Posts Tagged ‘obama’
Woe-bama
If it weren’t for bad news, there’d have been no news at all for the White House.DAVE McNEELY
When Barack Obama writes his memoir, May of 2013 probably won’t rate as his favorite month. Even though the Texas Legislature was nearing the end of its tangled session when he visited, he may wish he’d spent a couple more ...
Drones or Gitmo?
It’s a false choice.GWYNNE DYER
John Bellinger is the last person you’d expect to criticize President Barack Obama for making too many drone strikes. It was he who drafted the (rather unconvincing) legal justification for targeted drone killings when he was...
Kelly Clarkson Boggles While Clinton Ogles
Jeff PrinceAlicia Keys, who vowed to do something different with the national anthem during her upcoming Super Bowl performance, might take inspiration from Tarrant County’s own Kelly Clarkson. Clarkson toyed around with the melody ...
Obama Beats Romney: Now Can We All Just Get A Long … Club?
Jeff PrinceA Republican and a Democrat attack each other for months on end and spend millions of dollars to demean each other in TV ads. The Democrat wins and vows to work closely and inclusively with Republicans and forge a new spirit of...
Romney, Lockheed Would Build More Jets That Choke Pilots
Andrew McLemoreRemember the F-22 Raptor? You’d be forgiven if you don’t, as the stealth fighter jet built by Lockheed Martin in the 1990s was a colossal failure by almost any measure. Not only did the F-22 cost upwards of $137 mil...
Stand by Zio Carlo?
Last CallAs I write this, Zio Carlo Brew Pub is still trying to recover from some bad press. By now you know about owner Carlo Galotto’s drunken Facebook fusillade against people he referred to as “spoiled Obama kids,” as well as ...
Desperation Play
Perry’s roundhouse swings are getting wilder.DAVE MCNEELY
In trying to pull his presidential campaign out of a nosedive, Gov. Rick Perry is escalating his attack on all things Washington. His latest proposals include making serving in Congress a part-time job, for half the current $17...
R U Ready For Some Hank-less Football?
Jeff PrinceDefenders of free speech are rallying behind Hank Williams Jr. in his fall-out with ESPN over his Hitler remark. ESPN canned the singer after he dared to utter the word Hitler and Obama in the same sentence. ESPN has the right ...
Ahead to the Past
Our most basic social programs are under attack.GRAYSON HARPER
Boy. Lately I’ve been having this eerie feeling of waking up in a strange place.
Racism’s Echoes
It’s still influencing American politics.DAVE MCNEELY
A best-selling novel called The Help, set in Jackson, Miss., in 1962, is about the relationships between black maids and the white families they work for. Kathryn Stockett’s first novel has been made into a movie (see review ...