Barack Obama NOW!

Jen Sorensen provides a perfect explanation with latest installment of Slow Poke Comics.

October 14th, 2009 | Category: International Relations, celebrations, endorsements, humor, news | Leave a comment

Did you know that President Barack Obama has a Flickr account? You can view The Official White House Photostream’s photostream at Flickr with photos by Pete Souza. Here’s a few photos that caught my eye:

April 28th, 2009 | Category: Iraq, celebrations, dog, military, news, pop culture | Comments (1)

The big news is that President Barack Obama was able to get a big stimulus package passed by the U.S. Congress. The public is still loving Barack Obama, with sky-high approval ratings. Cartoonist Lloyd Dangle imagines what the stimulus package could have been… Elsewhere in the news, the Obamas announced that their first cultural event [...]

February 14th, 2009 | Category: Music, cartoons, celebrations, economy, humor, money | Leave a comment

It’s been quite a week. Tuesday was certainly a very big day for the United States of America. Boston.com collected some amazing photos from the inaugural as part of it’s Big Picture series. Here’s some of my favorites from that collection… Spectators in Times Square watch President Barack Obama take the oath of office during [...]

January 26th, 2009 | Category: celebrations | Comments (6)

The moment so many of us have been waiting for has finally happened. Barack Obama is now the President of the United States of America. As he said today… Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or [...]

January 20th, 2009 | Category: Music, celebrations, news | Comments (10)

Here’s a few links to share before tomorrow, with thanks to porhomme … Barack Obama’s Pre-Inauguration checklist Rush Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails …spoken like the true hypocritical “patriot” that claims to “love” his country… Will Obama say ‘banana’ in inaugural speech? Place yer bets! Swedish online betting site Betsson sets the odds at 1,000 [...]

January 19th, 2009 | Category: celebrations, news, pop culture | Comments (3)

With less than 24 hours to go, there’s a lot of excitement in the air. Both the Washington Post and the Huffington Post referred to yesterday’s concert as “Obama-Stock.” It was estimated that the crowd was at least as large, if not bigger than the earlier 500,000 prediction. Today is Martin Luther King Day in [...]

January 19th, 2009 | Category: celebrations, history | Leave a comment

With one eye on my trusty Powerbook, and the other on the live HBO coverage of the Lincoln Memorial celebration, I’m basking in the big celebrations. Will.i.am, Sheryl Crow, and Herbie Hancock did an excellent version of a Bob Marley song. Garth Brooks delivered a delicious “American Pie.” Stevie Wonder was joined by Usher and [...]

January 18th, 2009 | Category: Music, celebrations, pop culture, television | Leave a comment

WIth four more days before the big change-over, more people are sharing their Obama-inspired with me…. Jed Alexander of JedAlexander.com created a new Obama-inspired poster of “Rosie the Riveter”, done in the style of the iconic Shepard Fairey graphic that’s been seen all over the world. Speaking of which… did you see Shepard Fairey on [...]

January 16th, 2009 | Category: Music, celebrations, editorials, grassroots activism, pop culture, video | Comments (1)