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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCWtvWJHlbE I met Paul Ryan (R) Wisconsin while boarding United Airlines flight 621 from Washington Reagan National Airport. Actually, as I was boarding he came up and said, in a hurry, “this is the flight, right?” And I thought “he looks like Paul Ryan,” then I realized he was. So, having just talked to retiring … Read more
President Barack Obama is the coolest leader in the history of the World. Proof: President Obama touched the very heart of industrial pop culture when he announced the following for the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors: Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, and Led Zeppelin. But in fairness to President Obama, the selection of … Read more
Krystal Ball, the MSNBC Political Pundit, and former Congressional Candidate is in the news in a small way via The Huffington Post talking about the “sexy photo scandal” that got her little-noticed run for Congress, a ton of notice, and about how “devastating” it was to her. What happened was that photos, some of which … Read more
Zig Ziglar, Mitt Romney, and Lindsay Lohan were part of the top searches for Thursday. Zig Ziglar, the master of motivation, passed away at the age of 86. He told us that failure wasn’t the end, and that we should try again. Zig Ziglar arguably single-handedly created the industry of the motivational spokesperson. Gov. Mitt … Read more
This has to be noted. Between Herman Cain, the black GOP business exec who ran for President, Alan West, another black GOP man who made it to Congress in 2010, only to lose in 2012, Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo who turned out to be a closet gay man who had more than one … Read more
The Presidential Inauguration is upon us, and this blogger attended the last one, the historic first time an African American was sworn in as President Of The United States, and of course, that was Barack Obama. Now, four years later, President Obama has successfully won reelection thanks to the largest grassroots campaign in history, and … Read more
On a narrow vote made just five hours ago, the San Francisco Board Of Supervisors elected to ban public nudity in the City By The Bay. This means you won’t have to worry about sitting down in a seat in a restaurant that may have an unattended to wet spot. You can thank a small … Read more
This Huff Post headline: “Hamas Rockets Tel Aviv Amid Israel Ceasefire In Gaza ” – may be all that you see about the news of war in Israel if you’re an American. Let’s face it, most of us will not know the details about what’s going on over there, because it’s over there, not over … Read more
When this blogger was first informed about Salon Editor-At-Large and MSNBC Contributor Joan Walsh’ book What’s The Matter With White People, the first thought was “What The F—?” Is Joan playing with the fire of white guilt or what? There are so many directions to go with that title that it made this one’s head … Read more
Dr. Paula Broadwell gave a speech at the University of Denver (where she’s an alum) on October 26th. The 41-minute speech has drawn attention because Broadwell, in responding to a direct question about Benghazi from a person in the audience, shared details on what the CIA was said to have done in taking prisoners that … Read more
Wow. The David Petraeus / Paula Broadwell Sex Scandal is getting deeper. Here’s this blogger’s first video on the matter: This is how this David Petraeus / Paula Broadwell sex scandal has unfolded. This is from a number of sources, so the links will be left out. In May, Jill Kelley, a so-called unpaid liason … Read more
According to The Associated Press (who I hope didn’t steal the information from a blogger, as they do that) the “other woman” who was the target of heated emails from Paula Broadwell telling her to “stay away” from David Petraeus (not smart, when you think about it) is named Jill Kelley. The backstory is that … Read more
UPDATE: PAULA BROADWELL AND BENGHAZI UPDATE: JILL KELLEY IS THE SECOND WOMAN IN SEX SCANDAL FOLLOW ZENNIE62 ON TWITTER HERE! Paula Broadwell proves that we’re all human, and now-former CIA Director David Petraeus is no exception. Petraeus resigned due to revelations during an FBI investigation launched by the complaints of a woman “close” to the … Read more
It’s a good thing there were enough votes to reelected President Obama, because the video you’re about to see is a clear visual document of how a voting machine actually selects Mitt Romney for President when the person was trying to select Barack Obama. This reportedly occurred at a voting place in Harrisburg, PA. But, … Read more
President Obama went to Chicago Obama Campaign Headquarters and adressed his staff of volunteers for the last time. And what hit him was the enormity of what he, and they, and really all of his supporters, including this blogger, had done. President Obama is the first since FDR to be reelected with over 50 percent … Read more
The news that an “Argentine judge has embargoed up to 19 billion dollars of Chevron Corporation’s assets in Argentina over an environmental damages lawsuit in Ecuador” is bogus. Argentina Civil Judge Adrian Elcuj Miranda ordered 40 percent of Chevron’s bank accounts in Argentina to be held in escrow, Enrique Bruchou, an Argentine attorney at Bruchou, … Read more
President Obama is to speak on growing the American Economy and reducing the deficit, and just before now, there was a Twitter Trend called #StarWarsFiscalCliff. #StarWarsFiscalCliff was started about 90 minutes ago, when Republican Speaker Of The House John Boehner asked President Obama to stop the attack on spending, which he felt would lead to … Read more
This is the best example of what it’s like to be at an Obama Campaign Rally. This crowd of 10,000 people at Chicago’s McCormick Place on Election Night, all singing Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.” You might remember all of this started when President Obama sang a few bars of the song “Let’s Stay Together” … Read more
Those not familiar with Chicago can be excused for thinking that President Obama’s Victory Speech was held outdoors again; it wasn’t. The entire scene was indoors in the mammoth McCormick Place Convention Center. This blogger grew up in Chicago, and recognizes the huge space from attending the Chicago Auto Show so many times that cars … Read more
The full text of President Obama’s Election Night victory speech, delivered on 11/6/2012 in Chicago Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. (Sustained cheers, applause.) Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. (Cheers, applause.) It moves … Read more
Ok, now that Election 2012 is history, it’s time to pick out our winners and losers. Some of them will be unexpected people you’ve never heard of, others will be characters, of several kinds. It all will be interesting. And without any further ado, as they say, here we go: Winners: Buffy Wicks: My friend … Read more
Five years ago, a friend of mine who started the blog DemConWatch, would constantly refer to a small blog by the name of FiveThirtyEight Blog, or FiveThirtyEight.com. In fact, he referred to the blog far more than he referred to the name of the man who wrote it: Nate Silver. (Photo by the Telegraph UK.) … Read more
If you want to see what pure joy looks like, post the San Francisco Giants winning The World Series, check out this video from last night’s Election 2012 Election Day moment when MSNBC announced that President Barack Obama was reelected 44th President Of The United States. The video was created at Luka’s Oakland, where I … Read more
Donald Trump, the New York real estate mogul and connoisseur of the finer things in life, has gone off and had a complete cow because Barack Obama was reelected as President Of The United States. Trump, who issues stupid Twitter tweets with a regularity so alarming it’s as if he’s on crack, was particularly active … Read more
Wow. Let that sink in: “Barack Obama Reelected 44th President Of The United States.” President Obama won reelection gaining 303 electoral votes to 206 for Governor Mitt Romney. Obama also won the popular vote, but just barely. The lessons from this victory are many, but this blogger thinks the paramount one is that Mitt Romney … Read more
According to early exit polls and the media, Gov. Mitt Romney’s own early polling shows that Ohio’s trending for President Obama by five percent. In early results, Kentucky and Indiana were projected to go for Mitt Romney, which is not a surprise. Stay tuned. Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder … Read more
This blogger’s about to leave the office and computer and attend the annual Democratic Party Election Day Luncheon in San Francisco at Aventine. It’s a great event and always has a who’s who of Bay Area politicos. Here’s an interview I conducted last year, with Joe Alioto, Jr: Later in the evening, the Democratic Unity … Read more
President Barack Obama has arrived at the Obama Campaign Office to help with efforts to get out the vote, today. According to MSNBC’s telecast, Obama said to the crowd that they’ve laid the groundwork, “now it’s time to get out the vote.” Stay tuned and follow Zennie62 on Twitter.com. Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham … Read more
According to some studies, Social Media’s the great barometer of who will win an election. And if that’s the case, President Obama’s got this one against Mitt Romney sewn up. The key is the Twitter Political Index. The intent of the Twitter Political Index is to be a daily gauge of online conversation and sentiment … Read more
Legendary SNL comedian Will Ferrell will do anything to get you to vote for Barack Obama for President today – including make this funny video. I just wonder how many takes it took for Will to get that pool break so nice and clean and perfect? Whatever the case, make sure you get out and … Read more
Today’s Election Day 2012, and you’ve heard the cliched statement that “You have a clear choice.” Well, folks, it’s true: you really do. The choice for this video-blogger is simple: Barack Obama should be reelected as President of The United States. And it’s for a set of reasons that go far beyond the campaign’s “feel … Read more
As we move toward Election Day 2012, the stars are out for the reelection of President Barack Obama. According to Twitter celebrities like Jay-Z, Olivia Munn, Kerry Washington, Bruce Springsteen, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, Katy Perry, and Eva Longoria are either out stumping for the President, or were out campaigning for him today, and over … Read more
Ok, Election Day is tomorrow, and you’re undoubtedly concerned about the wave of attempts at trying to block your right to vote. Well, the fact is that, regardless of your party affiliation, it’s a good idea to know not just what your voting rights are, but what you need to have, and can do, to … Read more
This Jon Husted guy (pictured), the Ohio GOP Secretary Of State, is just not a good person in the view of this blogger. Husted, for years the darling of white supremacists at the website Stormfront, worked to try and block many Ohioans from voting, and undoutedly because he thinks some of them, mostly those who … Read more
Today is November 5th, otherwise known by Anonymous, the computer hacking human network, as “Guy Fawkes Day.” On this day, Anonymous plans to take down or expose any symbol of oppression as they see it. The inspiration for the day came from the 2006 movie V For Vendetta and the quote “Remember, remember the fifth … Read more