Politics

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Even in defeat, Mitt Romney and the GOP still reek of unmitigated White privileged. Somehow, Romney, his team and the rest of GOP thought that they had the election so in the bag–and in their pockets: GOP candidate outspent Obama during the campaign–that the governor “was shellshocked” over his defeat, according to an aide interviewed […]

Politics

  Joshua Johnson is our latest NewsOne Guest Blogger. The 22-year-old mass communications student weighs in on the backlash of Barack Obama’s historic re-election. If you want your voice to be heard on any particular news topic, email your thoughts to Guestblogger@newsone.com and be sure to place GUESTBLOGGER in the subject line. We want to […]

Comparing a candidate’s political ideologies or even egos is one thing but sizing up…er…private parts is a horse of a different color!  The official Durex condoms feed on the Chinese version of Twitter, Sina Weibo, posted two images on Wednesday night that suggested in addition to having a greater number of electoral votes, that President Barack […]

In what was called the “final press call” of the Obama for America presidential campaign, Campaign Manager Jim Messina and former Campaign Manager David Plouffe, among others, broke down how President Barack Obama was able to pull a decisive win over GOP challenger Mitt Romney, to the press. NewsOne was in attendance. SEE ALSO: NewsOne […]

Politics

While here in the United States of America, citizens were anticipating the culmination of one of the most brutal election cycles in modern history, during which the veneer of  racism crumbled to reveal the ugliness beneath, thousands of miles away, an African woman was giving birth to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. No, really. Millicent […]

Politics

In a riveting and extremely moving moment, the newly re-elected 44 President of the United States, Barack Obama, thanks campaign staff and volunteers for their extraordinary commitment to him and to changing the country. He talks about his early days in Chicago as a community organizer, telling the rapt audience that “it’s not that you […]

As the louder members of the right wing media continue to stumble over the reality that Mitt Romney lost his quest for the presidency, concrete data explaining his loss continues to come out. While there are number of variables —  i.e. Blacks, single women, Latinos, and gays going out for Obama in droves — regarding […]

Nation, Politics

Some people still think it is OK to joke about killing a U.S. President. According to Jezebel, teen billionaire Peter Brant II is one of them. The son of publishing magnate, Peter Brant Sr, the young billionaire was in a text message exchange with Andrew Warren, who “describes himself on Twitter as “NYC/HAMPTONS” and says […]

On Wednesday night, liberal news media pundit Jon Stewart put FOX News on blast for their self-induced Romnesia the entire presidential campaign. Reveling in their incompetence, Stewart enjoyed roasting the questionable news network for their refusal to look at the facts, which invariably bit them in the *ss on election night. Can anyone say, “Sweet […]

No, Mittens. You are not the President-Elect! Though a few members of his campaign team seemed not to have gotten the memo, Politicalwire.com reports. It is not clear how Political Wire caught whiff of the site being live, but they grabbed a few screenshots of the site before it was quickly taken down. “I’m excited […]

Galicia Malone (pictured) went in to labor on election day and instead of hightailing it to the hospital, she decided to make one quick painful pit stop at a nearby church to cast her vote for President Barack Obama, reports Fox Chicago News. SEE ALSO: Mississippi Burning: Riot At Ole Miss Over Election Results The […]