Quote of the Day – Weekend

“It’s a wild gamble, undertaken by our oldest ever first-time candidate for president in hopes of changing the board of this election campaign. Maybe it will work. But maybe (and at least as likely) it will reinforce a theme that I’d be pounding home if I were the Obama campaign: that it’s John McCain for [...]

Entrepreneurship: No Sissies Allowed – Editorial

To the Brother (you know who you are) writing to me continuously about how tough it is, and how you are working so hard; but can’t get a break – Blah, Blah, Blah…
Entrepreneurship is not for sissies. If you are going to do it, you better do it right; or you won’t be doing it [...]

Obama DNC speech: You Gotta Let It Sink In

 Video | Senator Obama’s Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech
by David Folkenflik
(NPR) If only they had the capacity for humility, political pundits on TV would pay close heed to a single 24-hour period in late July of 2004. The Democratic presidential candidate accepted the nomination by coming out to the crowd and saluting as he said, “I’m John Kerry, [...]

Moving Forward: Obama Formally Secures Nomination as Democrats Stress Unity

 Video | Joe Biden’s Speech @ the DNC
By Adriel Bettelheim
“Hillary understands that some of her strongest supporters are grieving and she’s showing them she’s done grieving and moving on.” – Bruce H. Neilson, a delegate from Falls Church Va.
Barack Obama became the first African-American presidential nominee of a major political party on Wednesday, after his [...]

August 27th: Obama Gets a Hearty Endorsement from Bill Clinton

 Video | Bill Clinton @ the DNC
“Barack Obama is ready to be president of the United States“. – Bill Clinton
By Joseph J. Schatz
Bill Clinton, whose primary season sniping at Barack Obama angered some of the party faithful, blessed the Democratic nominee by endorsing Obama’s qualifications to be commander in chief and restore the nation’s international [...]

August 26th, 2008: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Democratic Convention Speech

 Video | Hillary’s Speech

“…In America, you always keep going. We’re Americans. We’re not big on quitting. And, remember, before we can keep going, we’ve got to get going by electing Barack Obama the next president of the United States.” – Hillary Rodham Clinton

Senator Clinton: Thank you. Thank you all.
Thank you. Thank you all very, very much.
Thank [...]

MAGIC WORDS: ‘I LOVE THIS COUNTRY’

 
By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN  | Published in The New York Post on August 26, 2008.
‘I love this country”: Those are the magic words that Michelle Obama said at the Democratic National Convention last night.
They’re the words we’ve wanted to hear from her ever since we saw her say that she was proud of [...]

Reflection: Obama’s improbable path to the nomination

(AP) A year ago, Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and at least a few others in the crowded race for the Democratic presidential nomination seemed to agree on one thing: She was the big favorite; he might just be a flash in the pan.
“The novelty’s going to wear off,” one of the contenders predicted when [...]

Obama’s Running Mate: Joe Biden’s life and career timeline

Sen. Joseph Biden when he entered office in 1972 and at a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing in 2006.
(AP)
Nov. 20, 1942 – Born in Scranton, Pa., the first of four children.
Summer 1953 – Moves to Claymont, Del.
September 1957 – Attends Archmere Academy in Claymont, a Catholic prep school.
June 1965 – Graduates from the [...]

The American presidential race: The hard road ahead – The Economist

“If the Democrats remain divided they will lose the presidency. Were that to happen, after Iraq, Katrina and an economic crisis, they might well want to consider an alternative line of work.” – The Economist
Barack Obama still has a lot to do
ON AUGUST 28th, barring some dark maneuver by seething Clintonistas, Barack Obama will accept [...]

U.S. Policy in Asia: Meeting Opportunities and Challenges ~ Brookings

 

 
EVENT SUMMARY
On July 28, 2008, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies hosted an event featuring remarks by Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte on U.S. policy toward Asia and its evolution in light of the major political, economic, and security trends shaping the region.
TRANSCRIPT SUMMARY
JOHN NEGROPONTE: Thank you, Strobe, for that introduction and [...]

Ohio: instant gratification — register one minute, vote the next ~ Post No. 081408-1

“The move will benefit Obama, who enjoys a 2-to-1 lead over McCain among 18- to 34-year-olds, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released last month.” 

(AP) Never mind the last days of the presidential campaign. The busiest days for Barack Obama’s campaign in this perennial swing state are likely to be a month before Election [...]

GOP activists crossing party: Former GOP Rep. Leach of Iowa endorses Obama ~ Post No. 081208-1

DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) – Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach, a leading Republican moderate with a foreign policy background, is endorsing Democrat Barack Obama for president.
The former Iowa congressman’s backing was announced Tuesday as part of a group of GOP activists crossing party lines this year.
Leach told reporters: “I’m convinced that the national interest demands [...]

Generational Music Icon Dead at 65 ~ Post No. 081008-3

 Video | Shaft – live 1973 (Intro by Reverend Jessie Jackson)
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr.  | August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008
Isaac Hayes was an American soul and funk singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, composer and actor. Hayes was one of the main creative forces behind southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served [...]

A challenger to global domination by Google: Cuil ~ Technology

Introducing a new-age search engine “Cuil [pronounced "Cool."] http://www.cuil.com/  for the “text sophisticado”.  Looks cool, but is this tool more “sizzle than steak”?

Check it out and let us know what you think.  - The 8-PAC Editor

Entrepreneurs regulatory compliance costs are 45% more than the Bigs – Post No. 081008-2

WASHINGTON, D.C. – while small businesses have historically powered the nation’s economy with innovation and expansion, today they face a combination of complex regulations and spiraling regulatory compliance costs that undermine their success.  Today, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Regulations, Health Care and Trade examined needed regulatory reforms to aid small firms [...]

McCain: Obama seeks to ‘legislate failure’ in Iraq ~ Post No. 081008-1

Note: 4000+ Dead and counting make up picture of Senator McCain & President Bush
“Senator McCain continues to be stubbornly committed to the Bush administration position of an indefinite military presence in Iraq, despite the fact that the Iraqi government is calling for a timeline, despite the fact that the Iraqis are sitting on tens of [...]

Edwards’ affair his most costly political risk ~ Weekend

 Video | John Edwards on ABC Nightline
By GARY D. ROBERTSON
Associated Press Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Backed by his friendly Southern drawl, the practiced charm of a courtroom warrior and a smile bright enough to blind the camera’s eye, John Edwards never lacked the confidence to take the big risk.
He risked in the courtroom, making millions [...]

2008 Election Forecast: Ohio Is THE Battleground State ~ Weekend

By Greg Giroux
Ohio’s close presidential contest in 2004 made it the last among the states to be decided, and Bush’s win by slightly more than 2 percentage points over Kerry gave him the 20 electoral votes that clinched his re-election.
The fact that no Republican has ever won the presidency without winning that state, more than [...]

Times Magazine: Is Obama the End of Black Politics?

By MATT BAI

Forty-seven years after he last looked out from behind the bars of a South Carolina jail cell, locked away for leading a march against segregation in Columbia, James Clyburn occupies a coveted suite of offices on the second and third floors of the United States Capitol, alongside the speaker and the House majority [...]