WASHINGTON — In recent conversations, many of my Democratic friends have begun camping out for either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. Now, I must say, being in Washington for the past year and half has somewhat, how do you put it, numbed me to politics. Presidential campaigns began rallying their troops nearly two years before [...]
Celebrity endorsements having little effect at the polls
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
We’ve seen more blondes in today’s malls as a result of today’s hottest teeny bopper starlets. Some girls are even going as far as getting their prom dresses made to match those they see at MTV’s VMA’s. Today’s hottest celebrities influence the American culture in the everyday things we do. They influence our choices in [...]
It’s a Colbert Nation
Nov. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
A couple weeks ago, those Stephen Colbert fans who sport “Colbert/Stewart ’08″ shirts were given a brief glimpse of their dream when the satirical host announced on his show "The Colbert Report" that he would run for president in South Carolina. But just how serious is he?To begin with, Colbert is running for both the [...]
Commentary: The MoveOn.org and NY Times love affair gone wrong
Oct. 3, 2007 5 Comments
For those of you who aren’t in tune with the goings on in Washington, DC, there has been a lot of hubbub in the news recently. Not of the war in Iraq, or of the appropriations process–which has been stalled and leaves the American people without a 2008 budget–but rather of a controversial advertisement run [...]
