There is a long list of high-profile people indebted to the Internal Revenue Service. Once outed for their tax transgressions, some of these stars will excuse themselves by declarations of poor accounting or perhaps an admission of a lack of funds. Very few, however, have chosen to explain their tax evasion charges by citing it […]
Literally a second after Governor Scott Walker was projected to be the winner of the recall race in Wisconsin, political pundits – both professional and self-appointed – pounced on President Barack Obama with the following declarative statements: The outcome was his fault and that this state election had strong bearings on his national race to […]
Former Alabama Congressman and failed gubernatorial candidate Artur Davis (pictured) announcing that he will be leaving the Democratic party for the Republican party in his new home of Virginia is not exactly shocking. As he wrote on his website, “If I were to leave the sidelines, it would be as a member of the Republican Party […]
It might not seem like it at first, but politicians have a lot in common with the women of reality TV. Similar to Evelyn Lozada hammering Jennifer Williams in a tit-for-tat over sexual escapades, this week on “Basketball Wives,” Allen West is trying to deflect criticism over his sordid past by invoking President Barack Obama‘s […]
Mitt Romney wants to show us that he cares, y’all. That is, if we are to believe his intentions are genuine with the hire of Tara Wall (pictured) as a senior communications adviser. Personally, it’s not working for me, but feel free to tap into your inner idealist if necessary. SEE ALSO: Romney’s Economic Failure […]
Trying to show that he can look beyond his usual line of supporters as he campaigns for the presidency, Mitt Romney stopped by the Universal Bluford Charter School in West Philadelphia this week. There he discussed education that he deemed the “civil rights issue of our time.” I suppose to a person who largely ignored […]
The NAACP did a great thing this week when they formally endorsed marriage equality. RELATED: Is Being Black, Gay As Contradictory As It Used To Be? The resolution itself reads as: The NAACP Constitution affirmatively states our objective to ensure the “political, educational, social and economic equality” of all people. Therefore, the NAACP has opposed […]
The New York Times claimed that there was a conservative billionaire out there who believes he has discovered the master plan to help Mitt Romney defeat President Obama this November. Supposedly, Joe Ricketts (picture), the founder of the brokerage firm TD Ameritrade and Chicago Cubs owner, thought the secret to defeating Obama was by bringing up […]
The other day, rapper Talib Kweli (pictured) used Twitter to convey a sentiment many people have felt since talk of this mythical (read: nonexistent) land called “post-racial America” first surfaced in national media following the historic election of Barack Obama as president. I understand why people wanted to see his election as a manifestation of Mariah Carey’s “Hero,” […]
There’s something to be said about knowing when to revel in the moment without instantly shifting to the role of spoiler. RELATED: Obama, Gay Marriage, The Black Church: Only Squeaky Wheels Get Oiled As polarizing as our political culture has become, I’m not at all surprised that Republicans largely condemned President Barack Obama’s decision to […]
I may have a strong love for the written word, but this barrage of press about Black women that either bashes or boxes them in makes even me less sympathetic about the fall of newspapers. SEE ALSO: Calif. Moves To Ban ‘Gay Cure’ For Teens I’m sure these intentionally attention-seeking articles do much for the […]
Apparently, it is in poor taste for a politician to politicize a decision he made as it relates to policy. Yes, in the latest chapter of the condemnation of convenience culture we’re currently soiling ourselves in, President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign is taking many hits in various directions for his latest Osama bin Laden-focused campaign […]