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Barack the Magic Negro

By DAVID ORTEZ on December 28, 2008

Whoever imagined that racism would expire once Barack Obama was elected as the first African-American President of the United States was dead wrong.

Race issues will continue to exist as long as there are people with different hues of color and ignorance is prevalent in that society. Imagine how I would have reacted once I found out about a candidate for the Republican National Committee chairmanship's justification for a blatant racist act.

Talking Points Memo reports:  Read More »

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Obama and Warren Sitting in a Tree ...

By DAVID ORTEZ on December 18, 2008

Listen my Liberal ... Progressive friends that are outraged about Barack Obama asking Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration ... Take a Chill Pill!

Please, your reaction to what Obama has been doing these past few weeks is shameful and not representative of true Progressive values. We are the party of understanding, empathy, compromise and most important, open-minded thinking ... willing to entertain any issue as rational people.

It is sad to see the reactions of some in the blogosphere … the ravage outrage, even before Obama has taken his oath, is depressing. This is the type of reaction that I would expect from the other side … since their party is known to be close-minded.  Read More »

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Sarah Palin vs. Mike Huckabee for 2012

By DAVID ORTEZ on December 07, 2008

A CNN poll of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents found that Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin are leading for the 2012 GOP Presidential nomination. This should come as no surprise as conservatives felt that Mike Huckabee was their best choice but John McCain managed to squeak by.

Sarah Palin was then introduced to the national  scene and everything changed. She was credited with rallying the base and everything else was history.

John Burke adds, "Huckabee burst into the big time by winning the Iowa caucuses and then gave John McCain a tough time in a bunch of southern states. Meanwhile, Palin fever seems not to have cooled for a lot of more conservative voters, although Huckabee still beats her by nine points among evangelical Christians."  Read More »

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The War Within!

By DAVID ORTEZ on December 01, 2008

There is a fight in Capitol Hill and it is not between Democrats and Republicans. Surprised? Do not be. This is the classic outcome when a party regains power and different factions within the party claim credit for the win.

Currently, the fight is between Old School Democrats versus New School Democrats. The Old School Democrats have been fighting the Republicans since Ronald Reagan and momentarily achieved success during the Clinton years but once W descended upon Washington, their clout diminished. These Democrats feel that seniority and loyalty to the party warrants them privilege and access to the higher echelons of the government.  Read More »

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The Bush Snub?

By DAVID ORTEZ on November 22, 2008

When I first saw this video, I agreed with Rick Sanchez about the implication the video seemed to portray. President Bush did not look comfortable nor welcomed in that clip. Interesting enough, Jeanne Moos of CNN sheds light into what may have happened.

As they dug into the story, the White House responded to the assertions that Bush had already greeted those individuals. That sort of clears it up.

But, why did he just not shake their hands again. In that given situation where everyone else is doing it, he should have acknowledged the other individual as a courtesy even if they had done so earlier in the day.  Read More »

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The Dirty Tricks to Expect Tomorrow

By DAVID ORTEZ on November 03, 2008

In any election where record numbers of participation is expected, one can guarantee that methods for voter intimidation/suppression will follow. Voter turnout tomorrow will be high but so will the number of individuals that will be repressed by dirty tricks.

This is not a Republican or Democrat issue, although for some strange reason it seems that most of these tactics end up benefitting Republicans- this is an American issue and this type of behavior should not be tolerated.  Read More »

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As the Ship Begins to Sink

By DAVID ORTEZ on October 27, 2008

With a week left before the General Election, it seems that the McCain/Palin camp is self-destructing as we speak. A McCain advisor has stepped forward criticizing Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin for her recent off the cuff actions.

CNN reports:

McCain sources say Palin has gone off-message several times, and they privately wonder whether the incidents were deliberate. They cited an instance in which she labeled robocalls -- recorded messages often used to attack a candidate's opponent -- "irritating" even as the campaign defended their use. Also, they pointed to her telling reporters she disagreed with the campaign's decision to pull out of Michigan.

A second McCain source says she appears to be looking out for herself more than the McCain campaign.  Read More »

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Obama Wins Again!

By DAVID ORTEZ on October 07, 2008

I watched the debate in Spanish this time around to see what the perspective is like for Spanish speaking voters. I was turned onto the idea after my father mentioned to me that he did not understand the “folksy” statements that Sarah Palin was using since it was hard for the translator to relay the idea.

As I watched the Presidential Debate on Telemundo, I arrived to the same conclusion that some of John McCain’s statements came off as awkward. This in turn becomes a loss for McCain since he was not able to connect to those needed voters.

Independent voters that were watching the debate along with Telemundo overwhelmingly felt that Obama did better and that he would be the better choice for President.

The debate was setup as a town-hall style debate and it should have benefitted John McCain more than Barack Obama. Yet, once again . . . Barack Obama was able to hold his ground and reassure voters that he was apt to lead.  Read More »

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The Change that the Maverick Claims to Bring

By DAVID ORTEZ on September 29, 2008

When John McCain and his campaign touted victory on the Sunday press circuit, no one challenged their assertions because the legislation had yet to be voted on. Today, the DOW took the biggest plunge in a single day.

The McCain campaign and House Republicans began to spin the outcome and blames Barack Obama and Democrats for not passing the bill. Barack Obama handled the matter like a statesman by reminding voters at a campaign rally in Denver to "stay calm, because things are never smooth in Congress." John McCain on the other hand accused Barack Obama and Democrats of putting “politics ahead of country."  Read More »

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Examining the “Maverick” Argument

By DAVID ORTEZ on September 08, 2008

One common attribute that John McCain and Sarah Palin seem to share is that they are “mavericks” . . . reformers that will provide the change Washington D.C. needs after 8 years of Republican rule. This claim is a positive characteristic and right wing pundits spin it to distort the reality of the argument.

The media has fallen in line with this assertion created by the McCain-Palin camp. They have also failed to entertain the implications of their claims. Jason Leopold states, “John McCain trotted out Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate, his campaign and much of the U.S. news media depicted the Alaska governor as an ethics “reformer” whose meteoric political rise came from her confronting corruption within her own state Republican Party.”  Read More »

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