Amid Privacy and Security Scandals, Obama's Popularity Plunges Among Young People and African-Americans

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 17, 2013 at 6:11pm

For first time, 50 percent of Americans say they don't believe Obama is "honest and trustworthy"

President Barack Obama's approval rating is plummeting in the midst of American dissatisfaction with the recent privacy controversies and other scandals.

The president's approval rating is 45 percent, marking an 8-point drop in the last month, according to a CNN survey. Weighing down on the Obama administration are the revelations of government domestic spying programs, the Justice Department's secr

First Lady Michelle Obama Goes Off on Lesbian Activist Heckler

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 6, 2013 at 1:43pm

First lady Michelle Obama (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greet people while visiting section 60 at Arlington Cemetery, May 27, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America)

First lady Michelle Obama experienced a rare face-to-face encounter with a protester late Tuesday - approaching the activist and threatening to leave a fundraiser if the person did not stop interrupting her speech.

Obama was addressing a Democratic Party fundraiser in a private Kalorama

Does America Need Another Financial Crisis Before We Learn Our Lesson?

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 23, 2013 at 2:46pm

No one wants to go back to the brink, but honestly, what have our nation's leaders learned since the last near-collapse?

Almost a century ago Thomas Marshall, Woodrow Wilson's Vice President, got tired of listening to senators blather on about the nation's needs and uttered the words that made him immortal: "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar." Today, with 24/7 blathering as our national political pastime, let me adapt Marshall's 1917 remark: What this country needs to get its a

Despite Scandals, President Obama's Approval Rating Remains Steady

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 23, 2013 at 2:30pm

The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally unaffected either way.

Pictured: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watch as singer-songwriter Carole King performs after being presented the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an East Room concert honoring King Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Several recent polls show the

Lessons We Can Learn From President Barack Obama's and First Lady Michelle Obama's Commencement Addresses

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 21, 2013 at 10:56am

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Rain or shine, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama withheld their commitments and gave commencement speeches at two HBCU graduation ceremonies this weekend.

The Commander-in-Chief addressed the new grads of Morehouse College, and the FLOTUS delivered her remarks to the students and families of Bowie State University.

While both Obamas made extraordinary points, Michelle was spot on about education issues that affect African Americans and Barack stressed the importance of giving

Federal Judge Denies Obama Administration's Request to Delay "Plan B" Ruling

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 12, 2013 at 6:22pm

Plan B One-Step is designed to make pregnancy unlikely if taken within three days of unprotected sex. (Uncredited / AP)

A federal judge who's been battling the Obama administration over "Plan B" emergency contraception took another swipe at the federal government on Friday, denying a request to delay his ruling ordering the government to make the pills available to everyone, without restrictions.

Judge Edward Korman also accused the Food and Drug Administration of cooking up "a sweetheart de

Why President Obama, a Christian, Holds a Passover Seder at the White House Each Year

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on March 25, 2013 at 10:40pm

For the fifth time since he moved into the White House, President Obama will host a Passover seder Monday evening, a ritual that is celebrated by Jewish families throughout the world and that the president, a Protestant Christian, says speaks personally to him.

Pictured: President Obama pauses during his speech at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday. The president's speech last week in Israel revealed that his daughters are a key reason he holds Monday's Passover

Martin Luther King Jr., President Barack Obama, and Israel

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on March 20, 2013 at 5:15pm

There is no disputing the historic significance of President Barack Obama's state visit to Israel; his first since he was elected our nation's chief executive just over four years ago.

During his first term, the president did a great deal to make clear to all - including Israel's adversaries - that he has the back of the Jewish state. In the face of unfair charges during last year's US elections that Obama was somehow anti-Israel, no less an authority than then-defense minister Ehud Barak

President Obama Hanging Out with Jay-Z? No Problem, Pastor Says

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 28, 2013 at 6:06am

President Barack Obama is flanked on stage by musicians Jay-Z, left, and Bruce Springsteen at a campaign event at Nationwide Arena, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

The president is sending a good message when he hangs out with high-profile members of the African American community.

Just this past Sunday The New York Post's Phil Mushnick penned a rather self-righteous article condemning President Barack Obama's highly visible friendship with the rapper Jay-Z.

The

President Obama Declares the Nation is Stronger; Calls On Congress to Take Action on his Initiatives

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 12, 2013 at 10:01pm

Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit "even worse" than the unpalatable deals Washington had to stomach during his first term.

Pictured: President Barack Obama gestures while giving his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Wa

WATCH: President Obama's Full 2013 State of the Union Speech (with Transcript)

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on February 12, 2013 at 9:57pm

Here is a full transcript of President Obama's 2013 State of the Union address as delivered.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. Please, everybody, have a seat.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fellow Americans, 51 years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this chamber that "the Constitution makes us not rivals for power, but partners for progress."

(APPLAUSE)

"It is my task," he said, "to report the state of the union. To improve it is the task of us all."

Tonight, thanks to the

President Obama Frustrated by Washington's Brokenness

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on July 16, 2012 at 10:08pm

U.S. President Barack Obama walks toward Marine One while departing the White House on July 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America)

President Barack Obama says Washington "feels as broken as it did four years ago," when he took office.

He says he's most frustrated by the inability "to change the atmosphere" in the nation's capital "to reflect the decency and common sense of ordinary people" who want their leaders to solve problems.

"There's enough blame to

President Obama Called Rev. Fred Luter Jr. to Congratulate Him on Election as SBC President

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on July 14, 2012 at 9:08pm

Fred Luter and Barack Obama share historical distinctions as African Americans' first Southern Baptist Convention and U.S. presidents, respectively, but on the major political-moral issue of gay marriage they are on opposite sides - a disagreement driven by Luter's commitment to the Bible.

"I believe that nothing, nothing can be politically right if it's biblically wrong," Luter said July 10 in an interview with Florida Baptist Witness.

"The Word of God says marriage is between one man an

President Obama Keeps Poking at Mitt Romney's Record with Bain

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on July 14, 2012 at 8:59pm

An unrelenting President Obama jabbed at Mitt Romney's record with a private equity firm in an ad Saturday that aimed to keep his rival on the defensive just as the Republican challenger's campaign hoped to take advantage of poor economic data to gain an edge on the incumbent.

Obama met Romney's plea for an apology for the attacks with a mocking ad that charged that the firm shipped American jobs to China and Mexico, that Romney has personal wealth in investments in Switzerland, Bermuda and

Obama, Romney Leaving Faith and Values Out of Presidential Campaigns

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on July 10, 2012 at 5:18pm

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at a campaign event on the College of Fine Arts Lawn at Carnegie Mellon University July 5, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America)

If the guarded rhetoric of the 2012 presidential race between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is an indication, the candidates are giving God a rest from the public spotlight.

I began to notice God's absence shortly after Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich,

What Romney Should and Should Not Say to the NAACP

Posted by The Oracle Mag on July 10, 2012 at 8:27am

No matter what Mitt Romney tells NAACP members Wednesday, nine out of 10 African Americans will still pull the lever for President Barack Obama in November.

But that doesn't mean the former Massachusetts governor's address to the venerable civil rights organization at its 103rd annual convention in Houston isn't a big deal.

In another era, black folks were loyal Republican voters. Barrier breaker Jackie Robinson was a Republican, and former NAACP President Benjamin Hooks was an appoi

Joe Biden To Address Black Journalists At Annual Convention

Posted by The Oracle Mag on June 19, 2012 at 10:49am

Vice President Joe Biden will appear at the 37th annual National Association of Black Journalist (NABJ) Convention & Career Fair this Wednesday in New Orleans. On the first day of the five-day event, Biden will address over 2,500 journalists and media executives expected to attend this year.

A host of notable leaders have spoken at past NABJ conventions, including then-Sen. Barack Obama, President George Bush, President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Secretar

Obama Pushing New Initiative Called "Fatherhood Buzz" to Reach Out to Fathers through Barber Shops

Posted by The Oracle Mag on June 14, 2012 at 4:47pm

President Barack Obama is celebrating Father's day a few days early by having an impromptu lunch with two members of the military and two local barbers.

Obama is touting a mentoring initiative aimed at reaching out to fathers with positive parenting advice from barbers and barbershops.

He ate a barbecue lunch of ribs, collard greens and corn bread, telling his Capitol Hill lunch guests that "barbershops are a good place" to share advice on taking responsibility for childre

Once-Confident Democrats "Running Scared" Until November Election; Have Doubts Obama Can Win

Posted by The Oracle Mag on June 13, 2012 at 7:10pm

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on June 07, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Obama spoke about student loan interest rates during his appearance. (Isaac Brekken/Getty Images North America)

A growing chorus of once-confident Democrats now say President Barack Obama could lose the November election.

The hand-wringing reflects real worries among Democrats about Obama's ability to beat Republican rival Mitt Romney, who has proven to be a stronger candidate t

Obama Reaches Out to Pastors After Making Homosexual Marriage Decision

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 14, 2012 at 12:42pm

About two hours after declaring his support for same-sex marriage last week, President Obama gathered eight or so African-American ministers on a conference call to explain himself. He had struggled with the decision, he said, but had come to believe it was the right one.

The ministers, though, were not all as enthusiastic. A vocal few made it clear that the president's stand on gay marriage might make it difficult for them to support his re-election.

"They were wrestling with their abilit

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Amid Privacy and Security Scandals, Obama's Popularity Plunges Among Young People and African-Americans

First Lady Michelle Obama Goes Off on Lesbian Activist Heckler

Does America Need Another Financial Crisis Before We Learn Our Lesson?

Despite Scandals, President Obama's Approval Rating Remains Steady

Lessons We Can Learn From President Barack Obama's and First Lady Michelle Obama's Commencement Addresses

Federal Judge Denies Obama Administration's Request to Delay "Plan B" Ruling

Why President Obama, a Christian, Holds a Passover Seder at the White House Each Year

Martin Luther King Jr., President Barack Obama, and Israel

President Obama Hanging Out with Jay-Z? No Problem, Pastor Says

President Obama Declares the Nation is Stronger; Calls On Congress to Take Action on his Initiatives

WATCH: President Obama's Full 2013 State of the Union Speech (with Transcript)

President Obama Frustrated by Washington's Brokenness

President Obama Called Rev. Fred Luter Jr. to Congratulate Him on Election as SBC President

President Obama Keeps Poking at Mitt Romney's Record with Bain

An unrelenting President Obama jabbed at Mitt Romney's record with a private equity firm in an ad Saturday that aimed to keep his rival on the defensive just as the Republican challenger's campaign hoped to take advantage of poor economic data to gain an edge on the incumbent.

Obama, Romney Leaving Faith and Values Out of Presidential Campaigns

What Romney Should and Should Not Say to the NAACP

No matter what Mitt Romney tells NAACP members Wednesday, nine out of 10 African Americans will still pull the lever for President Barack Obama in November.

Joe Biden To Address Black Journalists At Annual Convention

Obama Pushing New Initiative Called "Fatherhood Buzz" to Reach Out to Fathers through Barber Shops

Once-Confident Democrats "Running Scared" Until November Election; Have Doubts Obama Can Win

Obama Reaches Out to Pastors After Making Homosexual Marriage Decision

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