The Set Up or… “Is the media bored with Mitt Romney already?”

Friday, 13 January 2012, 12:07 | Category : Election, George Bush, Hispanic, Laura Bush, RNC, RNC Convention
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It appears the media is already bored with fmr Massachusetts Governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney. They want to wrap this up after SC and move on. The media was bored with Obama the day after he was elected. Anyone remember how pundits were already picking horses for the 2012 race no less than 24 [...]

Random Politics

Saturday, 25 June 2011, 15:22 | Category : Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George Bush, international affairs, Pakistan, Politics, RNC, Voting Rights, War
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Yes, they did it! Here comes the bride/bride, groom/groom, bride/groom. Couples willing and committed to taking that next step can, and will have all the rights and benefits that come with the package in New York state. From today’s New York Times: With his position still undeclared, Senator Mark J. Grisanti, a Republican from Buffalo [...]

The Next Aftershock

Friday, 15 January 2010, 10:51 | Category : Bill Clinton, George Bush, Haiti, international affairs, Politics
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I always consider my mother the voice of “compassionate pragmatism.” We were talking about Haiti this morning and how this will have an impact on the immigration debate inevitably. And she said, “we’re going to have to bring some of them in.” I trust my mom on these matters. She’s been through some of the [...]

To Everything There Is a Season

A week or two after the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, I made a trip to NYC for a few days to attend a film market. During that trip I found myself in a small peace demonstration near NYU. Honestly, I was there to meet a friend who was asked to provide [...]

Presidents Who Lunch

Yesterday, soon-to-be-former President George W. Bush hosted a gathering of the ex’s and the President-elect Barack Obama at the White House. Great topic for a photo op. Years ago, I read an article in Glamour magazine about body language in photographs. The author was a psychologist. She was on the money about the state of [...]

White House Holiday Countdown

Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 20:08 | Category : Barack Obama, Food, George Bush, holidays, Washington
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As one President exits the White House, and another one in waiting prepares for his entrance, there’s no time like the holidays to wind down the final days. The Bushes are wrapping up their White House years with a total of 25 holiday parties and 7 dinners for a total of 60,000 guests according to [...]

Dropping the Other Shoe

Monday, 15 December 2008, 15:22 | Category : George Bush, international affairs, Politics
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Shortly after 9-11 I remember friends anxiously speculating about when and where “the other shoe” was going to drop. Apparently, it has. On his final visit to Iraq, President George W. Bush appeared in a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki. As Bush wrapped up his remarks, an Iraqi television journalist, Muntathar [...]

Condi, Happy at last[?]

Sunday, 16 November 2008, 14:37 | Category : Fashion and Style, George Bush, Peace, Politics
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I was about to fire off a “misidentified Black person” email to the Washington Post today (if Undercover Blackman didn’t beat me to it), over Robin Givhan’s story about the Glamour [Magazine] Women of the Year awards which were held in New York this past week. [btw - the Glamour awards throw substance ahead of [...]

The Art of the Deal: Talk to We, the People

Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 19:24 | Category : George Bush, The Economy
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I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking — with the comparatively few who understand the mechanics of banking but more particularly with the overwhelming majority who use banks for the making of deposits and the drawing of checks. I want to tell you what has [...]