Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Healthcare Shuffle
No one really knows how the Supreme Court will rule on the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) later this year and the consequent affects this ruling will have on healthcare. (more…)
Tags: Barack Obama, Current Events, healthcare, medical insurance, obamacare, supreme court. affordable care act, United States Congress
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Obamacare on Trial

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Tags: Barack Obama, congressional budget office, Mitt Romney, obamacare
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Sunday, March 4th, 2012

Political Marketing and the Politicians
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Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, politicians, Politics, Politics and Government, Politics and Policy, poltical marketing, Rick Santorum, Social Media
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Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Intrade.com has been predicting a slightly better than fifty percent chance (59% as of February 7, 2012) that President Barack Obama will win reelection in November of 2012. (more…)
Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Reelection 2012
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
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“I could have possibly beaten Senator McCain in the primary. Then I could have been the candidate who lost to Barack Obama.” – Mitt Romney (more…)
Tags: Barack Obama, GOP Primary Election, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul
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Friday, December 30th, 2011

Banking is inarguably the most prominent component of a country’s economic construct. (more…)
Tags: Bankers, euro, Euro (Currency), Glass-Steagall Act, Money Market Funds, Occupy Wall Street, United States Economy, Wall Street (NYC), wealth
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
What it Means to Have a Majority White America Elect a Black President
Can you choose your color today, or must others still do that for you? Can anyone of us with mixed heritage be predominantly called by just one name? More importantly, what does that say about the heritage you choose (or is chosen for you), and the heritage not chosen? It appears to me that regardless of your standing in society, regardless of your accomplishments or natural talents, you still must choose a color – or one will be chosen for you. (more…)
Tags: Life, Obama, Politics and Policy, politicsNews, Thoughts, Writing
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Henry Louis Gates, James Crowley and Barack Obama (“the boys”) hoisted some cold suds on the South Lawn of the White House today in a carefully orchestrated event for the whole world to experience. This was, as the White House called it, a “teachable moment” on race in America.
We couldn’t be happier for them, you know, the boys – for they have suffered so much. (more…)
Tags: Obama, Politics
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