Category Archives: Politics

Is Eight Points Enough?

October 21, 2008 – 10:28 pm

According to the Zogby International Poll, Senator Barack Obama is up +8% versus McCain as of today’s (10/21) data release. However, just this past Sunday Obama was up by only +3% points.
One distinguishing characteristic about the Zogby poll is that they weight down responses from Democrats to fit the general population of voters. [...]

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Oil Is Down, But Other Prices Are Stable

October 20, 2008 – 3:00 pm

We’ve all seen the price of a barrel of oil plummet over the last few weeks to half of what is was in the summer, now $70-$75. While gas prices at the pump have gone down by a lot too, roughly 29% since July, that’s still not half (-50%) to match the decline in a [...]

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Black Prosperity And The “Messiah Complex”

October 16, 2008 – 7:59 am

Okay, I will put it on the line – in spite of the recent gains in the polls – I still think Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) will not be President. I could be wrong about this, and in fact it feels like I’m wrong, but my skepticism still doesn’t allow me to think America is [...]

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Talk Black To Me

October 15, 2008 – 1:50 pm

Now this is a power move. Variety reports that comedian D.L. Hughley will be given his own show on CNN. For those who have been following Hughley, post-The Original Kings Of Comedy, you’ll know that this cat has one of the sharpest minds when it comes to political commentary and satire. He’s often a regular [...]

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Recognize ME

October 14, 2008 – 10:34 am

This clip was sent to me by activist-oriented, public relations/marketing agency, Akila Worksongs. They do pr for accomplished documentary filmmaker, Byron Hurt, who generated a lot publicity around his critically acclaimed film, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes, which examined representations of gender roles in rap music.
Beyond Beats & Rhymes was not some one-time, social filmmaking [...]

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