Category: National

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 →

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 →

2-0

The Super Bowl is set between my picks for the conference champions, the AFC Indianapolis Colts and the NFC Chicago Bears. The Colts win was record-setting, with them having come back from an 18-point deficit. Peyton Manning and the team made the adjustments at half-time that I hoped they would. They ended up scoring 30+ … Continue reading 2-0 →

Richardson: I’m in, too

Another day, another candidate forms an exploratory committee. This time, it's New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. The more, the merrier, I guess. Richardson has a website where you can view his video.

Hillary: “I’m in”

I got the email this morning that everybody else got. Hillary Clinton is running for the Democratic nomination for president. If you haven't seen the video, check it out. This Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night, Clinton will host live video webcasts beginning at 7pm. At this point, I'm not thrilled with any of the announced … Continue reading Hillary: “I’m in” →

MLK Memorial Speech

In May 2004, I was the speaker at the Mother's Day March for Peace in Norfolk when the march stopped at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. I was asked to speak on the topics of racial and economic justice and nonviolence. Below is the text of that speech. Good afternoon. It is good to … Continue reading MLK Memorial Speech →

MLK: Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution

Many people are familiar with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream " speech. The following is my favorite Dr. King sermon, which was delivered at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., on 31 March 1968. Congressional Record, 9 April 1968. This and other speeches and sermons of Dr. King can be found here. I … Continue reading MLK: Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution →