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If you were unsure why you should in this election, First Lady Michelle Obama made it plain why you should.  Speaking last evening at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's ( CBCF ) Phoenix Award Dinner, the first lady gave all in attendance some tough political thoughts to take home. Coming off a rousing speech this month at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, and making several campaign fundraising speeches in support of her husband, President Barack Obama, the first lady's speech last night was booth encouraging and inspiring, touching on several issues that included her saying that this election "is the march of our lifetime." The First Lady wearing a floor-length, off the shoulder black Micahel Kors gown with a shimmering, diamond-like sequenced belt, addressed the crowd telling them, "But today, how many of us have asked someone whether they’re going to vote, and they say, no, I’m too busy, and besides, I voted last time; or, nah,...

We've offered those sentiments to all of the other Republican candidates in the 2012 election, and we were correct in our prediction.  Now, we're also certain we can say the same about Mitt Romney. Here's why Mitt Romney will not be the next president of the United States. The real Mitt Romney. He doesn't care about 47% of the American population.  It's not speculation.  It comes from the horse's mouth. In a video from a fundraiser earlier this year Mitt Romney says that he will never be able to change the minds of 'those' Americans who can't take personal responsibility for themselves, nor is even worried about them, calling them government dependent. “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what,” Romney states. “All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them,...

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today that the United States has requested dispute settlement consultations with the Government of China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning China’s auto and auto parts “export base” subsidy program.  Under the program, China provides extensive subsidies to auto and auto parts producers located in designated regions, known as “export bases,” that meet export performance requirements.  China’s program appears to provide export subsidies that are prohibited under WTO rules because they severely distort trade.  The subsidies provide an unfair advantage to auto and auto parts manufacturers located in China, which are in competition with producers located in the United States and other countries.  Based on publicly available documents, “export bases” made at least $1 billion in subsidies available to auto and auto-parts exporters in China during the years 2009 through 2011.  “The Obama Administratio...

Rumors are swirling around the Internet that election won, or not, the first lady, her mother - Marian Robinson - and daughters Sasha and Malia may be moving to the beautiful state of Hawaii. While the first lady indicated that she loves the Chicago Bears when asked what her favorite football team is, she may not love its wintry weather as much. Photo from the Obama Facebook page that reads, 'Keep them around four more years". Commit to vote." The Obamas have vacationed several times in Hawaii since President Obama was elected and have found the state to be a welcome retreat from the cold, winter weather of Chicago and the Nation's Capital. Unconfirmed reports indicate that Mrs. Robinson first gave an impromptu reference to the family's decision to put their Hyde Park home on the market and move to Hawaii in 2013. Several sources further indicate that the Obamas may have already found a house - to the tune of $35 million. Whether it will be a vaca...

Out on the campaign trail the President and Vice President make a few unexpected stops along the way, and have two totally different experiences. President Obama, while campaigning today in Florida, stops unexpectantly by the Big Apple Pizza and Pasta Restaurant and gets an unexpected lift by the owner. Restaurant owner Scott Van Duren lifts President Obama giving him a bear hug. Meanwhile, while also on the campaign trail, Vice President Biden makes a stop at a local restaurant in Ohio and gets cozy with a female patron. Vice President Biden schmoozes with a female patron at Cruisers Diner in Seaman, Ohio. Is this action conduct unbecoming of a VP?  What must our second lady be thinking?

Mitt Romney has created a fund called the One Term Fund and he wants supporters to donate $25, or more, to "put President Obama out of work". The fund's page asks, 'What is a one term president worth to you?'. Per the Romney campaign: We're not better off when 23 million people are struggling for work. Nor are we better off when, for every net new job that was created last month, nearly four Americans gave up looking for work entirely. We're not better off when poverty rates are headed toward a 50-year high, and nearly 47 million Americans are on food stamps. No amount of liberal mythology or political theater in Charlotte can mask the cold, hard truth: this president has not kept his promises and America is not better off. Thursday night, President Obama asked for four more years to get it right. But it's time to hold him accountable. Americans deserve new leadership that will get our economy moving again. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan's ...

With the RNC and DNC conventions at a close, we look back and give you our thoughts, critiquing the tone and vibe of the two. Starting with the Republican Convention. We find that the Republican convention looked more and more like Midwestern America with its mostly Caucasian audience.  This is troubling because it seems to suggest that the Republican model speaks to only white people.  While the speakers at the DNC were diverse, one was hard pressed to find ten people of color in the entire listening audience.  We know there are at least ten people of color in the Midwest.  Judging from the camera angles at the RNC, not even they are supporting Mitt Romney. The DNC audience looked more like the face of America: people of all races, creeds, and nationalities convening harmoniously, to listen to the words of their party's platform.  At the RNC reports of hate and bigotry surfaced.  Stories that a CNN reporter had peanuts thrown at her , a...

From Bill to Lilly Ledbetter, from Michelle to Deval Patrick inspiring DNC speeches you'll remember, in support of President Obama's re-election. Bill Clinton Bill Clinton wants a president who's "cool on the outside, but burning for America on the inside." "I want to nominate a man whose own life has known its fair share of adversity and uncertainty. A man who ran for President to change the course of an already weak economy and then just six weeks before the election, saw it suffer the biggest collapse since the Great Depression. A man who stopped the slide into depression and put us on the long road to recovery, knowing all the while that no matter how many jobs were created and saved, there were still millions more waiting, trying to feed their children and keep their hopes alive." Clinton told the crowd that what works in the real world is 'cooperation'.  Will we see more cooperation between the parties if Obama is re-elected, or more...

Ann Romney may have touted that she " lovvvvves women !" during her speech at the RNC last week in Tampa, however at the DNC this week, women's issues were front and center, and addressed - something that was severely lacking during the RNC.  (And by the way, no one called Ann Romney gay because she said she "loves women"; yet Time Magazine called President Obama the first gay president when he sided on the rights of same sex marriage). Former Georgetown law student, and recent completor of the CA bar exam, Sandra Fluke. Beginning with Lilly Ledbetter's rousing speech on equal pay and benefits for women (President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbedder Fair Pay Act (LLFPA) during the first days of his administration making it unlawful for employers to pay women less than men for equal work), to Sandra Fluke's stance on contraceptive and preventive health care for all women, the current-day issues that affect women in the United States were high...