Category Archives: Politics and Elections

Obama Needs Some Internet Virtual Reality On This Trip

Posted on July 21, 2008 by wallwritings

Since this posting’s initial appearance it has been reproduced on many other locations in the internet world of virtual reality, a number of which serve the Occupied Palestinian Territories.  Visit that internet world by searching for this posting’s title at … Continue reading →

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We Like Obama But Early Signs are Not Promising

Posted on July 7, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall You have to like Barack Obama.  He is young, intelligent, progressive, and has a terrific wife. He is the future. He defeated the last remant of the Clinton dynasty in a superbly run (and lucky) primary … Continue reading →

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The Other Jewish Lobby: Sixty Years after the Nakba

Posted on June 26, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Remember Dennis Kucinich (D., Ohio), the Democratic presidential candidate who brought a refreshing note of reality to the early primary debates? You don’t remember him? In the memorable words of John Wayne: “Think back, Pilgrim.” It … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart Can’t Say Those Things About AIPAC, Can He?

Posted on June 7, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall I have a good friend, well educated and well informed, who says she gets her news from Jon Stewart.  No Way!  But guess what, I found a You Tube clip from Stewart which turns out to … Continue reading →

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“US Goes Barack to the Future”: London Sun

Posted on June 5, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall You have to love those British newspapers.  The London Sun led its story on Barack Obama’s  “giant leap towards becoming the first black President in the history of the United States” with the headline: US Goes Barack to … Continue reading →

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Jim Johnson in the VP Hunt Once Again

Posted on May 27, 2008 by wallwritings

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 … Continue reading →

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News in Brief

Posted on May 25, 2008 by wallwritings

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 … Continue reading →

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Ickes Is Back and Clinton’s Got Him

Posted on May 22, 2008 by wallwritings

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 … Continue reading →

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Time for Hillary to Give it up

Posted on May 14, 2008 by wallwritings

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 … Continue reading →

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Jewish Groups Support Carter While Candidates Say No Way

Posted on May 12, 2008 by wallwritings

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, … Continue reading →

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