by Bob | Nov 20, 2008 | Barack Obama, Kellemen, Obama
Words MatterIn the November 19, 2008 issue of The USA Today, political analyst Sandy Grady rightly praises President-elect Barack Obama for his eloquence (“His Words Will Matter”).Grady aptly notes about Obama’s speeches, “They always have...
by Bob | Nov 10, 2008 | Barack Obama, Black Family, Obama, President Obama
The First African American Family: Then and NowSurfing the Internet, a prominent message one reads from African Americans about the election of Barack Obama relates to the joy many have at the thought of a Black family in the White House. Barack and Michelle Obama,...
by Bob | Sep 3, 2008 | Obama, Sarah Palin, Women's History, Women's Studies
Sarah Palin: Sexism Then and NowI have a confession to make. I’m upset. Yes, angry at the sexist, biased, and vicious coverage of Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.Readers of my blog know how hard I work to stay out of politics. But you also know how hard I work...
by Bob | Sep 1, 2008 | Abortion, Barack Obama, Obama, Pro Life, Sarah Palin
Living Her Pro-Life ConvictionsTwice within less than one week Governor Sarah Palin, Republican VP Candidate, has demonstrated that she lives her pro-life convictions. Whether one is a Republican or a Democratic, an Independent or a Libertarian, all should agree that...
by Bob | Aug 29, 2008 | Barack Obama, Obama, Sarah Palin, Women's Studies
An Amazing Twenty-Four Hours!By any stretch of the imagination, the United States has witnessed one of its most amazing twenty-four-hour periods in its long, and sometimes torturous history.Last night, just 155 years after the Emancipation of slaves, and just 45 years...
by Bob | Aug 28, 2008 | African American, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr, Obama
Pursuing the House Built on the Backs of SlavesAs Senator Barack Obama officially accepted the nomination as the Democratic candidate for President of the United States, at least two ironies struck me.First, the house he seeks to govern from—the White House—was built...
