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Why didn’t McCain just pick Tina Fey? Or Britney Spears? The GOP waves a white flag with Sarah Palin, an empty pant-suit
I took a day to recuperate from the high of being a part of the crowd in Denver to witness the Obama acceptance speech, where B.O. tranformed on the 45th anniversary of MLK’s speech “I have a dream, into the “American Promise.”
I had thought the historic reach of the speech was just the fact that [...] -
Amok at the convention: Mile High Obama’s dream–will Asian Americans help make it reality?
DENVER
There’s nothing quite like the hot air inside the arena of a political convention. Despite the frigid a/c, the rhetoric is so thick and duplicitous, after four days, it’s hard to know what’s true anymore.But the truth of the Mile High Democrats in 2008 is obvious when you go back to real-life, away from [...]
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Amok at the Convention: Bill/Hillary bless, Biden accepts, Barack shows up; Plus bits on John Kerry, the multi-cultural B.O., and the best APA speaker at the convention–Tammy Duckworth
DENVER
From start to finish, an emotion packed day at the convention ending on such a high note– the arrival of Barack Obama, who shows up by surprise as Joe Biden wraps up his acceptance speech.
Biden was good as always, funny, charming, personable. He introduced his mom and connected with the audience. And then he charged [...] -
What if they gave a presidential townhall and nobody came?
West Virginia’s landslide for Hillary Clinton approximates the same overwhelming support Asian Americans have had for the former first lady.
The primary last night is a reminder to nay saying media who want to crown Obama now.
This process should go on.
It also makes this weekend’s APIAVote event even more important.
While community leaders from all over the [...] -
Don’t forget Myanmar
Give George and Laura Bush credit. They may have screwed up on a lot of things during their tenure. But the administration is right on the Myanmar issue.
The Bush’s have taken a strong (but somewhat easy stand) criticizing the military junta there for its ineptitude during this latest cyclone crisis which has now claimed more [...] -
The Jindal Scuttlebutt
My disdain for Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is well-documented in one of my previous columns:
http://www.asianweek.com/2007/10/26/uncle-bob-jindal-man-of-no-color/
If you’ve been wondering what’s happened to Jindal since his rise in October, the man I’ve called the “Obama of the Right” has caught the attention of the McCain camp.
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Imagining a white Rev. Wright
What would you get if Obama’s scourge, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright were white?
Hey, would that be a latter day Jerry Falwell?
The Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne asks the question in his column which suggests that a real double standard is at play.
In other words, the black left-wing radical gets jumped on; The white right-wing radical more [...] -
Obama? Clinton? Fine with either?
If you are just happy to back whatever Democrat wins the primary, you are way too agreeable compared to your fellow Democrats, according to the results of a new New York Times/CBS poll.
Sixty percent of the Obama supporters would be fine with Clinton, only half the Clinton folks would be fine with Obama, and nearly [...] -
Supreme Court decision places “nontrivial burdens” on APA voters
Talk about throwing cold water on a hot electorate.
The Supreme Court has sent the wrong message to our immigrant community with the upholding of a restrictive voter ID law requiring citizens to present a driver’s license, passport, or other ID before marking a ballot.
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Half-done on Fil Vets issue: The House is next
Let’s give the Senate a hand for getting the Filipino vets measure through its doors, though not before overcoming a tough amendment that wanted to put U.S. vets first.
I’ve spoken passionately about the Filipino vets issue for over 25 years. But let’s save the celebration until the House is able to get its act together.
Heretofore, [...]