All Entries Tagged With: "politics"
Fox coverage of Barack Obama angers Nas
Hip-hop artist Nas joined members of the activist groups MoveOn.org and ColorofChange.org in protest of Fox News’s coverage of Barack Obama, the singer helped to deliver more than 600,000 petitions to the networks headquarters.
Under attack: The New Yorker over Barack Obama Cover
The New Yorker magazine has come under attack, following the cover that they run showing Barack Obama as a Muslim and his wife Michelle as a terrorist. The New Yorker has since released a statement saying that the cover which shows Senator Obama wearing a turban, robe and sandals, was intended to satirize the scare [...]
Bernie Mac heckled over women jokes at Barack Obama fundraiser
Bernie Mac performed at a Barack Obama fundraiser on Friday night, the standup comedian is well known for being a little loose with his tongue. Well some of the audience was a little shocked at his jokes over women, as a result decided to heckle him.
The tickets were not cheap; they cost $2,300 a head [...]
Tony Snow: Ex-Bush press secretary dies of cancer
Tony Snow who was the Ex-Bush press secretary has sadly died of colon cancer at the age of just 52, he died at 2 a.m. Eastern time in Georgetown University Hospital. Many will remember that Snow used to be chief speechwriter for George Bush; he was also a frequent radio talk-show host.
Back in September 2007, [...]
Barack Obama breaks campaign record: 75,000 turn up in Portland
When it comes to breaking records in the race to become president Barack Obama is right up there, the latest record that the Senator has broken is in his turn out figures for one of his rallies. Some 75,000 people decided to turn up to hear Barack Obama speak at the