Day: January 22, 2007

Salon: Obama – if he were actually black

Here's another interesting perspective on Barack Obama. Barack Obama would be the great black hope in the next presidential race -- if he were actually black. h/t Dogwood Pundit Technorati Tags: Barack Obama

Hillary live

I just watched the first of Hillary Clinton's three live webchats. (The other two will be held Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7pm). Clinton took a total of 12 questions from the viewing audience. The topics ranged from Iraq to healthcare, energy dependence to terrorism. For the most part, the questions were well thought out … Continue reading Hillary live →

The Tuna retires

Have to say I didn't see this one coming. Bill Parcells, one of the NFL's most brilliant coaching minds, has decided to retire. "I am in good health and feel lucky to have been able to coach in the NFL for an extended period of time," Parcells said. "I leave the game and the NFL … Continue reading The Tuna retires →

Pat Edmonson: Keeping promises

When running for the Virginia Beach school board, candidate Pat Edmonson promised to listen to her constituents. Ms. Edmonson, elected last May to represent the Beach District, is holding her first Town Hall meeting this coming Wednesday, January 24, at 7pm. The meeting will be held at the Seatack Community Recreation Center, 141 S. Birdneck … Continue reading Pat Edmonson: Keeping promises →

Bipartisan experiment

Reproduced in yesterday's Virginian-Pilot was this Washington Post op-ed by Lanny Davis. Imagine this scenario: The country is so deeply divided that the media have color-coded the map of the United States to indicate the partisan chasm -- one color covers the South and most of the border states, the other drenches the North. As … Continue reading Bipartisan experiment →

SOTU Speech & Webb response parties

Tomorrow President Bush will give his State of the Union address. The Democratic response will be provided by Virginia's junior senator, Jim Webb. Webb supporters throughout Hampton Roads will be gathering to watch. When: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 8:30pm Where: Three locations in Hampton Roads Norfolk The New Belmont 2117 Colonial Ave Norfolk, VA … Continue reading SOTU Speech & Webb response parties →