Super Tuesday: Primary election results
Results are all that matter to voters, not the drama by the candidates and their media surrogates. And the results have started rolling out with Hillary Clinton winning in Georgia and Virginia and five states , and Bernie Sanders winning in Vermont (his home state).
Donald Trump has reportedly won in Georgia, Massachusetts, Virginia, Alabama and other Arkansas. Ted Cruz won his home state of Texas. And Marco Rubio won in Minnesota, his only win so far in the election. The CNN calls Cruz's victory in Texas as his first win of the night. The New York Times said that Trump edged out Rubio in a hard struggle in Virginia
All the way, it is Trump and Clinton. Though Cruz is reported to be in the lead in Oklahoma, which the latest report says he has won, and making him a winner in two states so far. With seven states each to Clinton and Trump, the two appear to be moving closer to clinching the nominee of the parties.
Donald Trump has reportedly won in Georgia, Massachusetts, Virginia, Alabama and other Arkansas. Ted Cruz won his home state of Texas. And Marco Rubio won in Minnesota, his only win so far in the election. The CNN calls Cruz's victory in Texas as his first win of the night. The New York Times said that Trump edged out Rubio in a hard struggle in Virginia
All the way, it is Trump and Clinton. Though Cruz is reported to be in the lead in Oklahoma, which the latest report says he has won, and making him a winner in two states so far. With seven states each to Clinton and Trump, the two appear to be moving closer to clinching the nominee of the parties.
Republicans' Battle Royal
By Abiodun Giwa
Hillary Clinton is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI. Donald Trump has a civil suit on his neck from the Trump University's closure case. Ted Cruz took loans from two banks, he reported one but failed to report the other. Marco Rubio, the new Sheriff in town is said to have credit card issues.
On Thursday, Trump's rivals in the Republican Party, made issue out of the party's front runner's closed university and the civil case arising from it, hiring illegal workers 12 years ago and inheriting money from his father.
Unlike the Republicans, Bernie Sanders, Clinton's rival in the Democratic Party, has said that he will not make the FBI's investigation of his rival a campaign issue. He has kept the promise. The battle royal of the Republican Party at the CNN's debate on Thursday evening was anticipated, but what was not certain was the form it would take. Trump's rivals and his party's bigwigs have been reported as bent on taken him down, to pave way for a candidate, whom the party may have anointed.
On Thursday, Trump's rivals in the Republican Party, made issue out of the party's front runner's closed university and the civil case arising from it, hiring illegal workers 12 years ago and inheriting money from his father.
Unlike the Republicans, Bernie Sanders, Clinton's rival in the Democratic Party, has said that he will not make the FBI's investigation of his rival a campaign issue. He has kept the promise. The battle royal of the Republican Party at the CNN's debate on Thursday evening was anticipated, but what was not certain was the form it would take. Trump's rivals and his party's bigwigs have been reported as bent on taken him down, to pave way for a candidate, whom the party may have anointed.
All eyes on Republican Party and triumphant Trump
As the republican party primary elections move to Nevada on Tuesday, the debate among observers has shifted to who becomes the party's nominee for the next general election. Donald Trump is currently the leading candidate. His victory in Hampshire and South Carolina has literally make observers zeroed on him as a man to watch.
A CNN analysis has said that historically, the Republican nominee has always been the winner of the South Carolina's election or his runner up, and if that is considered here, it puts both Trump and Marco Rubio on the spot. Trump is leading, but reports say that the Republican Party has a plan to help Rubio forward as the party's favored candidate, against Trump.
A CNN analysis has said that historically, the Republican nominee has always been the winner of the South Carolina's election or his runner up, and if that is considered here, it puts both Trump and Marco Rubio on the spot. Trump is leading, but reports say that the Republican Party has a plan to help Rubio forward as the party's favored candidate, against Trump.
Clinton and Trump win
Hillary Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders in Nevada's primary election of the Democratic Party, while Donald Trump won the Republican Party's primary in South Carolina, on Saturday.
Clinton defeated Sanders with five points and Trump defeated Marco Rubio with 10 points.
Clinton won 52.6 percent of the votes to Sanders 47.4 percent. Trump has 32.5 percent to his closest rivals who have 22.5 and 22.3 percent each.
Consequence the unpalatable performance of the Jeb Bush (7.9 percent) of the votes, he has dropped out of the race.
Ted Cruz, who won his party's election in Iowa dropped into the third position and the reports said he struggled with Rubio for the second position in South Carolina.
Analysts are asking why Clinton has dropped to five points win from 25 points lead in the polls some weeks ago. Analysts are also confused about Trump's continued momentum despite lack of details in his plans.
Clinton defeated Sanders with five points and Trump defeated Marco Rubio with 10 points.
Clinton won 52.6 percent of the votes to Sanders 47.4 percent. Trump has 32.5 percent to his closest rivals who have 22.5 and 22.3 percent each.
Consequence the unpalatable performance of the Jeb Bush (7.9 percent) of the votes, he has dropped out of the race.
Ted Cruz, who won his party's election in Iowa dropped into the third position and the reports said he struggled with Rubio for the second position in South Carolina.
Analysts are asking why Clinton has dropped to five points win from 25 points lead in the polls some weeks ago. Analysts are also confused about Trump's continued momentum despite lack of details in his plans.
Conservatives and the modern day
It is highly difficult to say whether the modern conservatives in the United States are truly conservatives who believe in the ten commandments and in the faith that the Christian religion is grounded.
Do they have faith like the one displayed in the scripture by Abraham, for which reason God declared him the father of the faithful and forbear of those who call themselves conservatives?
This is a question that has arisen out of the desperation that the Republican Party conservatives have been thrown as a result of the uncertainty in the party, over whom the conservatives want and don't want as the party's presidential candidate. These conservatives have been joined by a section of the news media owned by wealthy people who also call themselves conservatives.
Do they have faith like the one displayed in the scripture by Abraham, for which reason God declared him the father of the faithful and forbear of those who call themselves conservatives?
This is a question that has arisen out of the desperation that the Republican Party conservatives have been thrown as a result of the uncertainty in the party, over whom the conservatives want and don't want as the party's presidential candidate. These conservatives have been joined by a section of the news media owned by wealthy people who also call themselves conservatives.
Trump and Sanders win New Hampshire
February 9 2016 By Abiodun Giwa
Donald Trump of the Republican Party and Bernie Sanders of the Democratic Party both won their parties primary elections in New Hampshire on Tuesday.
Sanders got 59.1 percent of the votes, while Hillary Clinton got 38.3 percent.
Trump got 34 percent of the total votes, while John Kasich who came second got 16 percent of the votes.
Ted Cruz, who won his party's election in Iowa a week ago came third with 11.7 percent of the votes.
Marco Rubio who came third in Iowa's Republican Party's election, and whom analysts had said may pull surprises in New Hampshire, came fifth in the granite state.
The CNN dubbs the winners as outsiders, and the losers are manifestly the establishment candidates.
Sanders got 59.1 percent of the votes, while Hillary Clinton got 38.3 percent.
Trump got 34 percent of the total votes, while John Kasich who came second got 16 percent of the votes.
Ted Cruz, who won his party's election in Iowa a week ago came third with 11.7 percent of the votes.
Marco Rubio who came third in Iowa's Republican Party's election, and whom analysts had said may pull surprises in New Hampshire, came fifth in the granite state.
The CNN dubbs the winners as outsiders, and the losers are manifestly the establishment candidates.
Hillary's challenges
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Hillary's struggle against odds
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Will Clinton's political machine fail again?
By Abi Giwa
The Clintons undoubtedly have a powerful political machine, built over the years with mammoth of dependable and undependable followers. The world witnessed the political power of the Clintons when former President Bill Clinton helped turned what would have been a huge political loss for President Barack Obama's second term bid into victory.
Giving credence to what my political science professor in college had termed Clintons political power and an unbeatable machine. But sooner after the professor's comment in 2007, the machine failed when Obama defeated Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries.
Now, people are saying that the machine may fail again and that the works toward the machine's second time failure has already begun.
Giving credence to what my political science professor in college had termed Clintons political power and an unbeatable machine. But sooner after the professor's comment in 2007, the machine failed when Obama defeated Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries.
Now, people are saying that the machine may fail again and that the works toward the machine's second time failure has already begun.
Hillary in goose and gander scenario
By Abi Giwa
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has got a baggage to manage in her effort to become the next president of the United States. The baggage? The news said Clinton operated a private email as a Secretary of State against regulations.
People described the matter as serious because there was a case of a guy who fell during her era as Secretary of State, due to an operation of a private email against regulations.
Questions people had asked were whether Clinton was not aware of the regulation that as a Secretary of State, she could not use a private email?
The answer? Though not from Clinton herself. People said that as a leader under whom someone was punished for doing what she did, there was no way she could have lacked knowledge of the regulation's existence.
But news said that Clinton had surrendered all her emails during her tenure as Secretary of State to the House of Representatives's committee on Benghazi, like she said she had nothing in them to hide.
People described the matter as serious because there was a case of a guy who fell during her era as Secretary of State, due to an operation of a private email against regulations.
Questions people had asked were whether Clinton was not aware of the regulation that as a Secretary of State, she could not use a private email?
The answer? Though not from Clinton herself. People said that as a leader under whom someone was punished for doing what she did, there was no way she could have lacked knowledge of the regulation's existence.
But news said that Clinton had surrendered all her emails during her tenure as Secretary of State to the House of Representatives's committee on Benghazi, like she said she had nothing in them to hide.
Obama's immigration plan, struggle and pain
By Abi Giwa
President Obama
Hard road to travel, I have long, long way to go. I cannot turn back, my faith will see me, see me through," are words of Jimmy Cliff in "Hard Road to Travel". Cliff may have sung from a personal experience.
In truth, Cliff's song represents a universal experience. It is what hits many people on hearing that the President Barack Obama's immigration plan for certain undocumented immigrants in the United States has been put on hold following a court injunction from a Texan court.
It means jeopardy for so many of the applicants who may have anticipated a breakthrough.
The sudden suspension of hope for this group of immigrants recalls what some of them said at the beginning that they were not sure of what would become of their expectations. They had said another leadership may emerge in the Congress, their hope would be abated and had reluctantly joined the queue, believing nothing was wrong in trying.
In truth, Cliff's song represents a universal experience. It is what hits many people on hearing that the President Barack Obama's immigration plan for certain undocumented immigrants in the United States has been put on hold following a court injunction from a Texan court.
It means jeopardy for so many of the applicants who may have anticipated a breakthrough.
The sudden suspension of hope for this group of immigrants recalls what some of them said at the beginning that they were not sure of what would become of their expectations. They had said another leadership may emerge in the Congress, their hope would be abated and had reluctantly joined the queue, believing nothing was wrong in trying.
US, Venezuela, Cuba and respect
By Abi Giwa
President Nicholas Maduro has just reminded the world of "Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs", with his demand of respect for Venezuela from the United States. It was at the second inauguration ceremony of President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil in Brasilla.
Venezuela having succeeded at quieting protesters at home can now seek respect elsewhere.
According to the BBC, Maduro reportedly confronted Vice President Joe Biden and said, "I have demanded this time what we had demanded from the US 1,000 times before: a relationship based on respect, nothing else."
Currently, the relationship between the US and Venezuela is at its lowest ebb. It remains where it has been during the lifetime of Hugo Chavez. Before now, Venezuela and Cuba were among the list of socialist countries in the Caribbean that have frosty relationship with the US, before the recent turn around between the US and Cuba. Cuba remains a socialist country like Venezuela, and recent report indicates that Cuba has not stopped jailing Cubans who disrespect its socialist tenets.
Venezuela having succeeded at quieting protesters at home can now seek respect elsewhere.
According to the BBC, Maduro reportedly confronted Vice President Joe Biden and said, "I have demanded this time what we had demanded from the US 1,000 times before: a relationship based on respect, nothing else."
Currently, the relationship between the US and Venezuela is at its lowest ebb. It remains where it has been during the lifetime of Hugo Chavez. Before now, Venezuela and Cuba were among the list of socialist countries in the Caribbean that have frosty relationship with the US, before the recent turn around between the US and Cuba. Cuba remains a socialist country like Venezuela, and recent report indicates that Cuba has not stopped jailing Cubans who disrespect its socialist tenets.
America's wind of change
5 November 2014. By Abi Giwa
Analysts have been busy dishing out reasons voters in the United States favor the GOP in the midterm elections. First reason they have given is the Americans need a change on how politicians play politics in Washington; second they say that the economy is second reason and three they say voters say the country is in a wrong direction.
Some see the change as a referendum on Barack Obama and the way he has been governing. Some analysts say the Democratic Party's loss in the polls doesn't mean a message to the Democrats alone, that the Republicans will also need to show they can govern, while others see the development as good for democracy, though it may be another way to a gridlock between the presidency and the Congress.
Some see the change as a referendum on Barack Obama and the way he has been governing. Some analysts say the Democratic Party's loss in the polls doesn't mean a message to the Democrats alone, that the Republicans will also need to show they can govern, while others see the development as good for democracy, though it may be another way to a gridlock between the presidency and the Congress.
Republican Party takes the Senate
5 November 2014 By Abi Giwa
The Republican Party has clinched control of the Senate from the Democratic Party. The party won six seats formerly held by the a Democratic Party and added one open seat from Georgia.
West Virginia, South Dakota, Montana, Colorado and Arkansas are the five states' where Senate seats formerly held by the Democrats have gone to the GOP.
Democratic Party's control of the Senate is history. President Barack Obama has a new reality and condition to contend. With the Republican Party in control of the Congress, the remaining period of Obama's presidency will be like that of a toothless bulldog.
West Virginia, South Dakota, Montana, Colorado and Arkansas are the five states' where Senate seats formerly held by the Democrats have gone to the GOP.
Democratic Party's control of the Senate is history. President Barack Obama has a new reality and condition to contend. With the Republican Party in control of the Congress, the remaining period of Obama's presidency will be like that of a toothless bulldog.
Democrats in the eyes of the storm
1 November 2014. By Abi Giwa
Will the Congressional election in the United States on Tuesday be a waterloo experience for the Democratic Party? Political observers are saying it is likely to be a turning point, when the Republicans will take over the Senate leadership and expand their lead in the House of Representatives. No one seems to be giving President Barack Obama any chance that the Democratic Party could fare better in the election under him.
All sorts of conjecture are putting the president and his party in the doldrum. The New York TImes caps it today with a report, "Braced for Shift in Congress, Obama Sets a New Agenda". The third paragraph of the report reads, "For a president who has lost public support and largely failed to move his agenda on Capitol Hill since winning re-election two years ago, there may be little hope for significant progress if Republicans capture the Senate and add to their House majority."
All sorts of conjecture are putting the president and his party in the doldrum. The New York TImes caps it today with a report, "Braced for Shift in Congress, Obama Sets a New Agenda". The third paragraph of the report reads, "For a president who has lost public support and largely failed to move his agenda on Capitol Hill since winning re-election two years ago, there may be little hope for significant progress if Republicans capture the Senate and add to their House majority."
Lewinsky in the Mix
By Abi Giwa
Obama's turn around?
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 Lewinsky
There has been no immediate response from the Clinton's about Lewinsky's allowing Hillary Clinton to run for the Senate and her ill- fated Presidency, until Hillary bashing of Nigerian leaders' for irresponsibility to the boys, girls, men and women. Had Hillary mentioned 'Nigerian people' instead of split gender, it would have no desired effect for entertainment.
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Venezuela's Rally and Counter Rally
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Vietnam and Johnson's Legacy
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Governor Christie on Tight Rope?
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Accountability: Chris Christie Shows the Way
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Affordable Care With Birth Defects
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Viverito is new York's Council Speaker
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JFK's Memorial 50 Years After Assassination
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De Blasio and Supporters Celebrate
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America's Default Song
20 October 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
Politicians in Washington DC have just emerged from a rancorous haggling over the debacle of default if the country fails to raise its debt ceiling. The resultant closure of government’ business for two weeks and its effects would not be easily forgotten. One noticeable development was that while the argument over the spending bill lasted, the world caught cold about what would happen to the world’s economy in the case of an American default.
From London to Frankfurt to Paris and Beijing, people pleaded to the U.S, urging the country to take care of its business to save the world’s economy from danger.
From London to Frankfurt to Paris and Beijing, people pleaded to the U.S, urging the country to take care of its business to save the world’s economy from danger.
U.S. Government Reopens for Business
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Chris Christie Wins Re-Election
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Americans as Spectators to Drama of Uncertainty
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Friends and Foes?
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Bloomberg's Tirade Against Blasio Backfires The Showdown and Impending Shutdown
Published: 9 September 2013 By Abiodun Giwa Published:September 28 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
 Cuomo
Michael Bloomberg's tirade against Bill de Blasio, front-runner in New York's Mayoral race has back-fired, as Governor Andrew Cuomo wades in defense of Blasio and the family value. The governor in a news report describes Bloomberg's remarks earlier published in several newspapers as inappropriate and that every one has right to be proud of the family.
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 Boehner and Obama
The crisis over the debt and spending bill in the United States' Congress, with the two parties showdown and impending government shutdown, is playing out in Washington. The two parties have not agreed about what they should to avoid government shutdown on Tuesday.
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Family Value to de Blasio's Rescue
Published: 22 August 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
Bill de Blasio and family
New York City's Mayoral Race nears the finishing line, efforts to gain voters attention attract contenders', with blizzard of advertisements in the bargain. It is like they are saying it is not a time to be mute. There have been upsets, and that seems to have encouraged the need to open up and talk. Christy Quinn, the only female contender formerly led the pack in the polls, but she has dropped to the second position, while Bill de Blasio, formerly in the fourth has sprung to the first position. Observers say that de Blasio's decision to use the family value has helped him.
Obama Defends Surveillance
Published: 9 August 2013 Abiodun Giwa
Obama
Amid security concerns leading to closure of more than nine American embassies, President Barack Obama at a White House press conference speaks on the need to agree on security surveillance to keep America safe, build a strong middle class, health-care hope, reasons for shaky relationship with Russia among other issues.
Hoping for Weiner's Turn Around
Published: 31 July 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
Some New Yorkers think that Anthony Weiner has burnt his public trust as a politician; some others think he is the next mayor in the waiting and others just don't want to discuss his predicament and the mayoral race.
Just like Weiner himself has said, "Quit isn't the way we roll," there are people who believe that Weiner may turn around to come back, and that he only needs to be given the chance to survive the current onslaught.
"It is his choice to remain in the race. It will be the public's turn to voters for or reject him," Jimmy Lyons, a law
enforcement officer said. He said that the public will need to choose. He does not think the moral issue that has been flagged against Weiner is the most serious issue confronting New Yorkers. (Read More)
Just like Weiner himself has said, "Quit isn't the way we roll," there are people who believe that Weiner may turn around to come back, and that he only needs to be given the chance to survive the current onslaught.
"It is his choice to remain in the race. It will be the public's turn to voters for or reject him," Jimmy Lyons, a law
enforcement officer said. He said that the public will need to choose. He does not think the moral issue that has been flagged against Weiner is the most serious issue confronting New Yorkers. (Read More)
Weiner's End in Mayoral Race?
Published: July 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
Courtesy: globalgrind.com
Would Anthony Weiner call an end to his campaign? Whether he does or not, what would become his marriage that the wife says she wants to save amid the latest revelations that has led the two into a lonely road and the wife pleading she loves the man and has forgiven him for the sake of family?
The reason for all these is that the embattled New York mayoral candidate has become the most popular for notoriety among the contenders for the city's mayor.
Everywhere, the discussion is about his latest admission of sexting, which he admits to have done after leaving the Congress when people think he has turned a new leaf.
Some say Weiner is behaving like one with a spell following his admission of having sent texts to about 3, 6 and 10 women, apart from the woman reported by The Dirty online.
Press reviews have turned against the once promising mayoral candidate. The Daily News had him twice on the front page for his notoriety; the New York AM News and the New York Post today had him on the cover for the same reason. Both paper reported a sharp drop in his poll numbers and confession of the 23 year Sydney Leathers with whom Weiner recently had virtual affairs.
"Weiner and his supporters certainly have no where to hide from his seemingly catastrophic fame caused by his love of sexting with strangers,"
people are saying.
Although, he has not call an end to his campaign, many New Yorkers think they have enough of him. Many express sympathy and worry for his wife (Huma Abedin) for accommodating his excesses. Many see her effort to help Weiner out of his trouble the second time as complicity to aid Weiner's lies and abuse of women.
The reason for all these is that the embattled New York mayoral candidate has become the most popular for notoriety among the contenders for the city's mayor.
Everywhere, the discussion is about his latest admission of sexting, which he admits to have done after leaving the Congress when people think he has turned a new leaf.
Some say Weiner is behaving like one with a spell following his admission of having sent texts to about 3, 6 and 10 women, apart from the woman reported by The Dirty online.
Press reviews have turned against the once promising mayoral candidate. The Daily News had him twice on the front page for his notoriety; the New York AM News and the New York Post today had him on the cover for the same reason. Both paper reported a sharp drop in his poll numbers and confession of the 23 year Sydney Leathers with whom Weiner recently had virtual affairs.
"Weiner and his supporters certainly have no where to hide from his seemingly catastrophic fame caused by his love of sexting with strangers,"
people are saying.
Although, he has not call an end to his campaign, many New Yorkers think they have enough of him. Many express sympathy and worry for his wife (Huma Abedin) for accommodating his excesses. Many see her effort to help Weiner out of his trouble the second time as complicity to aid Weiner's lies and abuse of women.
Whistleblower Reveals Self
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Spitzer + Weiner = Remorse and Service?
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United States Democratic Tests
Published: 29 May 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
Have you heard about the United States' Government intrusion into Americans' private telephone connections, coming on the trail of the Benghazi fiasco, the Internal Revenue Service ((IRS) targeting of conservative groups and the Associated Press (AP) and Fox News experience of eavesdropping on its staff?
These are the quadruple staples currently testing the American Democracy.The first- Verizon Surveillance scheme - is robbing the government of credibility; the second is an issue that has refused to go away; the third seems to be having an impact beyond expectation like the first. The New York Times reports that the administration is trying to face other pressing issues, paying less attention to the worrisome issues, but the Republicans will not allow the matters to rest. Matters like this, the paper reported, had in the past determined, which party won the majority, and controlled the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The administration has put forward an idea for a new shield to protect reporters and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has asked its members to phone or email senators in their respective states with an aim to make the senators support the new bill against the administration's suspected press gag.
The government has advanced the need to protect Americans against terrorism as the reason for its intruding into Americans' private telephone call logs.
These are the quadruple staples currently testing the American Democracy.The first- Verizon Surveillance scheme - is robbing the government of credibility; the second is an issue that has refused to go away; the third seems to be having an impact beyond expectation like the first. The New York Times reports that the administration is trying to face other pressing issues, paying less attention to the worrisome issues, but the Republicans will not allow the matters to rest. Matters like this, the paper reported, had in the past determined, which party won the majority, and controlled the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The administration has put forward an idea for a new shield to protect reporters and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has asked its members to phone or email senators in their respective states with an aim to make the senators support the new bill against the administration's suspected press gag.
The government has advanced the need to protect Americans against terrorism as the reason for its intruding into Americans' private telephone call logs.
Obama Wants an End to War
Published: 23 May 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
President Obama
In a speech at the National Defense University in Fort McNair on Thursday, President Barack Obama sought re-appraisal of counter-terrorism to allow the rule of law that defines the country. Toward this end, the president made strenuous effort to convince Americans that the danger of terrorism today is lesser compared to its level before the country's wars that have almost decimated the terror networks. He said the country no longer need to be in perpetual warfare and that it is time
to turn attention to the development of the country.
to turn attention to the development of the country.
Tussle Over Gay Marriage
Published: 26 March 2013 Abiodun Giwa
Gay marriage lovers, and traditional marriage-supporters, await the Supreme Court's pronouncement over Proposition 8. What do you think about the continued tussle over gay marriage? Some societies are embracing what some see as tectonic change in the culture of marriage, while some societies will have nothing to do with it.
Now the definition of the word 'husband' is metamorphosing from being identified with a man to embrace the woman, and the same is applicable to the word 'wife' that man can now have as a title. Before now, the two words didn't need to be defined to growing children. But with the new development, parents may have to seek ways to begin enlightening children about what has happened to the definition of the two words. Or is it a way to tell the kids freedom to choose either form of marriage or do what they like with their lives? (Read More)
Now the definition of the word 'husband' is metamorphosing from being identified with a man to embrace the woman, and the same is applicable to the word 'wife' that man can now have as a title. Before now, the two words didn't need to be defined to growing children. But with the new development, parents may have to seek ways to begin enlightening children about what has happened to the definition of the two words. Or is it a way to tell the kids freedom to choose either form of marriage or do what they like with their lives? (Read More)
Chavez's Foreknowledge of own end
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Venezuela's New Beginning
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Benghazi's Political Storm Coming?
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State of the Union and Valentine
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Benghazi as Music, and a Lesson in Diplomacy
Published: 23 January 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States outgoing secretary of state's senate briefing has revived Benghazi, a type of music some people see as melodious, but discordant to others.
Clinton said the U.S response to crisis in Benghazi wasn't slow, but was countered by Senators John MCcain and Rand Paul, reported by the NBC. Paul said if he were president, he would have sacked Clinton.
The lesson was Britain pulled its embassy from Benghazi after its ambassador's convoy was attacked, why didn't the U.S see the danger signal and pull out its own consulate?
Clinton said the U.S response to crisis in Benghazi wasn't slow, but was countered by Senators John MCcain and Rand Paul, reported by the NBC. Paul said if he were president, he would have sacked Clinton.
The lesson was Britain pulled its embassy from Benghazi after its ambassador's convoy was attacked, why didn't the U.S see the danger signal and pull out its own consulate?
Obama's Moment 2013
Obama's Cabinet: How Diversify This Time?
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Obama's Gun Control Act
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Obama's Inaugural Declaration
Published:21 January 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
President Barack Obama has been sworn in for a 2nd term in office before a mammoth crowd,at a public ceremony in Washington D.C.
In his inaugural speech , the president declared that the nation's journey isn't complete until gay and lesbian brothers and sisters and others who are still struggling are free like everyone else. (Read on)
In his inaugural speech , the president declared that the nation's journey isn't complete until gay and lesbian brothers and sisters and others who are still struggling are free like everyone else. (Read on)
Fiscal Cliff Here?
Published 1 January 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
Courtesy: New York Times Naubeket
Americans are at a loss for their country's likely journey into the new year with an economic burden that may arise from leadership's inaction.
They went on Christmas holiday and returned with a chorus that many people on the streets found difficult to understand.
Most Congressmen and women arrived from the Christmas holiday expressing pessimism and unlikelihood of a package in the remaining days before the new year.
The senate president, Harry Reid says he doesn't think there would be enough time to package and pass
a deal before the new year, and rips Speaker Boehner dictatorship tedency he claims is about to push the country over the cliff. Boehner says it is the senate that will have to work out a plan, following his unsuccessful effort to muster votes for his plan before the Christmas break.
On Friday, President Barack Obama called on the senate to craft a bill that will temporarily halt the nation from a cliff danger.
They went on Christmas holiday and returned with a chorus that many people on the streets found difficult to understand.
Most Congressmen and women arrived from the Christmas holiday expressing pessimism and unlikelihood of a package in the remaining days before the new year.
The senate president, Harry Reid says he doesn't think there would be enough time to package and pass
a deal before the new year, and rips Speaker Boehner dictatorship tedency he claims is about to push the country over the cliff. Boehner says it is the senate that will have to work out a plan, following his unsuccessful effort to muster votes for his plan before the Christmas break.
On Friday, President Barack Obama called on the senate to craft a bill that will temporarily halt the nation from a cliff danger.
Rice in Benghazi's Storm
By Abiodun Giwa
Susan Rice, the U.S permanent representative to the U.N is struggling to free herself from the Benghazi's storm. How did she get into the storm in the first place? She accepted a talking point, attended a daily show and other television stations for interview about events in Benghazi that claimed four American lives. She said the attack was caused by a video.
Originally it was supposed to be Hillary Clinton's job. But as those who knew Clinton said, she was tired from travels, and didn't like attending daily shows. So someone more amenable, who probably had no problem with daily shows was sought out.
From available information, there were two talking points. One that connected the Benghazi's disaster with terrorism, and another that had terrorism removed from its content. Rice accepted the one that had terrorism removed, though she knew about the other talking point that had terrorism. According to General David Petraeus, the talking point given to Rice had terrorism removed to keep terrorists in the
dark that the U.S wasn't after them.
Barack Obama had defended Rice against Republican senators' vow to block his nomination of her if the president should nominate her as successor to Clinton. President Obama said the battle belonged to him. And that rather than questioning Rice who knew nothing about Benghazi, the senators should have questioned him, the president had said with indignation.
Why didn't Rice leave the matter for Obama and the Republican senators, rather than going to Washington for another round of talking point that has made Republican senators more furious and confused than her earlier talking point caused?
Republican senators were reported as more confused than before the ambassador's met with them, because Rice told them it wasn't a video that caused the attack on U.S Consulate in Benghazi, and that she had not tried to mislead Americans.
The Benghazi's storm has refused to go away; Rice remains in it, and Republican senators are asking for more explanations.
Originally it was supposed to be Hillary Clinton's job. But as those who knew Clinton said, she was tired from travels, and didn't like attending daily shows. So someone more amenable, who probably had no problem with daily shows was sought out.
From available information, there were two talking points. One that connected the Benghazi's disaster with terrorism, and another that had terrorism removed from its content. Rice accepted the one that had terrorism removed, though she knew about the other talking point that had terrorism. According to General David Petraeus, the talking point given to Rice had terrorism removed to keep terrorists in the
dark that the U.S wasn't after them.
Barack Obama had defended Rice against Republican senators' vow to block his nomination of her if the president should nominate her as successor to Clinton. President Obama said the battle belonged to him. And that rather than questioning Rice who knew nothing about Benghazi, the senators should have questioned him, the president had said with indignation.
Why didn't Rice leave the matter for Obama and the Republican senators, rather than going to Washington for another round of talking point that has made Republican senators more furious and confused than her earlier talking point caused?
Republican senators were reported as more confused than before the ambassador's met with them, because Rice told them it wasn't a video that caused the attack on U.S Consulate in Benghazi, and that she had not tried to mislead Americans.
The Benghazi's storm has refused to go away; Rice remains in it, and Republican senators are asking for more explanations.
CIA and the BBC Panorama
By Abiodun Giwa
Late on Thursday, I tweeted a question about what elevates a society, and proffers 'untainted family values' as an answer.
On Saturday a piece of news people couldn't have expected emerged: General David Petraeus, head of CIA resigned his job, for having been found in extra-marital affairs with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Unbelievable, but true. It was the talk of the town all day on Saturday. Every news media published the story. Some published the story of the biographer alongside it.
Some observers wondered aloud about why it happened. Others said, "this things do happen." Some others suggested reasons why it happened. Some called it a scandal. Can anyone ever fathom the reason why evil happen to good people?
Some writings show understanding of what has happened to the respected General, and asked for his service to the country be remembered and respected.
"General Petraeus's service to the nation elevates the society. But what has happened leading to his exit from service doesn't," some said. Some view his exit as a fall from grace. No one seems to be asking or talking about his wife, who may have been bruised in the matter, and pray for the General the wisdom to manage the crisis to save his home.
The US isn't alone in the sex scandal. The BBC has put the UK in the map.
On Saturday a piece of news people couldn't have expected emerged: General David Petraeus, head of CIA resigned his job, for having been found in extra-marital affairs with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Unbelievable, but true. It was the talk of the town all day on Saturday. Every news media published the story. Some published the story of the biographer alongside it.
Some observers wondered aloud about why it happened. Others said, "this things do happen." Some others suggested reasons why it happened. Some called it a scandal. Can anyone ever fathom the reason why evil happen to good people?
Some writings show understanding of what has happened to the respected General, and asked for his service to the country be remembered and respected.
"General Petraeus's service to the nation elevates the society. But what has happened leading to his exit from service doesn't," some said. Some view his exit as a fall from grace. No one seems to be asking or talking about his wife, who may have been bruised in the matter, and pray for the General the wisdom to manage the crisis to save his home.
The US isn't alone in the sex scandal. The BBC has put the UK in the map.
Will the Fiscal Cliff Compel Obama and Boehner to a Common Bond?
By Abiodun Giwa
President Barack Obama has begun thinking about sparring with Speaker John Boehner over the fiscal cliff, the deficit and the way forward for the United States. The president wants taxes raised against the wealthy, while the speaker frowns against raising taxes against anyone, but favors seeking new revenues. Obama and Boehner's argument centers around fulfliing their respective campaign promises. Observers view the disagreement between the president and the speaker as what has made changes practically impossible in the country.
But the president's supporters said certain changes he had enunciated and which his opponent sought to terminate had survived. They point to the new healthcare program as one of such changes. They challenge the onus that Obama hasn't fulfill his promise for a change in America. They ask whether the disagreement between Obama and Romney's supporters isn't about embracing a new healthcare program. They say Obama seeks to take the country on a new direction concerning healthcare delivery, while his opponents seek the status quo.
"The new healthcare program called ObamaCare represents a change. The program will enable people up to 26 years to use their parents health insurance, if they don't have their own. And all Americans will have access to health care. Another change he has introduced is the immigration act that allows immigrants between ages 21-31 with no criminal record a path to permanent residence," Tony B., a librarian at a Brooklyn Library's branch in Flatbush, said.
In the Fox News immediately after Obama's victory at the poll, Dr. Manny Alvarez wrote in How Healthcare will Change in the wake of Obama's Reelection, "Now that President Obama has been reelected, we need to stop arguing that ObamaCare is a developing concept. It is here and will be here forever. Therefore we need to realize there will be significant changes to come in the healthcare industry."
"I am ready for the change," Taira of Girls for Gender Equities said in a telephone conversation when asked whether she was ready for the new health care. " Are you taking a survey?" she asked. When told it was a survey, she said she rather not participate in it.
"I don't believe in change any more. I am from Poland. I had fought for changes in the political context and suffered for it. It didn't happen. And when I thought that there was something like it, I realized it was a mirage. Politicians talk about change to get elected," Mariama Jabnoncki, an employee with ABM in Manhattan submitted. Asked if she had voted, she said she "I don't believe in voting for a change and has refrained from it."
At a grocery store in Flatbush area of Brooklyn a woman spoke anonymously that Romney didn't tell the electorate about his plan but merely touted a change and a new direction. "New direction to where?" she asked. She was challenged by a man who said Obama also didn't give any plan other than that he should be allowed to continue what he had started, and that it was Bill Clinton who saved the president from imminent defeat. Emmanuel Isesele, a psychologist with the New York State expressed the same sentiment and added that the Republican Party lost the election because it lacked a politician with a shining credential. He said that if George Bush had campaigned for Romney, he would have been a baggage rather than help him.
Patrick Richardson, a security officer in Manhattan says he doesn't believe in any change promised by a politician. He asked about the number of changes promised by Obama 4 years ago that had been fulfilled. He said he knew that change or no change, incumbents could hardly be defeated.
Many Democrats had said during the electioneering campaigns that the Congress was the militating factor against President Obama's wish to effect changes in the country. Former President Bill Clinton said it in a speech at the Democratic Party's Convention in Charlotte. But it is unclear why no one has made the argument earlier during the campaigns that the new health care program was one change Obama introduced that the Republican Party wanted killed. Although the Republicans had said the reason they were against the new health care program was its cost and that the cost could discourage employers in hiring workers.
President Obama summed what observers describe as the clog to changes in his victory speech after his reelection, "Now, we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, about how to get there. As it has for more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts. It’s not always a straight line. It’s not always a smooth path. By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won’t end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward. But that common bond is where we must begin."
Will the president and the speaker be compelled by the fiscal cliff to a common bond?Boehner to a Common Bond?
But the president's supporters said certain changes he had enunciated and which his opponent sought to terminate had survived. They point to the new healthcare program as one of such changes. They challenge the onus that Obama hasn't fulfill his promise for a change in America. They ask whether the disagreement between Obama and Romney's supporters isn't about embracing a new healthcare program. They say Obama seeks to take the country on a new direction concerning healthcare delivery, while his opponents seek the status quo.
"The new healthcare program called ObamaCare represents a change. The program will enable people up to 26 years to use their parents health insurance, if they don't have their own. And all Americans will have access to health care. Another change he has introduced is the immigration act that allows immigrants between ages 21-31 with no criminal record a path to permanent residence," Tony B., a librarian at a Brooklyn Library's branch in Flatbush, said.
In the Fox News immediately after Obama's victory at the poll, Dr. Manny Alvarez wrote in How Healthcare will Change in the wake of Obama's Reelection, "Now that President Obama has been reelected, we need to stop arguing that ObamaCare is a developing concept. It is here and will be here forever. Therefore we need to realize there will be significant changes to come in the healthcare industry."
"I am ready for the change," Taira of Girls for Gender Equities said in a telephone conversation when asked whether she was ready for the new health care. " Are you taking a survey?" she asked. When told it was a survey, she said she rather not participate in it.
"I don't believe in change any more. I am from Poland. I had fought for changes in the political context and suffered for it. It didn't happen. And when I thought that there was something like it, I realized it was a mirage. Politicians talk about change to get elected," Mariama Jabnoncki, an employee with ABM in Manhattan submitted. Asked if she had voted, she said she "I don't believe in voting for a change and has refrained from it."
At a grocery store in Flatbush area of Brooklyn a woman spoke anonymously that Romney didn't tell the electorate about his plan but merely touted a change and a new direction. "New direction to where?" she asked. She was challenged by a man who said Obama also didn't give any plan other than that he should be allowed to continue what he had started, and that it was Bill Clinton who saved the president from imminent defeat. Emmanuel Isesele, a psychologist with the New York State expressed the same sentiment and added that the Republican Party lost the election because it lacked a politician with a shining credential. He said that if George Bush had campaigned for Romney, he would have been a baggage rather than help him.
Patrick Richardson, a security officer in Manhattan says he doesn't believe in any change promised by a politician. He asked about the number of changes promised by Obama 4 years ago that had been fulfilled. He said he knew that change or no change, incumbents could hardly be defeated.
Many Democrats had said during the electioneering campaigns that the Congress was the militating factor against President Obama's wish to effect changes in the country. Former President Bill Clinton said it in a speech at the Democratic Party's Convention in Charlotte. But it is unclear why no one has made the argument earlier during the campaigns that the new health care program was one change Obama introduced that the Republican Party wanted killed. Although the Republicans had said the reason they were against the new health care program was its cost and that the cost could discourage employers in hiring workers.
President Obama summed what observers describe as the clog to changes in his victory speech after his reelection, "Now, we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, about how to get there. As it has for more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts. It’s not always a straight line. It’s not always a smooth path. By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won’t end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward. But that common bond is where we must begin."
Will the president and the speaker be compelled by the fiscal cliff to a common bond?Boehner to a Common Bond?
Americans' Choice for the Status-Quo
By Abiodun Giwa
President Barack Obama has been reelected for a second term in office. He defeated Mitt Romney following Americans' choice for the status quo as demanded by the president, rather than a change of direction as requested by Romney.
The Democrats are celebrating a tough election battle and victory. "We have got more work to do," the president said in a victory speech in Chicago. "While the journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back and we know in our hearts that for the United States the best is yet to come."
The president thanked Romney for a gallant electioneering in a congratulatory remark for a hard fought campaign. In his concession speech in Boston, Romney said," The election is over, but our principles endure." He wishes he has a choice to lead the country in a new direction.
The former governor urged Washington politicians to put people before politics, and prayed that the president will be successful in guiding the nation.
Observers see Obama's victory as a fruit of hard work and determination for a second term, turning against change as mantra to campaign for a status-quo. And when he felt his chances threatened and he was vulnerable, he drafted Bill Clinton who campaigned along with him in the battleground states.
The Democrats are celebrating a tough election battle and victory. "We have got more work to do," the president said in a victory speech in Chicago. "While the journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back and we know in our hearts that for the United States the best is yet to come."
The president thanked Romney for a gallant electioneering in a congratulatory remark for a hard fought campaign. In his concession speech in Boston, Romney said," The election is over, but our principles endure." He wishes he has a choice to lead the country in a new direction.
The former governor urged Washington politicians to put people before politics, and prayed that the president will be successful in guiding the nation.
Observers see Obama's victory as a fruit of hard work and determination for a second term, turning against change as mantra to campaign for a status-quo. And when he felt his chances threatened and he was vulnerable, he drafted Bill Clinton who campaigned along with him in the battleground states.
Americans' Day of Decision
By Abiodun Giwa
The day is here at last, when citizens of the United States will go to the poll, to vote in the 2012 presidential election.
The two contenders in the election, incumbent president, Barack Obama, and his challenger, Mitt Romney, have both shown to the world what it takes to ask for votes for the number one position in the country: rigor, hard work and articulation.
After three presidential debates and criss-crossing of nine states in a spate of three months campaigning to sell their programs, both contenders are tied in the poll. It is unclear who may emerge winner until after the elections and the votes are counted.
President Obama has proved in words that he wants to remain the president of the United States. He has galvanized his party's base. It is left to be seen if he has convinced the independent voters of his need for another four years to continue and complete the programs enunciated four years ago. In the same vein, Romney has put forward the reason he wants to unseat the president for inability to fulfill his promises to bring about a change, or fulfill all of his promises.
In context are the economic situation in the country, the unemployment rate, the ballooning deficit, the medicare and medicaid, the immigration reform, and social security issues. Economists say the economic situation in the country is slowly improving; the unemployment is gathering slow momentum but remains at 7.9%. This, the Democrats use as a measure to buttress the need for Obama's request for reelection.
But the Republicans say the Democrats excuses are unacceptable. Romney calls the 7.9% unemployment a virtual standstill. He promises to overhaul the nation's employment engine, and that as a former business man he has the experience to restore Americas back to glorious economic days. Americans, he says, have a choice between the status-quo or a change of direction.
It is time for Americans to make a choice, either to stick to the current management of economic situation or choose a new direction for an alternative approach.
The two contenders in the election, incumbent president, Barack Obama, and his challenger, Mitt Romney, have both shown to the world what it takes to ask for votes for the number one position in the country: rigor, hard work and articulation.
After three presidential debates and criss-crossing of nine states in a spate of three months campaigning to sell their programs, both contenders are tied in the poll. It is unclear who may emerge winner until after the elections and the votes are counted.
President Obama has proved in words that he wants to remain the president of the United States. He has galvanized his party's base. It is left to be seen if he has convinced the independent voters of his need for another four years to continue and complete the programs enunciated four years ago. In the same vein, Romney has put forward the reason he wants to unseat the president for inability to fulfill his promises to bring about a change, or fulfill all of his promises.
In context are the economic situation in the country, the unemployment rate, the ballooning deficit, the medicare and medicaid, the immigration reform, and social security issues. Economists say the economic situation in the country is slowly improving; the unemployment is gathering slow momentum but remains at 7.9%. This, the Democrats use as a measure to buttress the need for Obama's request for reelection.
But the Republicans say the Democrats excuses are unacceptable. Romney calls the 7.9% unemployment a virtual standstill. He promises to overhaul the nation's employment engine, and that as a former business man he has the experience to restore Americas back to glorious economic days. Americans, he says, have a choice between the status-quo or a change of direction.
It is time for Americans to make a choice, either to stick to the current management of economic situation or choose a new direction for an alternative approach.
The Tide and Obama's Vulnerability
By Abiodun Giwa
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama during a debate (Courtesy: AP)
One, two, and three debates; what else remains to be done, before casting the votes of 6 November 2012? Perhaps consider who to vote, based on the debates, and according to a professional communicator, is a job for voters and not the press.
Today, some voters say President Barack Obama looks more vulnerable, comparing his position in the polls to that of his challenger, Mitt Romney, who has come from behind and ties with the president.
Three or two weeks ago, they point out, the president led with about seven points. The current position in the polls shows a considerable shift in favor of Romney. This may explain why the president has appeared in two consecutive debates in attacking mode, all in efforts to mitigate his vulnerability, which is so glaring that it can no longer be hidden. The more the attacks on Romney, the more he stands as a challenger offering alternatives to the president's last four years, they noted.
Some are saying that four years ago, they voted for the president, but they are still unsure if he is getting their votes in this election. The fact is that the polls demonstrate this than the actual number of people talking to reporters. The polls are suggestive that if the president has huge support like four years ago, he would not be tied with Romney.
There are people who say there is a valid suggestion in the idea that Romney's bounce in the polls emerged after the first debate, and that what Americans saw in that debate might have convinced a large number of people that Romney was a choice of candidate to follow. They said what the president had been doing was to change that impression.
"The president has been tactically been on defense to undo the damage from the first debate," most writers in newspapers and televisions who are ideologically opposed to the president write. On the other hand, newspapers that are ideologically on the side of the president have scored the president as the winner of the second and third debate respectively and hardly go beyond the scoring.
Professor Mary Kahl of Indiana State University at a post debate seminar in Hofstra University before the second debate said it wasn't the job of the press to pick winner and loser of a debate. She gave different factors debate watchers have to look for that people consider in choosing the candidate to follow, than following what they see on the screen, because what they see on the screen isn't raw; it has gone through several changes before reaching them, through transmission, and other technical factors at the beck and call of various television stations.
Those not relying on the scoring of newspapers and television stations that have picked winner and loser in the debates say, as the candidates currently stand, based on the dynamics and the changes in polls since the first debate, Romney looks much more favorable to winning the election, and that it will be a miracle if the tide changes in Obama's favors. It is why a whole lot of people are saying either of the candidate may win the election.
The press is saying that the election will be close. But for a president so likable and popular four years ago, people thinks reelection for him should have been a cheese, and not
Today, some voters say President Barack Obama looks more vulnerable, comparing his position in the polls to that of his challenger, Mitt Romney, who has come from behind and ties with the president.
Three or two weeks ago, they point out, the president led with about seven points. The current position in the polls shows a considerable shift in favor of Romney. This may explain why the president has appeared in two consecutive debates in attacking mode, all in efforts to mitigate his vulnerability, which is so glaring that it can no longer be hidden. The more the attacks on Romney, the more he stands as a challenger offering alternatives to the president's last four years, they noted.
Some are saying that four years ago, they voted for the president, but they are still unsure if he is getting their votes in this election. The fact is that the polls demonstrate this than the actual number of people talking to reporters. The polls are suggestive that if the president has huge support like four years ago, he would not be tied with Romney.
There are people who say there is a valid suggestion in the idea that Romney's bounce in the polls emerged after the first debate, and that what Americans saw in that debate might have convinced a large number of people that Romney was a choice of candidate to follow. They said what the president had been doing was to change that impression.
"The president has been tactically been on defense to undo the damage from the first debate," most writers in newspapers and televisions who are ideologically opposed to the president write. On the other hand, newspapers that are ideologically on the side of the president have scored the president as the winner of the second and third debate respectively and hardly go beyond the scoring.
Professor Mary Kahl of Indiana State University at a post debate seminar in Hofstra University before the second debate said it wasn't the job of the press to pick winner and loser of a debate. She gave different factors debate watchers have to look for that people consider in choosing the candidate to follow, than following what they see on the screen, because what they see on the screen isn't raw; it has gone through several changes before reaching them, through transmission, and other technical factors at the beck and call of various television stations.
Those not relying on the scoring of newspapers and television stations that have picked winner and loser in the debates say, as the candidates currently stand, based on the dynamics and the changes in polls since the first debate, Romney looks much more favorable to winning the election, and that it will be a miracle if the tide changes in Obama's favors. It is why a whole lot of people are saying either of the candidate may win the election.
The press is saying that the election will be close. But for a president so likable and popular four years ago, people thinks reelection for him should have been a cheese, and not
More Questions Over Benghazi
By Abiodun Giwa
The stake over the attack on the United States Consulate in Benghazi is rising, as conflict emerges between President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, over responsibility for the intelligence failure.
A day before the second presidential debate, Mrs. Clinton says she has taken responsibility for the incidence and that the buck stops on her table. During the second presidential debate, the president says he has also taken responsibility. The buck, he says, stops on his table, as president.
Observers have been quick to point out the confusion between the president and the secretary of state's claims. They say the two cannot be responsible at the same time. If the president was responsible as he had claimed, it meant Biden's claim that the White House wasn't aware of Benghazi's cul-de-sac before the attack became questionable. As matters stand, the president and the secretary of state accepting responsibility without culpability is an effort to evade accountability over the muddle in a matter Americans are yearning for the truth, some observers say.
"It is sad that the two officials who are supposed to own up for the inconsistency of government position over Benghazi's attack are playing politics with the issue," a woman said in one of the debate watching centers at Hofstra University, New York, picked her bag and walked out.
Curious observers are saying the particular insecurity situation in Libya after Muammar Ghadaffi's death couldn't have been comfortable enough for a country like the U.S. to leave the affairs of her diplomatic missions for the secretary of state alone to handle, without briefings. They say Mrs. Clinton's claim she is responsible for all the State Department's staff abroad isn't clear. They ask if she isn't answerable to the president. And now the president says he is responsible, it seems they are turning the issue to an entertainment.
A school of thought has said that Mrs. Clinton's posture suggests a disconnect in the administration that shows a lack of cohesion in the administration. In her statement, Mrs. Clinton has made an allusion to the election that has made some people say the president's reelection bid and the danger which the Benghazi episode constitutes to the Democratic success in the election has made Mrs. Clinton to accept a burden that isn't hers."
Others say it was likely the result of Biden's aggression and disavow in his debate with Ryan that he and the president knew nothing about Benghazi had pushed Mrs. Clinton to accept responsibility. The president's acceptance of responsibilty after Biden had said both knew nothing about how Benghazi unraveled signal's inconsistency and a game to dodge an issue, they concluded.
A day before the second presidential debate, Mrs. Clinton says she has taken responsibility for the incidence and that the buck stops on her table. During the second presidential debate, the president says he has also taken responsibility. The buck, he says, stops on his table, as president.
Observers have been quick to point out the confusion between the president and the secretary of state's claims. They say the two cannot be responsible at the same time. If the president was responsible as he had claimed, it meant Biden's claim that the White House wasn't aware of Benghazi's cul-de-sac before the attack became questionable. As matters stand, the president and the secretary of state accepting responsibility without culpability is an effort to evade accountability over the muddle in a matter Americans are yearning for the truth, some observers say.
"It is sad that the two officials who are supposed to own up for the inconsistency of government position over Benghazi's attack are playing politics with the issue," a woman said in one of the debate watching centers at Hofstra University, New York, picked her bag and walked out.
Curious observers are saying the particular insecurity situation in Libya after Muammar Ghadaffi's death couldn't have been comfortable enough for a country like the U.S. to leave the affairs of her diplomatic missions for the secretary of state alone to handle, without briefings. They say Mrs. Clinton's claim she is responsible for all the State Department's staff abroad isn't clear. They ask if she isn't answerable to the president. And now the president says he is responsible, it seems they are turning the issue to an entertainment.
A school of thought has said that Mrs. Clinton's posture suggests a disconnect in the administration that shows a lack of cohesion in the administration. In her statement, Mrs. Clinton has made an allusion to the election that has made some people say the president's reelection bid and the danger which the Benghazi episode constitutes to the Democratic success in the election has made Mrs. Clinton to accept a burden that isn't hers."
Others say it was likely the result of Biden's aggression and disavow in his debate with Ryan that he and the president knew nothing about Benghazi had pushed Mrs. Clinton to accept responsibility. The president's acceptance of responsibilty after Biden had said both knew nothing about how Benghazi unraveled signal's inconsistency and a game to dodge an issue, they concluded.
CNN and Stevens' Diary
By Abiodun Giwa
The CNN picked up Ambassador Chris Stevens' diary on the floor of the destroyed U.S. Consulate in Benghazi and delivered it to his family. It promised the family it would not publish the content of the diary. But later it considered content of the diary as newsworthy and that the public had the right to be told what they as reporters had learnt from the content. They went ahead and published it.
The content that has become a cause for contention between the CNN and the State Department is that Stevens has recorded in his diary the fear that his life may be in danger; he is on the al-Queda's hit list and that Benghazi has been infiltrated by terrorists of all shades and colors.
The CNN thought if the assassinated ambassador could have this information in his diary, it was possible he couldn't have kept it to himself and that the government may have been aware of it. The question thus arose about why the government didn't have enough security for the consulate in Benghazi for the protection of Americans there.
The State Department spokesman man said what the CNN did by publishing the information in Stevens' diary when it had promised the family it would not was improper and indefensible. Was it the impropriety in publishing the information after promising the family that was State Department's gripe against the CNN or that the CNN published a piece of information it wanted concealed?
The CNN believably followed the path of pursuing the truth in a matter considered a piece of public policy and the right of Americans to know.
The content that has become a cause for contention between the CNN and the State Department is that Stevens has recorded in his diary the fear that his life may be in danger; he is on the al-Queda's hit list and that Benghazi has been infiltrated by terrorists of all shades and colors.
The CNN thought if the assassinated ambassador could have this information in his diary, it was possible he couldn't have kept it to himself and that the government may have been aware of it. The question thus arose about why the government didn't have enough security for the consulate in Benghazi for the protection of Americans there.
The State Department spokesman man said what the CNN did by publishing the information in Stevens' diary when it had promised the family it would not was improper and indefensible. Was it the impropriety in publishing the information after promising the family that was State Department's gripe against the CNN or that the CNN published a piece of information it wanted concealed?
The CNN believably followed the path of pursuing the truth in a matter considered a piece of public policy and the right of Americans to know.
CLINTON'S POLITICAL GAMBLE
By Abiodun Giwa
Hillary Clinton
The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is in the news for a political fire extinguishing that may yet signal the beginning of the debate over the attack of the country's consulate in Benghazi.
Observers are already asking whether Mrs. Clinton who says she accepts responsibility for the incidence in Benghazi doesn't brief the president about developments overseas. One guy, after reading the news says it cannot be that the president is running his own show, and Mrs. Clinton running her own show."
Curious observers are saying the particular insecurity situation in Libya after Muammar Ghadaffi's death couldn't have been comfortable enough for a country like the U.S. to leave the affairs of her diplomatic missions for the secretary of state alone to handle, without briefings. They say Mrs Clinton said she is responsible for all the State Department's staff abroad, isn't she also answerable to the president who appointed her?
Another school of thought says that Mrs Clinton's posture suggests a disconnect in the administration that shows a lack of sound administration.
In her statement, Mrs. Clinton made an allusion to the election. Some people are saying the election and the danger which the Benghazi episode constitutes makes her to accept a burden that isn't hers." Likely the result of Biden's aggression and disavow in his debate with Ryan that he and the president knew nothing about Benghazi, others postulate.
Observers are already asking whether Mrs. Clinton who says she accepts responsibility for the incidence in Benghazi doesn't brief the president about developments overseas. One guy, after reading the news says it cannot be that the president is running his own show, and Mrs. Clinton running her own show."
Curious observers are saying the particular insecurity situation in Libya after Muammar Ghadaffi's death couldn't have been comfortable enough for a country like the U.S. to leave the affairs of her diplomatic missions for the secretary of state alone to handle, without briefings. They say Mrs Clinton said she is responsible for all the State Department's staff abroad, isn't she also answerable to the president who appointed her?
Another school of thought says that Mrs Clinton's posture suggests a disconnect in the administration that shows a lack of sound administration.
In her statement, Mrs. Clinton made an allusion to the election. Some people are saying the election and the danger which the Benghazi episode constitutes makes her to accept a burden that isn't hers." Likely the result of Biden's aggression and disavow in his debate with Ryan that he and the president knew nothing about Benghazi, others postulate.
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: HOW THE CANDIDATES STAND
By Abiodun Giwa
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will lock horns again on Tuesday, in the second presidential debate scheduled for Hofstra University, Long Island, New York.
Before the first presidential debate we wrote that the outcome of first presidential debate and the only vice-presidential debate will determine the winner of the forthcoming election.
Both debates had passed and the results are clear: Romney returned from the dead and overtook Obama from behind. And he is leading nationally in several of the recent polls; he is leading in Florida, Colorado and New Hampshire and competing fiercely with Obama over Wisconsin and Iowa. Ohio has become the real battle ground both contenders are fighting to keep.
Meanwhile, Joseph Biden and Paul Ryan did what was expected of them in their debate, to help keep the home turf safe from damage. The Democrats are wishing for an Obama's chance to change the equation at Hofstra, while Republicans would expect Romney's hold to his current lead in the polls.
CHAVEZ WINS REELECTION
Reports from Venezuela indicates that Hugo Chavez has won reelection for a third term in office. He defeated his challenger, Henrique Capriles Radonski, in what has been described 'a tight election.'
With his latest victory over Capriles, Chavez who already has 14 years in office would be 20 years in office as president of Venezuela at the end of his third term. It is clear the way Chavez is going that his dream will eventually materialize to be president for life.
With his latest victory over Capriles, Chavez who already has 14 years in office would be 20 years in office as president of Venezuela at the end of his third term. It is clear the way Chavez is going that his dream will eventually materialize to be president for life.
BIDEN RELIEVES DEMOCRATS' ANXIETY
By Abiodun Giwa
Vice President Joseph Biden last night pulled his party away from the jaw of possible defeat in the 6 November 2012 elections, after a robust engagement with Paul Ryan of the Republican Party in the vice-presidential debate.
"Biden performed quite well and Ryan also didn't disappoint the viewers. Both worked to achieve their respective party and supporters expectations," a man said.
Most viewers said Biden fought to ensure the debate didn't end his party's hope in the November election and Ryan stood his ground.
Truly at the end of the debate, people view Biden's performance as a saving antidote to President Obama's poor performance in his debate with Mitt Romney. Happily for Ryan, no one is saying he is not ready to be president on day one. He worked hard to present Romney in good light.
President Obama was reported to have said he trusted his Biden. But observers are quick to say saving himself from defeat depends on himself.
The public looks forward to the next presidential debate, Tuesday next week, at Hofstra University, New York.
"Biden performed quite well and Ryan also didn't disappoint the viewers. Both worked to achieve their respective party and supporters expectations," a man said.
Most viewers said Biden fought to ensure the debate didn't end his party's hope in the November election and Ryan stood his ground.
Truly at the end of the debate, people view Biden's performance as a saving antidote to President Obama's poor performance in his debate with Mitt Romney. Happily for Ryan, no one is saying he is not ready to be president on day one. He worked hard to present Romney in good light.
President Obama was reported to have said he trusted his Biden. But observers are quick to say saving himself from defeat depends on himself.
The public looks forward to the next presidential debate, Tuesday next week, at Hofstra University, New York.
ELECTION 2012: ROMNEY WALTZES PASS OBAMA
By Abiodun Giwa
Mitt Romney has taken over the lead in polls, following his blockbuster performance in the first presidential debate between him and incumbent, Barack Obama. There has been fortune reversal. Two weeks ago, Obama was in the lead and Romney was following behind. Just one night of debate has put the Democrats near disarray, finding all sorts of excuses to explain the president's lackluster performance.
The Pew Polls released 9 October 2012 had given Romney 49 percent of likely registered voters and Obama 45 percent; almost 6 points bounce for Romney, ahead from where he was before the debate.
Politically, Romney's triumph from the debate is the story of a man's return from death. He had been given up as losing to the president who was leading in polls among registered voters, and in most of the battleground states. With just a night of an opportunity to talk directly before voters, Romney defined himself, showed his intellectual capability, and totally erased campaign spins by Obama campaign about him.
Romney's story stretches debate's importance in presidential elections. It affords candidates opportunity to elucidate on their programs for voters to be judges, rather than relying on misleading campaign spins. Left to campaign spins, the Democrats had almost buried Romney the way he was defined, before he finished the primaries and transformed to a nominee. It was part of a struggle to survive the spins that prompted his picking a running mate weeks ahead of his party's convention. As he struggled to find his feet, he was linked to a woman's death, whose husband lost his job and resultantly, his health insurance.
The Democratic Party's flag bearer hadn't been able to analyze what he had done in four years and why he needed another. He was helped by former President Bill Clinton who said Obama needed time to finish the jobs he started, explained the Republican Party led Congress had made his job difficult, and puts all the problems in the economy on his predecessor. Unfortunately the president's weakness in the debate was the same inability to explain what he had done in four years and why he needed another. He couldn't even defend a charge that his administration withdrew $716b from Medicare and a threat to Medicare advantage. A confirmation of Paul Ryan's insistence they would win the debate!
Rather than accept defeat sportsmanlike, the Democrats are offering all sorts of excuses, a new definition to lying, and making politics what it has been called-a game of manipulation-some Americans are distancing themselves to embrace Romney. The most stunning is the president's loss in polls among likely women voters.
The Pew Polls released 9 October 2012 had given Romney 49 percent of likely registered voters and Obama 45 percent; almost 6 points bounce for Romney, ahead from where he was before the debate.
Politically, Romney's triumph from the debate is the story of a man's return from death. He had been given up as losing to the president who was leading in polls among registered voters, and in most of the battleground states. With just a night of an opportunity to talk directly before voters, Romney defined himself, showed his intellectual capability, and totally erased campaign spins by Obama campaign about him.
Romney's story stretches debate's importance in presidential elections. It affords candidates opportunity to elucidate on their programs for voters to be judges, rather than relying on misleading campaign spins. Left to campaign spins, the Democrats had almost buried Romney the way he was defined, before he finished the primaries and transformed to a nominee. It was part of a struggle to survive the spins that prompted his picking a running mate weeks ahead of his party's convention. As he struggled to find his feet, he was linked to a woman's death, whose husband lost his job and resultantly, his health insurance.
The Democratic Party's flag bearer hadn't been able to analyze what he had done in four years and why he needed another. He was helped by former President Bill Clinton who said Obama needed time to finish the jobs he started, explained the Republican Party led Congress had made his job difficult, and puts all the problems in the economy on his predecessor. Unfortunately the president's weakness in the debate was the same inability to explain what he had done in four years and why he needed another. He couldn't even defend a charge that his administration withdrew $716b from Medicare and a threat to Medicare advantage. A confirmation of Paul Ryan's insistence they would win the debate!
Rather than accept defeat sportsmanlike, the Democrats are offering all sorts of excuses, a new definition to lying, and making politics what it has been called-a game of manipulation-some Americans are distancing themselves to embrace Romney. The most stunning is the president's loss in polls among likely women voters.
SEPTEMBER 2012 JOBS' FIGURE
By Abiodun Giwa
The employment figure for the month of September 2012 is good for President Barack Obama, but the figure is generating a debate over a doubt about its authenticity. With over eight hundred thousand new jobs and unemployment rate falling from 8.1 to 7.8 percent , the first time in nine years, it buoys President Barack Obama's standing as an economic and job
creating wizard, capable of a pall over Mitt Romney's claim that this president doesn't know how to create jobs.
But, however good the September job's figure may look, it isn't still good enough to guarantee a sitting president's reelection based on historical precedence. It will undoubtedly save the president from a free-fall, which his lack-lustre
performance in the first debate may trigger
creating wizard, capable of a pall over Mitt Romney's claim that this president doesn't know how to create jobs.
But, however good the September job's figure may look, it isn't still good enough to guarantee a sitting president's reelection based on historical precedence. It will undoubtedly save the president from a free-fall, which his lack-lustre
performance in the first debate may trigger
Occupy Wall Street Marks One Year
By Abiodun Giwa
Occupy Wall Street group emerges in Manhattan on Monday 17, 2012, marking the one year anniversary of its emergence at Zuccoti Park. They were met by dozens of law enforcement agents who arrested dozens.
"We are trying to work within the political system, build the peoples' political power and address economic injustice for the 99%," a female protester said.
A large number of members of the movement, some sitting discussing the current political and economic situation in the United States, some carrying placards having the heads of president Barack Obama and Republican Party presidential candidate, Mitt Romney.
There had been information about the gathering around Downtown Manhattan since last Saturday. Most of the organizations aware of the characteristics of the movement in encounter with the police had extra security in place to take care of unexpected developments. Exactly one year ago, the movement began occupation of Zucotti Park where it was forced out by law enforcement. It seeks the sanitization of the nation's financial system.
"We are trying to work within the political system, build the peoples' political power and address economic injustice for the 99%," a female protester said.
A large number of members of the movement, some sitting discussing the current political and economic situation in the United States, some carrying placards having the heads of president Barack Obama and Republican Party presidential candidate, Mitt Romney.
There had been information about the gathering around Downtown Manhattan since last Saturday. Most of the organizations aware of the characteristics of the movement in encounter with the police had extra security in place to take care of unexpected developments. Exactly one year ago, the movement began occupation of Zucotti Park where it was forced out by law enforcement. It seeks the sanitization of the nation's financial system.
PROTESTS AGAINST THE U.S CONTINUE AROUND THE WORLD
By Abiodun Giwa
Protesters climbing the fence in one of the U.S. embassies abroad.
Protests against the U.S that had claimed four lives of the country's citizens in Libya continued around the world in its seventh day. The protest began in Egypt over a movie that characterized an Islamic prophet the way Moslems abhorred.
It has made the White House insists that the protests are not caused by policies of the U.S government, but a movie enacted in the U.S, which terrorists reliably hid behind in Libya and attacked the country's consulate there, killing the ambassador and three other embassy personnel.
The U.S government has been compelled to beef up security in its embassies around the world following the killings in Libya and widespread protests in other countries.
Where there is a war, unexpected incidences like inside killing affecting the U.S soldiers in Afgahanistan cannot be ruled out, Leon Panetta, U.S Secretary of Defense seems to have said, in response to the killing of 4 soldiers in Afghanistan and destruction of equipments over the weekend.
It has made the White House insists that the protests are not caused by policies of the U.S government, but a movie enacted in the U.S, which terrorists reliably hid behind in Libya and attacked the country's consulate there, killing the ambassador and three other embassy personnel.
The U.S government has been compelled to beef up security in its embassies around the world following the killings in Libya and widespread protests in other countries.
Where there is a war, unexpected incidences like inside killing affecting the U.S soldiers in Afgahanistan cannot be ruled out, Leon Panetta, U.S Secretary of Defense seems to have said, in response to the killing of 4 soldiers in Afghanistan and destruction of equipments over the weekend.
ROMNEY IN A STORM
By Abiodun Giwa
Mitt Romney is struggling to survive a political firestorm over a statement he made at a fund raising meeting in Florida. He had said that those who believe they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name -it; that it is an entitlement and the government should give it to them and they will vote for this president, referring to President Obama. It is about 47% of the population.
A visit to the newsstand this morning reveals that the issue and Romney's struggle to overcome the pitfall, which the statement is capable of causing his election bid is the focus of all the newspapers.
The New York Post titled its front page story "Romney Exposed," and quoted extensively the statement Romney made at the donor's meeting and the photograph. But when one opens the paper and read the story, it becomes a forum of defense for Romney and his struggle to escape the political pitfalls.
When one pick other democratically bent newspapers to read, the statement becomes a source of crucifixion for the presidential candidate, the papers echoing political standpoint of the opposition. They tend to target making the statement Romney's own swift boat. Of course some Republican who unlike Romney are professional politicians are distancing themselves from Romney's statement, because what wins votes isn't about telling the truth, but ability to manipulate through the issues.
Romney had not said he didn't make the statement. He stood by his statement which he claimed was the truth of the divide in the American polity. He said he believes some portion of electorate will be his, some will be president's and that the 47% belongs to the president because they are the people who loves handout. The New York Post's report is based on a televised interview of a day earlier in which Romney sought to clear the air over the statement he had made in Florida. The paper in a short analysis signed by S.A Miller said "Mitt Romney's controversial claim about 47% of Americans being "dependent on government" definitely hit a nerve-and sadly rang true."
Michael Goodwin, a respectable columnist on the paper found Romney guilty for accidentally telling the truth. "The only surprise", he wrote, "Romney knew the truth all along and kept it to himself."
Apparently, the Democratic Party has capitalized on an alleged divisive nature of Romney's statement to describe him as out of touch with half of the voting population in the country.
A visit to the newsstand this morning reveals that the issue and Romney's struggle to overcome the pitfall, which the statement is capable of causing his election bid is the focus of all the newspapers.
The New York Post titled its front page story "Romney Exposed," and quoted extensively the statement Romney made at the donor's meeting and the photograph. But when one opens the paper and read the story, it becomes a forum of defense for Romney and his struggle to escape the political pitfalls.
When one pick other democratically bent newspapers to read, the statement becomes a source of crucifixion for the presidential candidate, the papers echoing political standpoint of the opposition. They tend to target making the statement Romney's own swift boat. Of course some Republican who unlike Romney are professional politicians are distancing themselves from Romney's statement, because what wins votes isn't about telling the truth, but ability to manipulate through the issues.
Romney had not said he didn't make the statement. He stood by his statement which he claimed was the truth of the divide in the American polity. He said he believes some portion of electorate will be his, some will be president's and that the 47% belongs to the president because they are the people who loves handout. The New York Post's report is based on a televised interview of a day earlier in which Romney sought to clear the air over the statement he had made in Florida. The paper in a short analysis signed by S.A Miller said "Mitt Romney's controversial claim about 47% of Americans being "dependent on government" definitely hit a nerve-and sadly rang true."
Michael Goodwin, a respectable columnist on the paper found Romney guilty for accidentally telling the truth. "The only surprise", he wrote, "Romney knew the truth all along and kept it to himself."
Apparently, the Democratic Party has capitalized on an alleged divisive nature of Romney's statement to describe him as out of touch with half of the voting population in the country.
