Articles: President-Elect Obama Holds First Press Conference Since Election
Region: United States
At approximately 11:45a.m. PDT, President-Elect Barack Obama held his first press conference, flanked by his newly appointed Chief of Staff and his Economic Advisory Board, with whom he had just had a 2 hour meeting. The focus of the press conference to day was Obama’s planned approach to fixing the economic problems of the United States. President-Elect Obama was literally backed up by his Economic Advisory Board and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden. The main points of ... more
Views: 1799Obama names Robert Gibbs WH Press Secretary
Region: United States
Robert Gibbs, a prominent spokesman for the Obama Presidential campaign, has been named White House Press Secretary for the new Administration of President-Elect Barack Obama. Gibbs became well known during the campaign for his successful handling of confrontational interviews. Especially memorable was his appearance on Fox News where he took issue with Sean Hannity having a so-called anti-Semite on his show to attack Senator Obama. Gibbs handled this with aplomb, intellige... more
Views: 1352Nobelist Paul Krugman on Obama's Win: "The end of the monster years"
Region: United StatesNobel Prize Winner in Economics and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman writes today in the New York Times blog: "What I mean by that is that for the past 14 years America’s political life has been largely dominated by, well, monsters. Monsters like Tom DeLay, who suggested that the shootings at Columbine happened because schools teach students the theory of evolution. Monsters like Karl Rove, who declared that liberals wanted to offer “therapy and understanding” to... more
Views: 987How Conservatives Can Use Citizen Journalism in 2009
Region: South Carolina
Some final thoughts from the 2008 Election and the Video Your Vote Project: Good luck to President-Elect Obama, he is going to need it with the current situation of the country. The situation was not the same as when he or Senator McCain announced their candidacies for president. Citizen Journalism: If the Democrats achieve their goal of reinstating the Fairness Doctrine to silence conservative talk radio then Citizen Journalism may have to take up the mantel of watching over the Main Strea... more
Views: 1584Video: New York Celebrates Obama Victory
Region: New York
It was worth the struggle of waking up this morning for the revelry in New York City last night. Scenes of celebration from the streets of Manhattan. more
Views: 2323Election 2008: My Own Vote in Burbank, California
Region: California
Before, during and after my own vote in Burbank, California. Yes I did! more
Views: 3611VIDEO: Election 2008: Brand New Voter and Eisenhower Voter
Region: United StatesInterviews with a brand new American Citizen at her first election and a man who voted first for Eisenhower. more
Views: 1155Election Day 2008: What a Day!
Region: California
An unbelievable day from start to finish! I started out at 7:45 walking my kids to school and interviewing them and another chaperone about their feelings. Then off to my first polling place. I spoke to a brand new citizen, children waiting with their parents, one man who voted first for Eisenhower! Everyone was wonderful, enthusiastic and excited. There were lines all over the place. My second polling place had about the same length of wait and I ran into lots of ... more
Views: 884VIDEO: Election 2008: OBAMA WINS!!!
Region: United StatesThe excitement at my house in Burbank, California. Yes we can!!! more
Views: 1385Final Thoughts
Region: KansasI had to make some final comments following a text message I just received. In short, I received this message "Hell Yeah! Obama won" I gave congratulations and then gave my opinion that I don't trust Obama and that hopefully he will prove me wrong. But then, I get a message saying I'm a 'dumba$$' for supporting McCain. Now, I understand being excited that you win but honestly, this is what I was worried of. The arrogance of the Democrats right now is ridiculous.&... more
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