Politics

One thing I hate to do is act as teacher to the clueless. But it’s clear, after the speaker of the Kansas House, Republican Mike O’Neal, forwarded an email with pictures making fun of first lady Michelle Obama’s appearance and calling her “Mrs. YoMama,” that school is once again in session. You would think these…

Just days after surging out of underfunded campaign obscurity to a photo finish with presumed GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses, former two-term U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania got himself in hot water for telling a Sioux City, Iowa campaign crowd that “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better…

On Jan. 8 the oldest liberation movement on the African continent, the African National Congress, commences a yearlong commemoration of its centenary — which, by the way, is just three years after the NAACP’s 100th, whose goals and objectives were the same: freedom, justice and equality for all. The kickoff will be in the town…

Turns out that when Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum clearly said to an Iowa crowd, “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them somebody else’s money. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn money,” he didn’t actually say it. See, as he later explained to CNN’s…

Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum is now denying ever making remarks about “black people’s lives” after receiving criticism for the comments. The former Pennsylvania senator, who finished just eight votes short of an Iowa caucus victory, took heat this past Monday after saying, “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them…

So long, Iowa. It’s on to South Carolina! I know, I know! The New Hampshire primary takes place on Jan. 10, 11 days before the voting in South Carolina. But the contest in the Granite State doesn’t count for much because, as a former governor of neighboring Massachusetts, Mitt Romney is practically a homeboy and…

It looks like President Obama’s war chest for the 2012 elections will receive some hefty deposits on Jan. 19. Legendary filmmaker Spike Lee will host a $38,000-per-ticket fundraiser for Obama that evening in New York City. Earlier that same day, the president will hope to leave a few pockets with lint as he hosts a…

With President Obama’s sights set on his re-election, some decisions must be made about how the campaign can re-energize his base. One segment, the gay community and their allies, has been frustrated with Obama and his “evolving” (at a snail’s pace) stance on marriage equality. While the administration made good on its campaign promise on…