Politics
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Obama's Approval Rating Hits New Low
President Barack Obama’s job-performance and personal approval ratings have hit their lowest point since he took office. According to an NBC-Wall Street Journal poll, 51 percent disapprove of his job in office and 45 percent view the president in a “negative light.” According to report analysis by NBC News, no single reason is to blame…
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Before Sen. Booker, There Was Sen. Brooke
(The Root) — As Cory Booker takes his place in the United States Senate today, history suggests that it is not too early for him to start planning his re-election campaign. Yes, this is partly because his term expires in January 2015. But it’s also because only one African American has ever won re-election to…
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Obamacare: A Careless and Clumsy Launch
(The Root) — It turns out that over the past four years, all those times President Barack Obama told Americans that “if you like your insurance plan, you will keep it,” it wasn’t quite as simple as it sounded. In politics, after all, if you can fit a proposal on a bumper sticker, there’s a…
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Forbes: Putin More Powerful Than Obama
Forbes magazine’s “World’s Most Powerful” title was handed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for 2013, moving him one step ahead of President Barack Obama, who previously held the title. According to Forbes, Putin has kept steady control over Russia, while Obama’s “lame duck” period, which the magazine says “has seemingly set in earlier than usual for…
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Obama Tweets Derrick Rose on Bulls' Opener
While it is important for the president of the United States to maintain bipartisanship, all bets are off when it comes to hoops. President Obama’s official Twitter account, which has some 39 million followers, tweeted Chicago native and hometown favorite Derrick Rose before the opening of the NBA season against the Miami Heat. While it…
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Is President Obama Losing Faith in Government?
Gloria Borger, CNN’s chief political analyst, wonders if the Obama administration’s drone program, cellphone-tapping activities and health care website glitches are affecting the president’s faith in government, especially since he’s such a staunch defender of bureaucracy. Irony is a part of life, the cliché goes. And right now, President Barack Obama is living the part, in…
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Republican Says He Would Vote for Slavery
Just one day after the Republican Party received some promising news regarding its potential ability to appeal to black voters, the party experienced an embarrassing setback. Shaquille O’Neal’s endorsement of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, generated heavy media coverage, since black voters supporting Republicans remain a statistical rarity. But a new story generating…
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A Year After Sandy: Poor Still Out in Cold
(The Root) — In the year since Hurricane Sandy, a Category 2 storm, washed ashore in New Jersey, it has been Mike McNeil’s job to help people access federal aid to help restore storm-damaged homes or just find a solid and mold-free place to live. On Monday McNeil, who is chairman of the NAACP New…
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Shaquille Endorses Chris Christie
(The Root) — While there are some celebrities known for their political activism (think Kerry Washington), Shaquille O’Neal is not one of them, which is why it surprised many when the famed NBA star waded into a political campaign. In a television advertisement, O’Neal endorsed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for re-election. Making the endorsement…