Barack Obama NOW!

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)

One year and one day ago today, Barack Obama gave a speech in Spartanburg, South Carollina that spelled out the reasons why he was running for president. I think it’s worth revisiting, so here’s a snippet: ____ I am in this race because I don’t want to see us spend the next year re-fighting the [...]

November 4th, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Iraq, civil liberties, economy, energy, environment, government ethics, health, history, international, military, money, quotes, technology, terrorism | Comments (1)

In the past few days, Barack Obama put his presidential campaign on hold to visit with his ailing grandmother in Hawaii. This was certainly not an easy task to do, as he had to change course in the final weeks of a very intense campaign, be confined on an airplane for 9 hours, get a [...]

October 25th, 2008 | Category: Democrats, Election 2008, Iraq, biography, grassroots activism, history, military, news, pop culture, quotes, voting issues | Comments (3)

I know John McCain is looking for more support of his candidacy, but somehow I don’t think this new endorsement is something he’ll appreciate: Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. _ The [...]

October 22nd, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Iraq, John McCain, Republicans, endorsements, international, military, news, quotes, terrorism | Leave a comment

Former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell made some very big news this weekend by endorsing Barack Obama for president. Jed L. of Daily Kos and Jed Report created an excellent video montage that rips into the entire rationale for John McCain’s presidential campaign. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_DoohQEICw Whatever you think of Colin Powell, in the context of [...]

October 19th, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, John McCain, Republicans, Sarah Palin, civil liberties, government ethics, international, interviews, lies & mistruths, military, news, quotes, religion, rumors, talk shows, television, terrorism, video | Comments (1)

In the past week, John McCain and Sarah Palin have thrown a handful of accusations at Barack Obama, accusing him of supporting “terrorist activities” by association simply because he was on a school board with former radical William Ayers. Before Tuesday’s debate, Barack Obama discussed the accusations on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show“: “First of [...]

October 8th, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, John McCain, Republicans, Sarah Palin, endorsements, history, international, lies & mistruths, military, rumors | Leave a comment

I’m with Barack Obama. There are some things that John McCain supports that I simply do not understand. Here’s a moment from Tuesday’s debate that expressed what I, and many others have been feeling for the past 6 years.

October 8th, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Iraq, John McCain, Republicans, economy, international, military, money, terrorism | Comments (1)

A lot of Republicans would like you to believe that John McCain is a great friend of the military- the soldiers that serve it, and all the veterans that should never be forgotten for their sacrifices. if you are one of those people that actually believe the Republican rhetoric, I would like to encourage you [...]

October 2nd, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Iraq, John McCain, Republicans, endorsements, international, military | Comments (1)

A tip of the hat goes out to DailyKos for pointing out this news tidbit: Sarah Palin likes to tell voters around the country about how she “put the government checkbook online” in Alaska. On Thursday, Palin suggested she would take that same proposal to Washington. “We’re going to do a few new things also,” [...]

September 20th, 2008 | Category: Election 2008, Sarah Palin, economy, endorsements, government ethics, military, news | Leave a comment