Posted on 16 September 2008 by Charley James | Comments (0) | Tags: $50-billion, 1948, an accessory after the fact, bailed out, Bank of America, Banks and financial markets became so deregulated that, Bear Stearns, Bill Clinton, Bill of Rights, Charley James, criminal that his secretary pays a higher tax rate than, cut back programs to help those most affected, Cut taxes even more for the wealthy, democratic party, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Freddie and Fannie, George Bush, home owners, Is The End Near, Lehman, liquidation is almost a certainty, McCain, Merrill Lynch, Milwaukee, Obama-Biden ticket to begin screaming from the rooftops, people easily duped, Poorest Rich Nation On Earth, Repent! The End Is Near, Republican answer, Republican-controlled Congress, rescued by the Fed, Ronald Reagan, small businesses, stave off the worst economic crisis in 80 years< Rea, tax code that rewards hoarding, they want you to vote for them so they can steal even m, they’re stealing from you, touting his tax cutting bilge, Truman, Wall Street, Warren Buffet, yawning gap between have’s and have-nots, your children’s future, your life, your wallet, “bargain” price
by Charley James
When I was a kid in Milwaukee, there was a guy who walked up and down Wisconsin Ave., the main drag, wearing a sandwich board proclaiming, “Repent! The End Is Near.”
Of course, he meant his warning in a “come to Jesus now” sort of way. But if the fellow is still alive, I [...]
Posted on 29 August 2008 by Charley James | Comments (0) | Tags: african american, Allis-Chalmers, Charley James, Democratic Convention, democratic party, Dr. King, enemies list, Harley-Davidson, Johnson Motors, mile high stadium, Milwaukee, negroes, nomination acceptance speech, obama, Richard Nixon
by Charley James
In Ken Burns’ landmark documentary The Civil War, the first episode opened with writer Shelby Foote saying, “You can’t understand America without understanding the Civil War and the role race has played throughout our history.” In watching Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver last night, my mind drifted back to my childhood when [...]
Posted on 28 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (7) | Tags: $300 tuition, 10-years of living in the EU, 1963, 1st and 2nd generation immigrants, 38-years as a dedicated nurse and clinical instructor, 45-years ago, accept her floor nomination of Obama, acclamation, after 43-years, asking the convention to suspend its rules, Aunt Ivy, Avon, bounced the baby Colin Powell on her knee, burst into wild cheers, clinton, Dean of Simmons College, democratic party, Dr. King, emotional, ensure all of the ballots are counted, entrepreneurial dreams, first realtor quietly suggested to look in another area, full realisation, gave her a scholarship for that last term, George W. Bush, graduate from University in the 50’s, grandfather, he lived vicariously through the swings of my life’s wo, I Have a Dream speech, I place hand over heart in thanks to their memory, impressed with her determination, in their lifetime, Jamaica, magnanimous, midnight, Montego Bay Jamaica Airport, moved and rose to the moment, Nancy Pelosi, obvious pain of losing, party’s nominee, President, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, settle in for four-five hours, sons of slaves and the sons of slave owners, stocking lettuce, Stop and Shop, stopped the vote count, stunned convention hall, Tears, tears streaming down their faces, the Bronx, The Clintons, the only job an immigrant of colour could expect, this is an historic time for us all, unifying gesture, Washington DC, we would not have witnessed the thrill and joy of yeste, without the struggles
… what, no one can put it into words. I watched at midnight here in the UK as Senator Hillary Clinton, in the most magnanimous of unifying gestures, stopped the vote count by asking the convention to suspend its rules, ensure all of the ballots are counted and accept her floor nomination of Barack Obama [...]
Posted on 23 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 2 millionth donor, 35-years of knowing how to work Washington’s corridors, America needs to see, attack ad, balance, Biden, Billary, bring more straight talk than McCain, capable of gnawing a leg or two off the Straight Talk E, clinton, Close-Up program, compassion, David Brooks, democratic party, depth of experience, Election Day, Ervin, every day common sense, get America moving on the right path again, gravitas, grow up, Humphrey, January, Joe, Joe Biden, Joe Martineau, Kennedy, legislative frontline, lunch pail blue-collar appeal, Mansfield, Mike Webb, Neil Kinnock, obama, picked up on that without the ten times you gave him cr, pit bull, politics as usual, right the listing ship of state, Senate subway, Senator Heinz, some of the warmth, The Hillaristas will cry foul, The New York Times, The Telegraph, Vice President, vice president selection, we most need and will remember, Welcome Joe, your mentors
Many will deride your selection as ‘old politics as usual’ but from this chair you bring more straight talk than McCain now seems capable of doing as well as balance, compassion, every day common sense and gravitas to the ticket. You also can be a pit bull when needed capable of gnawing a leg or [...]
Posted on 20 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: brain cancer, C-Span, Democratic Convention, democratic party, democratic power since 1972, Kennedy, live, Massachusetts senator, Mondy night, senior Senator, Ted Kennedy
C-Span is reporting that according to anonymous sources, Massachusetts senior Senator, Ted Kennedy arrived in Denver Sunday Night by private plane and will address the convention live this evening.
Posted on 07 August 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: 000 miles wide and 10 inches deep, 18 million votes, 4-more years, 527 groups, ads, ads so vile they are now in the Republican arsenal, Al Gore, Anglerfish, are too Democratic, attack ad machine, base is 10, because what’s at stake here is bigger than any one of, bitch slap, black community, burning through his fingertips, Bush = McCain, Bush fatigue, cathartic for the entire party, chum for the hungry masses and media sharks, clinton, conservative half, Countdown, delegates heard, democratic party, Democrats Abroad, do this, economic fatigue, EVERYONE has a bloody voice, everyone is toeing party line, Finding Nemo, flower children, general doom and gloom, get back in the line, get over themselves, Good Feeling’s Gone, good for Obama, group therapy, hates John McCain as nominee, her name should be placed in nomination, Hillary and Bill back to reality, Howard Dean, it’s about winning the damned election, Keith Olbermann, kow-towing to the Clinton’s, live in state of fear of upsetting, living in cloud-cuckoo land, machines. Tiananmen Square, Marlin, money is flowing, narcissistic ways, NBC Political Director Chuck Todd, Never bring a knife to a gunfight, no one dares upset anyone, nobody told you to go $20 million in debt Senator, now want everyone to pay for them, obama, on board, pay your money, polarisation in the nation, policy issue setbacks, preparing for 2012, Republican Party, RNC, run them over, should portend a Democratic landslide, special comment, study it further, stunt, Supreme Court justices, tabled every action, take a decision, take the mantel of leadership, the party will never forgive her, they know how to win elections, walked out of meeting wondering why we bothered coming, war fatigue, we’re too busy explaining our feeling, when the Democratic Party is divided they lose election, why should I support after the party after what they di, will backfire, won only three Presidential elections in the last 40-ye, you attacked Obama, you did that yourself
This line was uttered by Marlin the Daddy clownfish searching for his son in the film ‘Finding Nemo’ when he comes to the realisation that the light in the depths of the ocean he has been dreamily following is the lure of an Anglerfish. Barack Obama must feel the same way when a YouTube video of [...]
Posted on 26 July 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: Baroness Thatcher, clinton, delegates, democratic party, democratic primary, Lady Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher, McCain, obama, pennsylvania primary, presidential election, Prime Minister Thatcher, results, super delegates
(Reprise article)
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen eviscerated GOP VP rival Dan Quayle with this debate remark stating “he was no Jack Kennedy.” Four years ago I cast a vote AGAINST George H. W. Bush’s son rather than FOR John Kerry. I intend to vote FOR a candidate this year.
You are making it very difficult.
Posted on 28 June 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: Bob Barr, democratic party, DNC chairman. Al Gore, Grover Norquist, he’s Kerry with a tan. racist comment, Howard Dean, John McCain, Libertarian/conservative votes, Nader, New Hampshire Clinton, obama, Olbermann, Republican, Ross Perot, Unity
Olbermann said it first. More than a bad pun, the Democratic Unity, New Hampshire photo-op happened yesterday. Newshounds desperate for a story angle spoke of backstage tensions between their handlers or jumped briefly on trivial Republican, Grover Norquist’s “he’s Kerry with a tan” racist comment, until they saw who said it. To listen to pundits [...]
Posted on 23 April 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: clinton, delegates, democratic party, democratic primary, Maureen Dowd, McCain, New York Times, obama, pennsylvania primary, presidential election, results, super delegates
2. 4 million Pennsylvania voters spoke last night besting 2004’s anemic 800,000 votes cast (and that contest was already decided). No matter how you slice the numbers three times as many voters turned out, more than 150,000 of them newly registered. Both candidates won their core constituencies and
Posted on 09 April 2008 by Denis Campbell | Comments (0) | Tags: clinton, delegates, democratic party, democratic primary, obama, pennsylvania primary, presidential election, super delegates
That’s the number of Super Delegates since February 5th that have declared for Sen. Obama vs. Sen. Clinton in the Democratic primary races. Margaret Campbell (no relation), a state legislator from Montana added yesterday to this growing group and trend.
The Lunacy of Republican opposition in the Healthcare Debate writ large!
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