Posts from ‘October, 2009’

Obama & The Berlin Wall

What does November 9th mean to you? To me, the day The Berlin Wall came crashing down at the hands of a people yearning to be reunited sure means a lot. It means the vindication of democracy over Communism, of human rights over oppression, of the rights of the people over the will of the [...]

Obama and the Media

The White House this week advised mainstream media outlets against taking the Fox News Channel and its stories seriously. This would, of course,  include stories like the ACORN scandal and the opinions of former Obama “Green Jobs” czar Van Jones who resigned amidst relevations relating to his signature on a petition endorsing a 9/11 conspiracy theory. Senator [...]

Obama and International Perception

On the heels of my last blog based on a Facebook conversation I had with a friend, I received this message from a high-school friend who is now living in Brazil-
Hey brad, I have just seen your protesting Obama pictures. I wanna ask you something… here in Brazil, we get the news that America loves [...]

Introducing NextGenGOP Executive Director James Kane

I am pleased to announce that James Kane, one of our most prominent contributors, has accepted the position of Executive Director of NextGenGOP.  James will be running the day-to-day operations of NextGenGOP while also working on expanding our website, contributors, content, and overall network.
James is a brilliant up-and-coming young conservative whose posts are always an [...]

On the Nonsense In Norway

President Obama was as surprised as the rest of the world when he learned of the news Friday morning that he had received the 2009 Nobel Prize for Peace. It is true that the Obama administration has been undertaking recent efforts towards the promotion of peace. Secretary of State Clinton just recently represented the U.S. administration in [...]

The Nobel Prom King

Someone should go check Alfred Nobel’s grave and see if his bones are still rolling around from the news that broke early Friday morning. Seeing the prestigious awards he founded turned into a politicized stunt honoring people for what hopefully might happen would probably have upset him quite a bit.
President Obama only needed to be [...]

The Healthcare Debate, Simplified.

Recently I received a Facebook message from a friend I hadn’t heard from in a while, which started off with “you have to be the most vocal person on my friend list about all things politics.” Intrigued, I read on.
My friend was concerned about the healthcare crisis, and he had a problem I’ve found all-too [...]

Pursuing World Peace

With negotiations underway today between representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and six powers in Geneva, a review of the Obama foreign policy thus far is in order. Though in many respects the foreign policy of this administration has been a disaster of his own making, President Obama deserves credit for tackling enduring foreign policy issues early in his presidency. That [...]