If Obama or McCain Suffer from Deadly Diarrhea

And I mean literally deadly diarrhea…
… then on one hand, we could end up with an old dude who’s heavily experienced, and one the other hand, we could end up with a hardly experienced woman from Alaska.
Given the ages of Obama and McCain, there’s a higher probability we could end up with the Alaskan […]

And America’s VPs Have Finally Been Selected

Yup, so we have the “hey, look at me, I’m from a working, middle-class background” Biden and then we have the Alaskan Palin, and damn is this process starting to get entertaining again.
I gotta say, my very initial reaction to Palin’s selection was utter surprise, but when you think about it, this could be a […]

Ronald Reagan - A Time for Choosing

I’m not a fan of neo-cons, but not necessarily yesterday’s, not this one. Oh no, not this one. This was a different kind of neo-con. Actually, I’m not even sure if you can call him a neo-con. He was a neo-con far from perfect, one with mistakes on his record worthy of strong criticism, […]

Michael Steele on the Democratic Party and Being Black

Imagine how race-based politics will play out if Steele instead of McCain was running against, let’s say… John Kerry. Something tells me African-Americans (who are overwhelmingly Donkeys) will get a headache.

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.

A Muslim American Argument for Voting Conservative In 2008

You don’t get to hear these lone voices much anymore nowadays, and that’s what makes them unique!

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 […]

McCain Does Right Thing, Ditches Parsley

The other day I came across a disturbing article on the Huffington Post about John Hagee’s loony statements. I swear these American evangelical “leaders” really sound just like some of the crazy nuts we have here. I suggest we throw them both together for a nice little episode of… The Holy Room.
So, God sent Hitler […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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