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- Raguel: Time to get your concealed carry licences, folks!
- Eurasian Sensation: Jeff Yang has a good article about this ad: http://inamerica.blogs.cnn....
- Raguel: I haven’t even gotten to why the ad really is so offensive to us, ROFL
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- N: @danny You should youtube his college games. The two against Boston college and the one against UConn. Lol, he can...
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- Raguel: ^ Nice one Byron! I’m reading through the NYT picks, they’re good!
- bigWOWO: The Times had an Op-Ed by the President of the RIAA, and I commented. My comment was picked as a...
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- bigWOWO: Agree with King. This might not be a bad thing for Asian Americans to hear about. We can jump off the STEM...
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- bigWOWO: By the way, speaking of activism, there was a great David Brooks column recently. He talks about how people...
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- bigWOWO: No worries. I feel the same way. Nothing against her, but just doubtful.
- Raguel: Hi Byron! I’ve been occupied doing a lot of reading and thinking recently. I suppose its just another...
- bigWOWO: Hey Raguel, What about your comments on ASSK?
I agree with everything you said. About #1…I think...
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- ben: I’ve been getting into Asian rock music recently so thank you all very much for uploading all these videos.
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- bigWOWO: Eurasian, Lee Kuan Yew has always been upfront about Singapore’s hybrid system. To the best of my...
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- N: @bww And ironically, one of the rare democratic successes in the region that is Singapore behaves much closer to a...
Tag Archives: Obama
Obama’s Reputation Falters
Man, look how much can happen in two years: How did Obama Lose his Mojo. It looks like the Dems are running from him in droves, and the GOP–the Party of No–has been very successful in blocking his every move to make sure no Democrat gets credit for any progress in this country.
I agree with the article. I think Obama may have overshot. I don’t fault him for overshooting, but in hindsight, maybe he should have concentrated only on jobs. Healthcare is nice, and it’s very important–maybe important to the point that that was the only time in history they could approve it–but people aren’t going to be happy unless there’s a good economic engine in place. The job market is horrible. People tend to worry when there’s no money coming in.
Healthcare Passes
Continuing with Happy Week, the House passed the Healthcare Bill tonight. The next step is President Obama, who is certain to sign it. According to the NY Times:
The health care bill would require most Americans to have health insurance, would add 16 million people to the Medicaid rolls and would subsidize private coverage for low- and middle-income people, at a cost to the government of $938 billion over 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office said.
The bill would require many employers to offer coverage to employees or pay a penalty. Each state would set up a marketplace, or exchange, where consumers without such coverage could shop for insurance meeting federal standards.
Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
Obama
While I think it’s cool that Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize, I wonder…for what?
His presidency just started. So far he hasn’t achieved much of what he has promised–troops are still in Iraq, we still have Guantanamo, we’re still in the worst economic state since the 1930′s, etc. In terms of race relations, he has not stepped up the plate when he could have. He has revealed racism by being who he is, but that’s more a function of who he is rather than what he’s done. I’m not saying that I expected anything within eight months–I’m still overall positive and hopeful–but I think the award comes way too early.
The Beer Fest
Gates, corrupt cop, and Obama
(Thanks, Mo. Pic from here.)
The corrupt cop, Henry Louis Gates, Obama, and Joe Biden met for beer today at the White House. No one has apologized, and they’ve all agreed to move on, which should please racists all the world over. I know I’m in the minority on this opinion among the Portlanders I know, but Obama dropped the ball on this one. He’s turned a “teachable moment” into a non-issue. It’s kind of like when people say that a point is “moot” (debatable) as a means of not debating it. He swept an egregious act of police abuse under the rug.
Obama: Arrest an innocent black man and get invited to the White House
This is why I think Obama will be a good president, not a great president. In this case we have a cop with a temper who was clearly in the wrong, who abused his authority by arresting a harmless old African American man outside of his own home, and now Obama is inviting that same dirty cop to the White House. Why not just invite Marc Fuhrman from the OJ trial? What about the guys who raped Abner Louima? Even if Gates overreacted, Crowley is clearly in the wrong. He’s a cop and should know how to behave. Not only does his police report reek of inaccuracies and inconsistencies, but he arrested an old man who posed no danger to him whatsoever. It’s an abuse of authority, and the president has invited this thug to the White House. Unbelievable.
Obama's Speech to Congress
(Picture from the NY Times)
Obama nailed it tonight with his speech. As CBS New Senior Political Correspondent Jeff Greenfield said after the broadcast, it was like a Fireside Chat. Obama used the platform to address the American people, not just the people in the room. Obama pretty much said that this was his intent:
I have come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and women in this great chamber, but to speak frankly and directly to the men and women who sent us here.
The First Black First Family
CNN has a great piece on the Obamas role in breaking stereotypes of what a black family is supposed to be. Check it out here.
This is hilarious:
Jamaal Young was watching Barack Obama and his family greet an ecstatic crowd in Chicago, Illinois, on Election Night when he realized that something seemed wrong.
Obama didn’t shout at his wife, Michelle, to shut up. The first lady didn’t roll her eyes and tell Obama to act like a man. No laugh track kicked in, no one danced, and no police sirens wailed in the background.
Posted in Activism, Politics
Tagged Activism, Asian American, IR, media, Obama, stereotypes
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The 44th President
Barack Obama
The day is finally here! Barack Obama just became the 44th President of the United States of America. Thank goodness for the internet; I was able to watch on MSNBC.
For fellow news junkies, here are two good links I found on the web to provide some perspective on this historical day:
NY Times interactive page on inaugural words
Washington Post article on why Obama may become one of the most powerful presidents of all time
Welcome 2009!
(Video: “Esora” by Mr. Children)
Welcome to the New Year! Just another 17 more days of Bush! I’m happy, the stock market was happy, shoe companies are happy, and everyone I know seems to be in a better mood. I have a feeling that 2008 is not a year that people will miss. Wasn’t it supposed to be a lucky number since it ended in 8? So much for those superstitions.
More Annoying White Privilege from the Extremely Powerful
John "Chip" Saltsman
From the very first sentence of this CNN article:
A candidate for the Republican National Committee chairmanship said Friday the CD he sent committee members for Christmas — which included a song titled “Barack the Magic Negro” — was clearly intended as a joke.
The sad thing about these Repub jokes is that you really have to be both non-minority and racist to laugh at them. I can’t imagine a non-minority finding this funny, nor can I imagine a non-racist laughing.
