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`Anti-American' remarks could cost Minn |
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Sunday, 26 October 2008 |
Republican rep, Michelle Bachmann may have undone what took her months
to build, when she told Hardball’s Chris Matthews that Obama “may have
anti-American views.”
Bachmann, a virtual unknown, dominated news cycles and had to parry
criticisms from former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican,
and Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Powell, in his endorsement of Obama on Sunday, called Bachmann's
remarks "nonsense", pointing to them as examples of damaging political
rhetoric. Pelosi said of the comments in Minnesota on Monday, "It
dishonors the position that she holds and discredits her as a person,"
Pelosi said.
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McCain’s aggression stymied |
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
Likely realizing that the third presidential debate was his last chance
to publicly confront his Democratic opponent for the presidency,
Republican candidate started off the 90-minute presidential debate held
at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, very aggressively. For
about the first 20 minutes of the debate it seemed that McCain meant to
keep the promise made last weekend to his supporters, to whip Barack
Obama’s “you know what” in this final debate.
But, Obama, as he has proved during this very long presidential
campaign, kept his cool and gradually gained strength as the debate
progressed. According to several national polls conducted after the
debate, Obama won by an average of 19 points over McCain.
McCain, maximizing his last chance to win a debate with Obama even
brought a partner, “Joe the Plumber” to help him score extra points.
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Don’t be fooled by the numbers |
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Sunday, 19 October 2008 |
The days to Election Day are winding down and the election campaigns
are heating up – considerably. And, while the polls reflect that
Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama has it in the bag, I’m
here to tell you – don’t be fooled by the numbers.
As of Wednesday Oct. 15, Gallup polls showed Obama leading seven
percentage points, 50% to 43% nationally among registered voters.
Barack Obama is also leading in key battleground states like Florida by
four points and Ohio by five points. It looks great that he is ahead,
but the finish line is less than three weeks away. Obama can’t afford
to pull a Usain Bolt and celebrate or slow down before crossing the
line, because unlike Track & Field, where Bolt is depending solely
on himself; in this election, Obama is depending on you – the voter.
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Debate no game changer for McCain |
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 |
Following a week of vitriolic attacks from the McCain-Palin ticket
against Barack Obama, which incited shouts of “Treason”, “Kill Him” and
“Terrorist” in reference to Obama, McCain in Tuesday’s debate slugged
another one that has been a topic of discussion on the news, blogs and
among groups who watched the debate.
“He didn’t just call Obama, ‘That One’ did he?” was the chorus among
the nine members of a presidential debate focus group convened at a
Tamarac residence on Tuesday night to watch the town-hall formatted 2nd
presidential debate held in Tennessee, hosted by Tom Brokaw.
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Economic effect on illegal immigration |
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 |
According to a report from the Pew Hispanic Center, a Washington think-tank, the number of illegal immigrants entering the United States has declined significantly over the past two years, and is now less than those entering the country legally. According to the report, there are now 500,000 less immigrants in the country, falling from 12.4 million to 11.9 million in March of this year,
According to an AP report research into the reason for the decline points to the struggling US economy along with stronger enforcement of immigration laws. The weak economy has resulted in a sharp decline in jobs in construction, one of the areas that employed illegal immigrants. There was also a fall in demand for workers in service industries, like laundry mats, and restraints which have choked job opportunities for illegal immigrants.
During the years of economic boon that began some 10 years ago, the Pew Hispanic Center estimates that some 3.5 million illegal immigrants entered the country, brining the total estimated number of illegal immigrants to some 12 million, The center reported that around 800,000 illegal immigrants entered the US annually between 2000 to 2004, resulting in the total number of illegal immigrants soaring past legal migrants. The Center reported some years ago that illegal immigrants comprised about 30 percent of all immigrants, with about four in five coming from Latin America and the Caribbean, and the majority of this group from Mexico.
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