are in agreement with the recent statements made by Rev. Jeremiah Wright. He has been castigated for doing nothing more than pointing out that there is a well documented history of genocides committed in this country.Black people are and always have been the largest group of truth tellers in the United States. Our history proves that the country's most beloved mythologies are shams. Our every day lives tell us that racism persists, and that our political leaders lie constantly. We were always very difficult to fool, that is until Barack Obama ran for president. |
Can America Vote Black?
by Stephen Rose
In the wake of the North Carolina and Indiana Democratic primaries, it becomes quite apparent that barring any totally unforeseen circumstances, Barack Obama is going to be the Democratic presidential nominee. I see no way Hillary Clinton can get the nomination unless the super delegates decide to totally ignore the will of the people in the primary states, which is quite unlikely. |
Newt Gingrich: Republicans face “real disaster”
by Robin Elliot
What? The hyper-organized, disciplined, get-out-the-message, self-righteous Republicans are in trouble? Quick! Call for help! Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… it’s … ::cricket, cricket:: Shellshocked House Republicans got warnings from leaders past and present Tuesday: Your party’s message isn’t good enough to prevent disaster in November, and neither is the NRCC’s money. |
Let's Get Serious About Patriotism
by Ira Chernus
The New York Times and the Washington Post have put the Democrats on notice: If you want to become president, patriotism still counts. Whether by coincidence or some conspiratorial design, both of the bellwethers of the political center gave the issue of patriotism front page coverage this past weekend. |
Reality Has Well-Known Obama Bias
by Cenk Uygur
You have to give Hillary Clinton's team credit for one thing: they have masterfully played the perception game. It might have been all smoke and mirrors, but they have done their job of keeping people confused and distracted them from what really matters. |
Border Incursions: No Laws for Bush America
by Brian Cloughley
The US border with Mexico is 2000 miles long and is heavily guarded, at a cost to the US taxpayer of $7.8 billion last year. (In 2006 Bush declared that "Unfortunately, the United States has not been in complete control of its borders for decades . . . ") Now consider what would happen if Mexican security forces were pursuing a criminal who had fled into the US and they opened fire across the border, then crossed it, killing a US border guard. |
The Torch en Route
by Gail Collins
It’s been a while since we last gave thought to the Olympic torch. Where is the little guy these days, anyway? Still getting good hotel rooms?The torch came to mind Tuesday night as the Democratic primary election returns came rolling in. Has anyone else noticed how much the presidential campaign and the Olympics are starting to resemble one another? Triumphant march toward the big summer party turns into an endless race through conflicts in increasingly remote places. (Last heard, by the way, the torch was sitting atop Mount Everest.) |
Clinton's Faltering Case for Staying In
by Amy Sullivan
Can you imagine Hillary Clinton actually giving up her quest for the presidency? Anyone who heard her proclaim "full-speed onto the White House" on Tuesday night and back that up with her declaration Wednesday that "I'm staying in this race until there's a nominee" will find it difficult to visualize what a Clinton concession would look like. She and her husband have been the Democratic establishment for the past 16 years and they have not conceded defeat since he lost the Arkansas governorship in 1980. And she has so recently found an effective political voice, sounding a populist trumpet throughout Pennsylvania and Indiana with an energy that seems inversely related to the health of the economy. |
Idaho student says teacher tossed his Mexican flag in trash
by AP
A high school student says he may file a lawsuit against a physical education teacher who took a Mexican flag he had brought for Cinco de Mayo and put it in the garbage.Clint Straatman denies Froylan Camelo's version of events but said he took the flag Monday because "white kids" might have hurt the 16-year-old. He said he put it in a garbage can because he had no place else to keep it. |
Country Music Legend Eddy Arnold Dies At 89
by AP
The legendary country crooner that Billboard Magazine ranked the number one country artist of all time, Eddy Arnold, died at the age of 89 at 4:40 a.m. on Thursday at an assisted living facility in Franklin, Tenn.Arnold was one of the founding fathers of country music who helped put Music City on the map. The humble, soft-spoken gentlemen, who billed himself as "The Tennessee Plowboy," became a legendary Hall of Fame entertainer well before his death. |
Clinton campaign entering its twilight
by Nick Juliano
With Tuesday's "split" decision in North Carolina and Indiana nonetheless giving Barack Obama a needed shot of adrenaline, experts and observers are coming to the realization that Hillary Clinton cannot win the Democratic presidential nomination.The "Hillary Deathwatch" maintained by online magazine Slate has plummeted in the last two days -- now down to 2.5 percent, down 10 points from Monday. Online speculators similarly see the former first lady as a bad investment. Investors betting on the Democratic victor at the Intrade political prediction markets give Clinton a less than 9 percent chance of winning, down from around 25 percent the day before this week's primaries. |
