Entries from June 2008

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

McCain Makes an Ill-advised Attempt at Courting the African-American Vote

“I’m the only real gangsta in this election! Let’s see that oreo Barack represent up in here now!”
John McCain

Trinity Church of Christ, Chicago, 6/8/08 - Having accepted an offer from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to address the congregation, Republican presidential hopeful, Senator John McCain caused a near-riot today when he approached the pulpit attired in [...]

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Don’t Allow Yourself to be Distracted by Facts

Iraq is in turnaround — yet our own media refuses to clue us in.

Mr. Bush must acknowledge that there is no military solution for Iraq.
New York Times Editorial; NYTimes.com; 1/09/07
If one were naïve enough to rely solely upon what is reported in the mainstream American media, one would undoubtedly believe all of the following: that [...]