I’m criticized incessantly at my Factotum-type day gig—well, actually not at the gig, because I’m the HNIC there, but every month we have this thing, a Manager’s call, where bosses from sites around the country phone in and discuss topics. I dread these things like the Black Death. Without fail, there’s some nit to pick […]
President Obama received some bad news this week: A recent Gallup Poll found that the approval rating for the president has dropped below 40 percent for the first time ever. A full 54 percent of Americans disapprove of the job the president is doing. This revelation puts President Obama into George Bush territory. Bush’s approval […]
Rev. Jesse Jackson called into question President Obama’s toughness this weekend in regards to his handling of the debt ceiling talks. Obama, who has been criticized by many for compromising with the stalwart Republicans, struck a deal that helped the country avert a financial crisis. Jackson, who spoke to Politico.com, said that the president is […]
WASHINGTON DC — Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee suggested to members of Congress on Friday that President Obama is being treated unfairly in debt negotiations because of his race. As Jackson and many members of the Black community see it, Republican’s reluctance to raise the debt ceiling when it has been raised numerous times for other […]
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich took a shot at President Obama calling America’s economic woes, the “Obama Depression,” on Fox and Friends Sunday morning. Gingrich’s comments come as the president is negotiating a new federal budget with Republicans, and just days after the latest job reports show few signs of economic recovery. “Housing prices have […]
NEW JERSEY — Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, who served as an Ambassador for the Obama administration, announced his candidacy for president of the United States today in Liberty State Park, N.J., the same location Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy in 1980. “For the first time in our history, we are passing down to the […]
According to Salon.com, Fox News host Eric Bolling apologized for racist insults he directed towards President Obama, contending he “got a little fast and loose with the language.” He went on to say that he was sorry if his remarks were interpreted as disrespectful. Bolling went on a mini-rant while criticizing the president’s meeting with […]
TALLAHASSEE — President Barack Obama has problems in Florida that he didn’t have when he won the prized state in 2008. The state’s economy is worse than elsewhere. Foreclosures are high. Property values are low. As president, Obama could be blamed. Voters’ shifting attitudes show the degree to which the atmosphere has changed since his […]
The Obama administration, leading non-profits and business experts gathered at Rutgers University’s Newark campus on Monday for the Urban Entrepreneur Summit to help minority entrepreneurs find ways to foster wealth within their communities. The event was a rare forum that allowed minority entrepreneurs to witness personal narratives of other successful minority entrepreneurs and obtain fundamental […]
WASHINGTON — President Obama announced yesterday that June will be African-American Music Appreciation Month . Read the full proclamation from the President below: The music of our Nation has always spoken to the condition of our people and reflected the diversity of our Union. African-American musicians, composers, singers, and songwriters have made enormous contributions to […]
