(Akiit.com) When President Barack Obama entered into office January, 2009, it was clear the oft repeated campaign slogan of “change we can believe in†was overwhelmingly accepted both domestically and internationally. Now, 18 months into his presidency, with wars on multiple fronts, the largest environmental disaster in recent American history ...
(Akiit.com) The much-hyped surge of African Americans petered out in the first round of primaries. But black GOPers aren’t giving up… This was supposed to be ”the year of the black Republican.” Google the phrase and you’ll get more than 20,000 results, most of them ending with a question mark. ...
(Akiit.com) Forgive me for saying this, but part me of is getting sick of hearing about Arizona. Most states only get a few days in the news cycle, but since the politicians in Arizona were crazy enough to pass a law to stifle illegal immigration in their state, our news ...
(Akiit.com) President Obama has said it every way it can be humanly said and as often as it can be said, “We are committed to recovering every red cent from BP” for the oil spill. Obama means every word of that. Congress, the public, and much of the media screams ...
(Akiit.com) The crime of the century is occurring right under our collective noses. The Obama Administration, along with the Democrats, claims its programs do good. In reality, they do more harm than good. In fact, they do horrible things. For example, we have thrown a gazillion dollars at poverty since ...
(Akiit.com) The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the greatest environmental disaster our nation has ever faced–virtually no one is willing to debate that at this point. From the fishermen and business owners whose livelihoods have been negatively affected by the spill to the president himself, the American people are interested ...
(Akiit.com) Legitimate ethics investigations, or racially motivated witch hunts? That appears to be the question for some members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who last week asked the House to sharply curtail the investigative powers of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), an independent body created in 2008 at the ...
(Akiit.com) Is America’s Second ‘Redemption Period’ Coming To Fruition? In the midst of the national debate (and it is a debate) around how America should address its illegal immigration crisis (and it is crisis), another discussion has arisen about what is America and who is America, as it relates to ...
(Akiit.com) Two weeks ago Dr. Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist and the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Kentucky, appeared on the Rachel Maddow show to clarify statements he had made, which seemed to suggest that he would have opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For 20 minutes Paul and Maddow ...
(Akiit.com) The world’s a mess; war is everywhere. To set things straight, the president needs to stop indulging in magical thinking and face some hard realities in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. For starters… Sometimes I wonder if President Obama reads too many Ben Okri novels. As we transform from a ...
(Akiit.com) In Washington, commentators ironically label the Obama administration’s oil spill strategy as “too much, too late.” Lt. Gen. Russell Honore (ret.), himself a black Creole from the very communities facing this catastrophe, lamented that it’s not merely a way of life being destroyed on the Gulf. It’s lives, measured ...
(Akiit.com) Artur Davis should have learned a lesson or two from Barack Obama. Since Obama’s triumph in the 2008 presidential campaign politicians have heralded American politics’ entrance into a post-racial age. In many ways this is true: America in all her diversity and despite her difficult history, has finally fulfilled ...