Barack Obama personally responded to a list of questions the campaign had previously requested from David Brody of CBNNews, affiliated with the 700 Club among other Christian groups. He pulls no punches in this exclusive correspondence, this is the kind of straight talk that will change the country and put us on a path towards [...]
Well known for his reforms in the rough and tumble arena of Illinois politics, Barack Obama promises to bring that same dedication to national reform as he introduces a comprehensive package to fight corruption and “special interest driven politics”. Obama has already taken strong steps in this direction, introducing and co-sponsoring some of the toughest [...]
CHICAGO, IL - Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement on the Seventeenth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act:
“On July 26, 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a law that aimed to ensure that Americans with disabilities have equal access to the American Dream, was signed into law. As a former civil [...]
What Makes Obama Run
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“What makes Obama different from other progressive politicians is that he doesn’t just want to create and support progressive programs; he wants to mobilize the people to create their own. He wants to stand politics on its head, empowering citizens by bringing together the churches and businesses and banks, scornful grandmothers and [...]
Delivered July 18 at the Town Hall Education, Arts & Recreation Campus of the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington DC.
Speech as prepared
“The right has often seized on these failings as proof that the government can’t and shouldn’t do a thing about poverty – that it is a result of individual moral failings and cultural pathologies and [...]
No more “waiting for the world to change”. I like it.
‘We need a president who’ll have the strength and courage to go toe to toe with the leaders of rogue nations, because that’s what it takes to protect our security,” the Illinois senator told Democrats at a rally. “That’s what I’ll do as your next [...]
As much as I hate that slogan, I have to wonder if it’s a signal that the Obama campaign is planning on turning up the heat. It can’t be lost on Obama that “Bush light” was the mantra of the 2003 primary, and a little reminder to some of those folks is way past due. [...]
It is high time somebody stood up and challenged the American people to look squarely at the world we live in. We have leaders like Jong Il, who truly are seeking nuclear weapons; and we have leaders like Castro who have long ceased being a threat to this country. We can no longer afford US [...]
“..On foreign policy, both emphasized the importance of multilateral demo- cracy, national strength as a guardian of peace, and the need to restore America’s global standing, moral authority, and leadership. Both warned of the dangers of war: Kennedy motivated by his own harsh experience in World War II, Obama by his familiarity with suffering in [...]
Racial challenges have faced Barack Obama his entire career, preparing him for the current scrutiny much more than is probably expected. The question of “blackness” arises when Obama speaks a little too gleefully of unity and progress, leading some African American leaders to wonder exactly what his intentions are. Is it his intent to walk [...]
