In 10 of the biggest states in the country, the number of eligible but unregistered Hispanic voters is far greater than Barack Obama’s margin of the margin over John McCain in 2008—indicating just how much potential there is in the Hispanic community to influence the election and why Republicans in many states have been trying [...]
Spike Lee Says Romney Can’t ‘Hang’ With President Obama
June 13, 2012 | Posted by
Recent polls revealed that President Barack Obama certainly doesn’t have the upcoming presidential election in the bag, but Spike Lee believes that people’s opinions will change when the presidential election really kicks into gear. “Its going to be obvious who should lead this country for the next four years once they go head to head, [...]
Michelle Obama Celebrates Black Fathers on Pinterest
June 13, 2012 | Posted by
No, we didn’t talk to the First Lady about our special Father’s Day project we are running all this week at Atlanta Black Star, but we suppose great minds think alike. Michelle Obama is using Pinterest to give Americans a peek into her life at the White House and the two special black fathers she [...]
British Rocker Morrissey Calls President Obama ‘Useless’
June 8, 2012 | Posted by
British rock legend Morrissey spoke out against President Barack Obama in an interview with MSN’s Juice Online. The former front man of The Smiths criticized the apparent neglect of the situation in Syria by the U.N. and world leaders. Specifically, Morrissey attacked President Obama, accusing him of being “useless” and “a set of teeth.” Morrissey [...]
Obama Embracing John McCain as Example of Republican Leadership
June 3, 2012 | Posted by
Washington insiders are amused that President Obama seems to be embracing a surprising Republican as an example of principled leadership: Sen. John McCain. That’s right, the same John McCain that Obama battled and berated for months in 2008 during their bruising election. But in speeches and statements, Obama is using McCain to draw a contrast [...]
Mitt Romney Might Be Considering Colin Powell or Condi Rice To Siphon Black Votes
June 1, 2012 | Posted by
Might the Republicans be planning a minority offensive to tip the scales in favor of Mitt Romney in November? Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, has declined to make an endorsement and suggested through emissaries that presumptive GOP nominee Romney would be wise to give Powell a call. “I [...]
Wealthy White Businessman Continues War Against Obama
May 26, 2012 | Posted by
Wealthy businessman Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade and owner of the Chicago Cubs, may have been stopped in his tracks with his plans to use Rev. Jeremiah Wright against President Obama, but that hasn’t stopped him from funding another effort with racist undertones: A movie in the works that’s based on a book claiming [...]
Michelle And Barack Obama Bedtime Rituals
May 25, 2012 | Posted by
In a surprisingly intimate admission, Michelle Obama has described how the President “tucks her in” to bed each night. She tells People Magazine: “We have a ritual where he tucks me in, because I’m usually in bed before anybody. He’ll come and turn the lights out and give me a kiss and we’ll talk. He’s [...]
Sean Penn Calls On Barack Obama To Meet with Haiti’s New President, Michel Joseph Martelly
May 19, 2012 | Posted by
On Friday in Cannes, the actor-activist slammed the media for abandoning Haiti after the devastating earthquake in January 2010. “It’s not only celebrities who went for a day,” Penn told reporters, as excerpted by TheWrap.com. “It’s the whole f–king world. It’s all of you.” “The reason we have Haiti fatigue is because there was never [...]
Michelle And Barack Obama Divorce Rumor
May 18, 2012 | Posted by
A controversial but thoroughly debunked new biography of President Obama claims that Michelle Obama planned to divorce the future president in 2000. In The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House, which hit shelves Tuesday, author Edward Klein claims that the Obamas discussed divorce in 2000, after Obama failed to heed to his wife’s feelings [...]
