Archive for the 'Politics' Category

Uhmm… Could This Be True?

No, wait, I had just come to the realization, that with the awesomeness that is Barack Obama now in office, that this could only mean one thing.
It is now… CITIZEN GEORGE W. BUSH, AND CITIZEN DICK CHENEY
I could hardly contain myself this morning, that any semblance of the flu that I had left probably left [...]

A Witness To History

Tomorrow, I will be witness to history, to a man whose time has come, and for an electorate clamoring for CHANGE. I will be out in full force, along with many other Barack Obama supporters, and I will cast my vote along with millions of other Americans, and bear witness, in hope, that my [...]

Obama Roasts McCain at Alfred E. Smith Dinner

I watched this last night on CSPAN, and thanks to Manolo for reminding me about it.. here’s Barack Obama roasting John McCain at the annual Alfred E. Smith Dinner.

Here’s the second part,

Which line was your favorite?
I liked so many of it.. this one was good, a great jab…
“I got my name Barack from my father…. [...]

Presidential Debate, John McCain and “That One”

As I watched The Presidential Debate with John McCain and Barack Obama just a few hours ago, there has come a realization that Barack Obama has an indeed proved his readiness, has indeed proved his presidential pedigree, above and beyond that of John McCain. When John McCain’s camp decided to step up its negative [...]

Full Video on VP Debate Joe Biden and Sarah Palin

Don’t Vote, Who The Hell Cares.. Right?

This is an out of the box move to really get the vote out, using reverse psychology. Don’t vote is an ad where big name celebrities tell you to initially not vote.
I am adamant about this, those who are in The United States, and are eligible to vote. Register today! The deadline [...]

Lacson’s Got Some Balls

I have nothing to add to this.. I just have to say, Senator Ping Lacson has some balls.. I gotta hand to the Senator, it is vintage Lacson.

Senator Ted Kennedy A Speech Worthy of A Great Senator

Senator Ted Kennedy, battling brain cancer, gave an emotional speech at The 2008 Democratic National Convention last night. It was a surprise speech, I did not know he was making an appearance, but to me, despite his colorful past, he will be remembered as one of the greatest U.S senators in history. In [...]

Everyone Should Quit, And The Rest Imprisoned!

I realize that Manuel Quezon III is looking at the entirety of the tragedy when he says that, “Sulpicio Lines as a political ploy“. What is the best thing that The Arroyo Administration should be concentrating on to minimize political flak? In the viewpoint of Manuel Quezon III, it is to focus public [...]

SONA 2008 on July 28

This year The State of The Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will be held on July 28 just one month from now. The SONA of 2008 will be something that I think I will be more interested in than ever, seeing that last year was basically a commercial specifically on her SUPER [...]

John McCain and Barack Obama Wears Flip Flops

Two flip flops, both by Barack Obama and John McCain, one centers on public financing of campaigns, and the other is all about offshore drilling for oil.
Barack Obama has been severely criticized as of late with regards to his withdrawal of public campaign funds to finance his own campaign. Early on in the Democratic [...]

A Bad Week For A Filipino-American News and Political Junkie

Last week was certainly bad for a Filipino-American News and Political Junkie such as myself, not only was a respected Filipino Journalist abducted, but three others along with her also were abducted in Sulu. And another bad news in the media, as I wrote last week, the passing of a news juggernaut, Tim Russert. [...]

Tim Russert, NBC “Meet The Press” Host, Dies of Heart Attack

(3:55 pm ET) This came in just a few minutes ago, through a friend’s text message. I don’t have all the information right now, but accordingly, this is a shock. I’ve watched “Meet The Press” for years now, and Tim Russert, the moderator, the host, and a head in the politics department over [...]

The Top 10 Emerging and Influential Complete List

I’ve been very busy as of late, and I had intended to complete my list of The Top 10 emerging influential blogs much earlier than today, but in any case, here’s the completed list.
I already made the first three entries a few weeks ago,
1. Filipino Voices
2. Mon Casiple
3. New Philippine Revolution
and in that post [...]

More Attack Ads from John McCain

The general election is underway, and John McCain is already doing a great amount of Obama Bashing, this is the dirty tactics of John McCain. In a recent visit to this blog, I noticed the advertisement on the sidebar, raising the question if it’s alright to meet un-conditionally with anti-American foreign leaders.

Of course, Barack [...]

Hillary and Barack Meet In Washington

It’s been buzzing in all the newsrooms since late last night, in fact no one knew about it until it was already happening, but it seems Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton met in Washington last night for a private discussion on a few issues. What they talked about is still being speculated upon, where [...]