While the national media in the United States continued its obsession with one of the eerier individuals to recently pass away, the President wisely departed for his latest world tour. The first stop was Russia, the one country where President Obama’s abysmal economic policy could be well-received. While the president was right to try and [...]
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Recent Events Indicate Relevance of New Media
How disappointing. When Time magazine put Barack Obama on the cover a few months ago, few if any actually thought that the old media would actively neglect is role, and treat President Obama like a second FDR. Unfortunately, recent events have shown this to be the case. In recent weeks, NBC ran television specials on [...]
Elections in Iran Likely to Change Little.
Many on the Left and Right alike in the United States await the defeat of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Iranian presidential election which occurred Friday. So far, both sides have claimed victory, but the record turnout might favor a former prime minister there, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the main challenger. The last refomer to hold the Iranian [...]
President Obama Changes Little With Cairo Remarks
President Obama delivered a speech in Cairo today. In it, the President of the United States outlined what could well be called the Obama Doctrine. Yet, for those hoping for significant change from past administrations, there was much lacking. Despite what some have claimed, the speech did not outline a new beginning. While a few [...]
Joe Biden: Ugly American
The Vice President of the United States was in Munich, Germany over the weekend where he outlined the foreign policy objectives of the Obama administration. To attentive ears across the continent, and politicians assembled in that Bavarian city, Joe Biden offered only one thing: more of the same. Biden told U.S. partners in Europe that [...]
Obama grants interview to foreign media
Much has been made across the web and in print about President Obama’s decision to grant his first television interview as president to an Arabic-language news organization based in Dubai, Al-Arabiya. While this whole interview can be seen here, a portion of it can be viewed from the link below, care of YouTube and the Associated Press. [...]