Category Archives: Election

The Crux of Obamacasting?

Posted on June 12, 2009 by adeolumen

Peter Wehner, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and former director of the office of strategic initiatives for President Bush offers this powerful and pointed critique of the gap between this President’s rhetoric and his actions. … Continue reading →

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Obamacast: First Impressions Are Lasting Ones

Posted on February 5, 2009 by adeolumen

So, as we continue to enjoy the historic moment of this Presidency, let’s keep our eyes peeled for an effort I’ll call “Obamacast,” and let’s focus intently on this gap between personality and person. Continue reading →

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Love for President Barack Obama

Posted on January 20, 2009 by adeolumen

The page has turned. We enter a new phase of American history. This moment in history is not only political, it also leads me into a new phase in my family’s history. Hearing the Inaugural Address of Barack Obama and … Continue reading →

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The Clash

Posted on January 4, 2009 by adeolumen

Happy New Year.Mark Steyn sees in the Israel-Hamas conflict a window into the West. In his view, there is an “enlightened” Western paradigm that lacks the basis for seeing the Hamas threat–and by extension, all of radical Islam–for what it … Continue reading →

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Obama's Vision of Transformation?

Posted on December 12, 2008 by adeolumen

While the details about Obama’s vision for America have largely been shrouded under big concepts like change and hope, discerning and savvy observers like Charles Krauthammer provide keen insights for those of us playing at home: Obama was quite serious … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Obvious (or Refusing)

Posted on December 11, 2008 by adeolumen

Word on the street (er, the suburban mansion scene) from Peggy Noonan, whose post-election discussions in the GOP elite inner circle are settling in to see what she calls “the final argument for Mr. Bush:” the one big thing he … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Career Opportunity that Marries Business, Communication, and Politics?

Posted on December 10, 2008 by adeolumen

Read this.  A frontline PR/Communication expert sees “a drought of conservative creatives, who can fill that new-media delivery system with messaging that resonates emotionally.”

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American Conscience and Survival in the Obama Era

Posted on December 10, 2008 by adeolumen

I am enthusiastically supportive of the fact that a Black man will soon be our President, given the history of slavery and racism in America.  America’s election of Barack Obama signals a proper embrace of the sanctity of life and … Continue reading →

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The Untested Shoulders

Posted on December 9, 2008 by adeolumen

High-minded campaign promises have a strange way of giving way to hard-core governing realities.  Global Jihad against Western Civilization is one of the hardest of those realities.  As we look ahead to the President Obama’s task of governance, I encourage … Continue reading →

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Conviction and Pluralism

Posted on December 8, 2008 by adeolumen

As I said here, the GOP–indeed, the two-party system–is showing itself to be less and less effective, as party leaders remain intent to preserve their power rather than serve the citizens whom they represent.  One of my measuring sticks for … Continue reading →

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