Oh, look! Barack Obama is black.
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Politics, Race | 5 Comments
Listen to the broadcast of You Tell Me on KTBB AM 600 Friday, Feb. 15, 2008.
Barack Obama is well on his way to not only becoming the Democratic nominee for president, but, in my opinion, to becoming the President of the United States. Why I think he can beat John McCain is a topic for [...]
Hail to the Provider in Chief
Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under Politics | 3 Comments
Listen to the broadcast of You Tell Me on Newstalk 600 KTBB, Friday, January 25, 2008
We’ve gotten so used to it in our politics that we almost don’t notice when it’s right under our noses. Every four years, politicians stand up and tell us what the government is going to do for us.
Both parties are [...]
Remembering the lessons of 1968 as we vote in 2008.
Posted on January 4, 2008 - Filed Under Politics, Society | You Tell Me (Comment)
Happy New Year and welcome to 2008.
It is hard for me to believe that it has been 40 years since those of my generation endured the misery of the year 1968 that helped define a whole cohort of politicians and journalists.
The journalists that were young in 1968 are now nearing the ends of their careers. [...]