Archive for May, 2008
by James M. Wall Barack Obama was campaigning in Aberdeen, South Dakota on Saturday while the Rules Committee of the Democratic National Committee was deciding what to do about delegates elected in the Florida and Michigan primaries. A reporter from Time magazine asked him to comment on the decision he and his wife, Michelle Obama, […]
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by James M. Wall As they used to say on Monty Python, “Now for something completely different.” And for that something, we turn to Gershom Gorenberg whose blog effectively nailed ABC News for a story it ran on Dunkin Donuts, an American purveyor of sweet, juicy, caloric donuts. Gorenberg tells us that he could not […]
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By James M. Wall Published in the Christian Century magazine, used by permission In my earlier years, my mother would often say to me, “Someday when I am old and gray . . .” I later used the phrase with my children in what they rightly described as guilt peddling. No doubt at times my […]
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by James M. Wall The choice of a Vice President is the first, and most important, decision that Barack Obama will make once Hillary Clinton concedes. He has already begun to consider his options, quietly, of course, to avoid offending Clinton and her supporters. In a very wise move, Obama has enlisted James A. Johnson […]
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News in Brief
Carter Says It will end June 3 Former President Jimmy Carter told the BBC that he expects the super delegates to swing behind Barack Obama after the last primaries on June 3. Carter is a super delegate (as a former president). What started in Iowa will end in Montana and South Dakota. Obama Fills in […]
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by James M. Wall George Bush traveled through Alice’s Looking Glass in mid-May, flying from Tel Aviv to Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. He paid more attention to the world as it might have been described by the White Rabbit with pink eyes”, judging from his two major speeches in Israel and Egypt. The region’s dark […]
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by James M. Wall Hillary Clinton continues to plunge ahead on what is fast becoming a death march. By not leaving graciously in the face of an obvious loss, she threatens to tarnish her own legacy and that of her husband. No question but that she has every right to demand that all the primaries […]
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Time for Hillary to Give it up
by James M. Wall If Hillary Clinton really loves her country, her party and her family, she will end her campaign in Kentucky Tuesday night. She can declare victory there and congratulate Barack Obama for his victory in Oregon on the same night. She could even bring husband Bill back to the stage to celebrate her […]
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A Guest column by Ron Holloway Ron Holloway is a Chicago native steeped in Catholic doctrine (seminary trained), film history, criticism, and the mysteries of film marketing. He is also acquainted with just about every director who ever made a film in Europe over the past 40 years. Ron now lives in Berlin with his wife, […]
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by James M. Wall Jewish Voice for Peace and Just Foreign Policy have presented former U.S. President Jimmy Carter with a petition of 5,000 signatures supporting Carter’s meeting with Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal. The two men met in Syria, April 18. Through the petition drive, the two Jewish groups support Carter’s contention that Hamas must be included in any Israeli […]
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