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

Harry R. Jackson Jr. Says President Obama's Plan to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage Will Only Hurt the Black Community. What Are Your Thoughts?

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on April 22, 2013 at 9:30pm

In his most recent State of the Union address, President Obama made this bold declaration: "Let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. This single step would raise the incomes of millions of working families."

A wonderful thought, to be sure. But would this single step actually raise the incomes of millions of working families? Historically, minimum-wage laws and unions have

Once a Rising Political Star, How Did Kwame Kilpatrick Go Wrong?

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on March 13, 2013 at 10:04am

Once a rising star alongside Barack Obama, former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is headed to the clink after being convicted of corruption. Jay Scott Smith on the Motown betrayal.

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick leaves federal court in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (Paul Sancya/AP)

On one fateful night in Boston, two dynamic speakers made waves at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Both men, young, black, and products of hardscrabble Midwestern cities, were considered rising st

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

Obama Supporters on Twitter Go In On Actress Stacey Dash For Endorsing Romney as the 'Only Choice for Your Future'

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on October 9, 2012 at 1:12am

Actress Stacey Dash, who has starred in everything from the 90′s hit Clueless to CSI, prompted a firestorm on Twitter after publicly endorsing Republican nominee Mitt Romney, and then standing by her opinion.

"Vote for Romney. The only choice for your future. @mittromney @teamromney #mittromney #VOTE #voteromney," Dash wrote on her official Twitter page, accompanied by a photo of herself with an American flag.

Not long after, presumed Obama supporters began insulting Dash for her opinion, sayi

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

Hillary Clinton Still Hopes to See an American Woman President In Her Lifetime

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 7, 2012 at 4:22pm

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) listens as China's Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang (L) introduces a cooking stove at an exhibition at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on May 3, 2012 in Beijing. (Pool/Getty Images AsiaPac)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she has no desire to make another run for the White House but hopes to see an American woman president in her lifetime.

Politely turning aside questions about her political intentions at a town hall

Why Michelle Obama Shouldn't Worry About Jodi Kantor's New Book

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on January 13, 2012 at 6:00am

Michelle Obama has weighed in on the buzzy new book The Obamas by New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor. She isn't thrilled about the chatter it's generating about her alleged clashes with West Wing staff and dominance over the administration.

"I guess it's just more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here," Mrs. Obama, who claimed that she hasn't read the book, said in an interview with CBS News' Gayle King. "That's been an image people have tried to paint of me since the day

Tavis Smiley Says He Was Booted from MLK Event Because He Tries to Hold Obama "Accountable"

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on January 10, 2012 at 5:30am

Tavis Smiley, the PBS talk show host who has criticized President Barack Obama for not doing enough for the African-American community, says he was ousted as the speaker at a Martin Luther King luncheon because he was trying to hold the president accountable.

"I don't see my role as one of criticizing the president. I see my role as one of holding the president - this and every other president--accountable," Smiley said on Fox News on Monday.

"Something is wrong with this country ... that so

The Presidency and Christianity

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on August 23, 2011 at 9:27pm

There was a time when Americans sought presidents who did not just claim to be Christians; they also looked for candidates who reflected Christ in their daily lives. This does not appear to be the case anymore.

Leading into this election, the secular media mocks candidates who have a genuine faith in Christ -- and heaven help candidates who seek to live out their Christian faith. In fact, today, some in the media have reached such a low point that true Christian faith is viewed as a liability

Obama tells military: prepare for North Korea aggression

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 25, 2010 at 9:44pm

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The United States gave strong backing to plans by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to punish North Korea for sinking one of its naval ships, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement.

The White House urged North Korea to apologize an

Obama cites GOP ideas as he preps health care plan

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on March 2, 2010 at 9:00pm

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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

Harry R. Jackson Jr. Says President Obama's Plan to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage Will Only Hurt the Black Community. What Are Your Thoughts?

Once a Rising Political Star, How Did Kwame Kilpatrick Go Wrong?

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)

Obama Supporters on Twitter Go In On Actress Stacey Dash For Endorsing Romney as the 'Only Choice for Your Future'

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.

Hillary Clinton Still Hopes to See an American Woman President In Her Lifetime

Why Michelle Obama Shouldn't Worry About Jodi Kantor's New Book

Tavis Smiley Says He Was Booted from MLK Event Because He Tries to Hold Obama "Accountable"

The Presidency and Christianity

Obama tells military: prepare for North Korea aggression

Obama cites GOP ideas as he preps health care plan

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