Politics
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Embattled Jackson Jr. to Stay on the Ballot
(The Root) — Despite the recent revelation that Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), who hasn’t been on the campaign trail in weeks, is being treated for depression at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., his name will remain on the ballot come Election Day on Nov. 6, a representative for the congressman and his…
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Obama's Day, Aug. 3: Anti-Tax Hike Talk
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing. The President will then meet with senior advisors. These meetings in the Oval Office are closed press. Later, the President will deliver remarks…
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Minimum Wage, Maximum Inequality?
(The Root) — In a gesture that was more political theater than legislative substance, last week Democrats in the House and Senate introduced a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage from the current $7.25 per hour to $9.80 by 2014. The bill has no chance of becoming law in this session of Congress.…
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Enough About Michelle Obama's Clothing
Michael Arceneaux writes in a piece for Ebony that the interest in the first lady’s style (not to mention that of Ann Romney) has become absurd. Hopefully you’re sitting down as I relay this shocking message to you: Conservatives are cranky over something concerning Michelle Obama. Compose yourself. I have more to say. Last Friday, the…
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Obama's Day, Aug. 2: Speaking at BlogHer Conference
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will depart the White…
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Why GOP's Southern Strategy Moved North
(The Root) — Republicans have devised an insidious plan to steal the 2012 presidential election, and it’s a page torn from the history books about Jim Crow South. The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law compiled a comprehensive report showing that 24 new laws and two executive actions restricting the…
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Romney Shows Blind Certainty, Not Confidence
Calling Mitt Romney’s summer trip to Europe “gaffepalooza,” Eugene Robinson writes in his Washington Post column that it revealed quite a lot about how the candidate sees himself and his place in the world. How is Mitt Romney’s summer vacation going? Fine, except for frequent pauses to remove foot from mouth. He began his “Look…
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Obama's Words for Team USA Gymnastics
Obama’s words for Team USA gymnastics: He called the gold medalists from Air Force One as he traveled to a campaign event, saying, “Michelle and I have watched and decided of all the Olympiads, you guys amaze us the most.” He also had individual messages to each girl. To Gabby Douglas: “You just tore it…
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Obama's Day, August 1: Campaigning in Ohio
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Mansfield, Ohio. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Mansfield Air National Guard Base are open press. While in Mansfield, the President will deliver…
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No Room for Romney's 'Anglo-Saxon' Politics
(The Root) — So much for the melting pot. When an anonymous foreign policy adviser to presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney criticized President Obama in the United Kingdom’s Daily Telegraph for slighting Britain and ignoring America’s “Anglo-Saxon heritage,” it was a political shot heard ’round the world — or at least on both sides of…