by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 20, 2016 | • Politics
400 Obama Accomplishments so far, With Citations In 2008, we elected the most progressive president in history. And regardless of the negativity, when you actually look at the record, there has been a lot of progress since January 20, 2009. If you’ll recall,...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 20, 2016 | • Politics, Donald Trump
Obama Reckons with a Trump Presidency The morning after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, Barack Obama summoned staff members to the Oval Office. Some were fairly junior and had never been in the room before. They were sombre, hollowed out, some...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 19, 2016 | • Politics, Donald Trump, The 2016 Presidential Race, The Democrats
YES! Let’s hope so. Obama May Jump Into Fray as Democrats Counter Trump The mobilization against Mr. Trump began even before his victory was official. At just after midnight on Election Day, panicked immigration rights activists gathered for a conference call to...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 14, 2016 | • Politics, Barak Obama
Back in early September we learned this about Barak Obama. I’m thinking now how this is more important than ever. Obama: once out of office, I’m gonna stop being polite and start getting real He made the comments to historian Doris Kearns...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 8, 2016 | • Politics
So, how have the Republicans managed to persuade Americans to buy into the whole “Obama as big spender” narrative? Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It’s Barack Obama? It’s enough to make even the most ardent Obama...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 7, 2016 | • Politics, Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, The 2016 Presidential Race
Glenn Beck regrets “freaking out about Barack Obama” “Obama made me a better...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 22, 2016 | • Politics, The 2016 Presidential Race
Was just flipping through the channels while taking a coffee break after a short dog walk in the rain and caught a TV correspondent talking to a couple going in to a Virginia Beach Trump rally and after the woman said some blah blah blah “the elections...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 12, 2009 | Economics & The Economy
I just came in from picking up the mail yesterday and caught the Radio America right wing radio host Greg Knapp talking ranting on CNBC about how bad Obama tripled the deficit. Tripled? Usally the figure I hear cited by the right wing ideologues is quadrupled and they...