It was an awe-inspiring day all around, and I have to say this is an amazing day for the United States of America. Barack Obama was officially inaugurated as the 44th President. He is the first black president, one of the youngest presidents elected, and a heck of a guy. This is one of those […]
The right-wing media gets nasty
Earlier this morning, Fox News announced that Alan Colmes (pictured above) will leave the network’s popular Hannity & Colmes debate program at the end of the year. Apparently, after twelve years of ‘sparring’ with conservative counterpart Sean Hannity, Colmes is moving on “to develop new and challenging ways to contribute to the growth of the network.” […]
Common leaks “Changes” from Universal Mind Control
To commemorate Barack Obama’s historic election on Tuesday, Common has released a track from his upcoming album Universal Mind Control. Called “Changes,” the song was written to “inspire the young world to believe that change can happen.” Common also envisioned it “as a great inaugural song for Barack Obama.” Check it out: Common – Changes […]
Wassup! gets political
On the eve of what is perhaps the most important US presidential election in a generation, the blogosphere is buzzing with commentary and prognostication. At 4080Records we’ve been following the race since the primaries, when it seemed inevitable that Clinton and Giuliani would be the candidates on tomorrow’s ballot. It has been a long and, […]
Updates on the female candidates – Elizabeth May and Sarah Palin
I post this using the plural because I want to cover developments in both the Canadian and American elections. Canada In Canadian Politics, quite a lot has changed in the last few days. Elizabeth May, the only female leader of a national political party will now be allowed to enter the TV debates, despite earlier […]
Best. Presidential. Race. Ever.
This morning, as I was recovering from the greatest live speech I’ve ever witnessed – political or otherwise, I thought the ’08 presidential race had reached its emotional peak. And then I visited Slate.com, and learned that John McCain had picked little known Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. McCain may not be […]
Black Guy Asks Nation For Change | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
Black Guy Asks Nation For Change | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source God bless the Onion. They’ve hit comic gold once again by running this article about Obama. It’s a little older (published back in March) but it actually does a pretty good job of bringing out some social commentary on the way […]