COMMENTARY FROM PERRY DIAZ Republican Vice Presidential Sarah Palin has been accusing Barack Obama a “socialist” and for “spreading the wealth around.” Well, if we used Palin’s criteria of a “socialist,” then she would fit as a “socialist” herself. Actually, she used the words “sharing the wealth” as opposed to “spreading the wealth” which would [...]
Letter from Paris By Antonio C. Abaya Written on Oct. 28, 2008 We took the Eurostar train from St.Pancras Station in London to Gare du Nord in Paris. The train glided noiselessly under the English Channel in less time than it took me to read the International Herald Tribune, which has become my medium of [...]
How Racism Works “What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard Law Review? What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class? What if McCain were still married to the first woman he said ‘I do’ to? What if Obama were the candidate who left his first wife [...]
PerryScope by Perry Diaz October Surprise Rumors were abounding in the media about an “October Surprise” by John McCain that would shatter the presidential aspiration of Barack Obama. But as it turned out, the “October Surprise” was on McCain — Obama pulled ahead of McCain in the battleground states. On October 4, 2008, it was [...]
Landscape Gemma Cruz Araneta Macario Sakay vindicated It all began last year on 13 September when the City of Manila, led by Mayor Alfredo S. Lim, simultaneously commemorated the 100th death anniversary of General Macario Sakay and the 104th birthday of Amado V. Hernandez , two Filipino patriots, natives of Tondo. General Macario Sakay was [...]
Barack “Web 2.0” Obama will win the 2008 U.S. presidential elections by a landslide by Hecky Villanueva A week ago, after writing an article on why Catholics could vote for Obama, I was intrigued at the wealth of information I found on the topic on the Web. Then after watching the endorsement of Colin Powell [...]
COMMENTARY FROM PERRY DIAZ The report below from Waterloo, Iowa tells of the division between the staffs of McCain and Palin. This appears to be the start of McCain’s Waterloo in his quest for the presidency. With only nine days left in the campaign, McCain is losing ground in all the battleground states. And Palin [...]
Republicans Jump Ship: Scott McClellan, Colin Powell, and the List Goes On… Source: www.thinkbridge.blogspot.com October 23, 2008 Today Scott McClellan, that famous former Bush Press Secretary, announced that he’s going to vote for Barack Obama for President! We already heard the much-expected endorsement of Colin Powell, Bush’s former Defense Secretary, and then there’s this list: [...]
Hi everyone! People who are determined to keep us divided start these rumors about Barack’s birth certificate to manipulate us into thinking he is not an American citizen. The fact is Barack Obama was born in the state of Hawaii in 1961, a native citizen of the United States of America. Learn the facts and [...]
WHY I THINK BARACK OBAMA IS THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR FILIPINOS By Charmaine Manansala I’ve spent the past few weeks criss-crossing the country talking to AAPIs about Barack Obama and the vision he has for our community, and for our country. I want to say a quick word about where we are in this campaign [...]
