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The GOP '... is now more like South Africa during apartheid'

Sean Jacobs wrote 16 hours ago: The G.O.P. ran out of steam and ideas well before George W. Bush took office and Tom DeLay ran amok … more →

Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Republican Party, GOP, frank rich

Sarah Palin clarifies her confusion about Africa2 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 5 days ago: My concern has been the atrocities there in Darfur and the relevance to me with that issue as we sp … more →

Tags: Politics, Television, Africa is a Country, John McCain, Sarah Palin, George Bush is Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin and Africa, Sarah Palin is smart, Sarah Palin is George Bush

The Obama Effect and South African politics2 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 week ago: Its old news now that when Barack Obama, then a US Senator visited South Africa in 2006 (as part of … more →

Tags: Politics, South Africa, Barack Obama, Barack Obama and Africa

Barack Obama is 'the model Kenyan'

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 week ago: When Barack Obama, then a new US Senator from Illinois, traveled to Kenya in 2006 (part of a four-n … more →

Tags: Politics, Kenya, obligatory Barack Obama references, Barack Obama is a model Kenyan, Edwin Okongo'o

When history makes you feel lightheaded

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 week ago: There are times when the usually glacial pace of social progress accelerates to such a degree that … more →

Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, obligatory Barack Obama references, Barack Hussein Obama, 44th President of the United States

Barack Obama, Immigrant1 comment

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 week ago: For me, the significant achievement is not that, as a black man, he became president. It is that, a … more →

Tags: Not just about Africa, african immigrants, Barack Obama, Immigration, Nigeria, obligatory Barack Obama references, Teju Cole, writing

Afrobama

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 week ago: The mood around here is still celebratory (”Obama is President” newspaper front pages i … more →

Tags: Music, Politics, Barack Obama, obligatory Barack Obama references, Music downloads, Cody Chestnut

Sarah Palin thought Africa is a country2 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 week ago: Now that the US election is over and the knives are out among Republicans, comes the news plastered … more →

Tags: Politics, Africa and US Policy, Barack Obama, John McCain, John McCain and Africa, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin and Africa, You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

How Stockholm, Sweden Watched the Obama Become President

ageorgegal wrote 1 week ago: There were two major events in Stockholm last where Americans and Swedes came together to watch the … more →

Tags: 2008 US Presidential Campaign, Black History, News, Politics, Barack Obama

It's a pubic holiday in Kenya

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 week ago: Been an exhausting, but exhilarating few days here. Yesterday my wife went out and voted at 6am, th … more →

Tags: Not just about Africa, Barack Obama, Kenya, obligatory Barack Obama references

History has happened

caryl wrote 1 week ago: I was supposed to write ‘history in the making’ but as you all may have seen or heard on … more →

Tags: blah, Barack Obama

The Swing Voters Will Come Out on Elections Day

mrstreasures wrote 2 weeks ago: Who are the “swing voters”?  They are the people who are not hard-core supporters of ei … more →

Tags: Presidential Elections, McCain, obama, Biden, palin, US Presidential elections, 2008 Swing voters, 2008 Presidency, Election Day

All we can do now is wait3 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 2 weeks ago: All the polls predict we’ll wake up with a President Obama on Wednesday.  So does my 3 year … more →

Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, US Presidential Elections 2008, Elections 2008, obligatory Barack Obama references

The weird world of Roger Cohen2 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 2 weeks ago: I don’t get the sometimes New York Times columnist. Last week, he connected (some would argue, … more →

Tags: South Africa, Barack Obama, Race and Racism, obligatory Barack Obama references, Roger Cohen, New York Times columnists

Viewing the 2008 U.S. Presidential Campaign through the Eyes of Others

christeven1 wrote 2 weeks ago: I have often based my views of America through my own experiential and societal perspectives.  Thr … more →

Tags: chris corner, Politics, McCain, obama, palin, Biden, Independents, Republicans, Democrats

The Europeans may soon get fairly dissappointed

andreienghis wrote 2 weeks ago: 1st of November, just three days to go until the US elections. What’s the mood in Europe? In l … more →

it's time2 comments

divasoria wrote 2 weeks ago: i am not american but i’ve taken a deep interest in american politics because sadly, whatever … more →

Tags: Politics, American liberalism, Barack Obama

Barackipedia: Sweet Potato Pie

Sean Jacobs wrote 2 weeks ago: When Obama launched into his story with “Because I love pie,” a woman out in that sea o … more →

Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Elections, obligatory Barack Obama references, Barack Obama and sweet potato pie

Is America Ready for Barack Obama as its next President?2 comments

christeven1 wrote 2 weeks ago: Is America ready for Barack Obama as its next president?  I am not sure if America is ready to bre … more →

Tags: Politics, Politics, military, McCain, obama, palin, Biden, Independents, Republicans


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