If Campaign Management Is Any Indication…

… then we have more reasons to believe Obama will beat McCain. Benin Mwangi also adds more of his own reasons.

Obama Makes History! (Updated)

We knew this was coming for a while. Win or lose, Obama has achieved the seemingly unachievable, and I can bet you that the people who where in charge of his fund-raising, public relations, branding and marketing efforts are going to be very sought after. Watch his nomination victory speech here and see McCain’s response […]

Thomas L. Friedman: America and Leverage

Thanks to Mustapha, I stumbled upon a pretty good piece by Friedman. I gotta say, I like #5 the most.
As I have argued before: When you have leverage, talk. When you don’t have leverage, get some. Then talk.
Right now Iran & Friends — Hezbollah, Hamas and Syria — have a strategy that has produced leverage […]

Obama Had Racist Wright, McCain Has Loony Theocrat Parsley

Say hello to Rod Parsley, McCain’s theocrat and good friend. Watch the video. The Pastor’s sermon is just, oh, so full of love and compassion:
Islam is an anti-Christ religion that intends, through violence, to conquer the world.
The fact is that America was founded — I am going to stagger you right now — America was […]

Darfur and Sudanese-American Relations

I’ve been following the ongoing negotiations between Khartoum and the US envoy to Sudan closely. Can you blame me? Normalizing ties would be a huge positive and mutually-beneficial step.
I’m glad America has the right conditions in place.
April 14, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — The US special envoy for Sudan is expected to hold a meeting with a […]

Another Reason to Ditch Hillary

From the non-stop way she’s been bashing Obama over his “bitter people remarks”, you’d think she’s not a Donkey. She’s basically doing McCain’s work at the expense of her own party’s unity.
On the bright side, if she gets the nomination, making the pick would be.

Drima and the 08 US Elections

How would a Sudanese Drima “vote” in the 2008 US elections? Stay tuned for the upcoming article. It should be published over at Pajamas Media soon.
My choice is not final since we still have a few more months to go. Anything can happen during this coming period. You never know. But for now, numerous factors […]

Which Is Better For Sudan, a Democrat or Republican President?

Dear Sudanese boys and girls in da house,
dump your thoughts in the comments section. I have my answer and facts but I’d like to hear you out before I publish my choice and concerns in a long upcoming article. I may include some of your comments.
Another way of rephrasing the question could be, which is […]

Obama’s Speech and Pastor

The former was really good. The latter is just plain nasty.
I thought Obama made a great speech in which he explicitly rejected and opposed the inflammatory and victimhood-infested statements made by his former Pastor. However he should have distanced himself away from Rev. Wright further than he already did.
At first, I thought the whole event […]

Is Drima a Democrat or a Republican?

Sometimes I receive emails from Americans who are curious to know whether I support Donkeys or Elephants. The the truth is, I support neither, at least not in the sense that those asking are implying. I don’t say this to play safe and please people or seem “fair”.
Thing is, I’m not a fan of the […]

Thought Experiment for Liberals and Conservatives

Just thought I’d share this interesting and thought provoking post Ethan live-blogged during the TED conference.
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt has been listening closely to the TED conference. He’s figured out that this is a pretty liberal group. And he asks the group to try a thought experiment - two Americans are in Italy looking at the […]

Obama Wins, No Matter What

I’ve seen too many Elephants engaging in smear and personal attacks against Obama. Others keep banging his policies. This article, by an Elephant however is different. It criticizes what Obama stands for but doesn’t miss a very important part of the big picture, one that puts a big smile on my face and cheers me […]

WTF News of the Moment: Republicans for Obama?!

Yes, believe it!
This race is getting so much more interesting with every passing minute. A new website called Republicans for Obama has popped up. And no, it’s not fake. It’s real and was even featured on Time!
On a related note Susan Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s grand daughter has a super interesting article in the Washington […]

Taraji Mustafa and Obama

Yes, that Taraji Mustafa. The picture indicates one thing. She’s politically active and is managing to gain the attention of some powerful people. Good for her!

US Politics Have No Left Wing?

Sorry guys, my internet connection got screwed again over the weekend. For now I leave you with this interesting article. The emphasis is mine:
US politics often look absurd from a European perspective, since the entire bipartisan system maps onto the conservative half of European politics. A case in point is that the US “Left” is […]

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