Saturday, January 30, 2010
Black Media in Chicago Locks Out Republicans…
"No other ethnic political apparatus in this country is so firmly in the pocket of one party as African-Americans and the Democratic Party. For decades, Democrats have pandered to African-Americans at election time, then forgot their promises a day later. And yet, we keep coming back, waiting for more empty promises.
"The Black Press is complicit in this abusive relationship. Let’s look at one recent example. In the run-up to the 2010 elections in Illinois, no black media outlet completely ignored every Republican primary. All of them. The mainstream press, on the other hand, weighed in on both the Democratic and Republican primaries. Justifiably outraged by this, Republican nominee for the Congressional seat currently held by Jesse Jackson, Jr penned this open letter to the Illinois Black media."
JOSEPH C. PHILLIPS OP-ED:Mr. President You are Blocking the Sun
London Daily Mail: 'Nobel Peace Prize-winner Barack Obama ups spending on nuclear weapons to even more than George Bush'
"President Obama is planning to increase spending on America's nuclear weapons stockpile just days after pledging to try to rid the world of them.
"In his budget to be announced on Monday, Mr Obama has allocated £4.3billion to maintain the U.S. arsenal - £370million more than George Bush spent on nuclear weapons in his final year.
"The Obama administration also plans to spend a further £3.1billion over the next five years on nuclear security."
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1247049/Nobel-Peace-Prize-winner-Barack-Obama-ups-spending-nuclear-weapons-George-Bush.html#ixzz0e9XOvabE