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Whether you believe in global warming, or not, it's one topic that will be debated for at least a little while longer. John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, told college students in Indonesia that climate change is "as big a problem as poverty and weapons of mass destruction".  "It is time for the world to approach this problem with the cooperation, the urgency, and the commitment that a challenge of this scale warrants," he said. [That's what  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said about Climate Change in 2007] Truth be told, the earth, at various times in history has always been either 'colder than usual', or 'warmer than usual'.   At least that's the contention in this documentary, The Great Global Warming Swindle' , which suggest that the reason behind the debate - is merely about profit. When Margaret Thatcher told a group of scientists in the '80s that 'there's money on the table' to study the effe...

The down, but-not-yet-counting-himself-out, presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, remains on the campaign trail. Today he is visiting a Pepsi plant in Bern, NC where he tweets - "This is an original bottle of Pepsi." He also tweeted a picture of him visiting with John Johnson, owner of Hamlin Drug Co, the oldest African American owned pharmacy in America. We're guessing this is his last ditch effort to gain voter support from the African American community, as he continues to trail substantially behind Mitt Romney. Note to Gingrich:  It probably won't work. **Just in** Presidential candidate Rick Santorum is expected to bow out of the presidential race today, sighting his daughter's illness as the primary factor. Gingrich has not officially conceded to Mitt Romney, the likely Republican presidential candidate, but has suggested that his party rally behind Romney to defeat President Obama in the 2012 election. President Obama spoke at Florida Atlantic ...

A very telling article about Newt Gringrich from the Huffington Post talks about Gingrich and several of his organization's money woes. Seemingly a presidential candidate, unsuccessful at balancing his own budget, might have little success at balancing the country's mounting debt crisis. Writes HuffPost: Since 1984, Gingrich has launched 12 politically oriented organizations and initiatives based in Washington. Of those, five have been investigated by the Internal Revenue Service and the House Ethics Committee, another five closed down with debts totaling more than $500,000, and two were subject to legal action. Gingrich's presidential campaign finances have come under fire, leading one staffer to admit Gingrich spends incessantly and ignores warnings from staffers about it. "The best way to say it is that Newt has no brakes and no rear view mirror," observed one former adviser who still speaks highly of Gingrich, but who requested anonymity because he is fo...

It is in Arizona Too. "We didn't win by a lot, but it was enough", said Romney after winning primary votes in both Michigan (his home state where his father once governed) and Arizona (where Jan Brewer, after endorsing Romney last week, has to be proud). Romney didn't sing this time (as he did after learning President Obama sang during a campaign event) but he did comment saying, "The people of Michigan looked into the hearts of the candidates, and all I have to say is 'I love you back." Still not over 50%, Romney received 41% of the votes in his Michigan home town, in front of Rick Santorum who received a close 37%.  Ron Paul received 12%, beating out Newt Gingrich with just 7%. In Arizona a different picture is painted with Romney winning higher with 49% of the votes. Rick Santorum trailed considerably with just 25%.  Voters again voted just 12% for Ron Paul, while Gingrich saw a slight uptick at 9%. Is America really starting t...

Earlier today Rick Perry gracefully bowed out of the presidential race after a lackluster performance in Iowa.  Amid that announcement, Perry outdoes himself one further by announcing he is endorsing the 'open marriage' minded Newt Gingrich. "Today, I am suspending my campaign and endorsing Newt Gingrich for President of the United States", Perry said during a morning press conference . The final four sparred off in a heated debate in South Carolina where Gingrich came under fire (again). Meanwhile, former presidential candidate Herman Cain , who 'suspended' his campaign first, announced during the Southern Republican Leadership Conference today at the College of Charleston, SC that he plans to endorse the "We the People" campaign. Quoting the Preample to the Constitution : We the people of the United States of America, in order to form a more perfect union, Cain said, "The union is in trouble." View his remarks here , at ...

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And then there were... We should just start a blog segment called ' Why (fill in the blank) Will Not Be The Next American President'. It was just last month that we saw another Republican presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich, put his foot in his mouth when he said 'poor people don't know about working because there is no one to teach them'. Rick Santorum doesn't want Black people getting welfare.  In his eyes, they are the only recipients of government services. Another racist (that's what it seemed like to us) Republican presidential nominee follows suit by putting his foot in his mouth by suggesting that Black people are the only ones on welfare . "I don't want to make Black people's live better by giving them other people's money...", United States presidential candidate Richard Santorum said on camera for all to see. Really, Santorum?  After all the free labor they've provided this country for 600 hundred (or m...

It's always just a matter of time before presidential candidates put their foots in their mouths and say something insensitive, or just plain stupid. Gingrich's contract 'against' America's poor. This time, it was Newt Gingrich's turn (again).  Thankfully, someone on the national level spoke out .  (We need more like that). Gingrich spoke in Iowa recently, and his remarks about the most vulnerable of our society are deplorable, proving Newt is as far removed from the American populous as a repeat adulterer is from a sex addiction clinic. Gingrich claims poor children have no work habits unless it's "illegal." They have no habit of ‘I do this and you give me cash’ unless it’s illegal", he said. (As if working in Congress has yielded no illegal activity among its own 'employed' members). He further thrusted his foot in his mouth when he said that poor children "have no role model to show them the habits of work....

Gets Unlikely Call From An (Unlikely) Viewer Reverend Al Sharpton , host of MSNBC's Politics Nation, received a Happy Birthday call from (wait for it), 2012  presidential candidate Newt Gingrich . “ I figured I would be the least likely phone call you ’ ll get tonight, ” said Gingrich. To which the Reverend replied, "Well, you got that right". The good Rev. thanked Gingrich for calling in. "I appreciate you calling me on my birthday." If these two can join forces, even for a moment, then certainly the GOP and President Obama stand a chance of putting their differences behind them to move the country forward. Sharpton, who declined the invitation to participate on the popular TV series Dancing With the Stars last year, turned 58, on October 3rd. He and his National Action Network plan a rally and March for Jobs on October 15th, a day before the rescheduled Martin Luther King, Jr. dedication on October 16 on the National Mall.

Health Care Reform Now, Please. What happens if we do nothing ? "We've come too far now to throw this bill out.  That's what the Republicans want us to do. Start all over", said John Conyers in a event during a   WPFW Raucus Caucus  radio discussion held this past Tuesday night at Ben's Next Door, a spin-off of the famous Ben's Chili Bowl. "We've been in this debate for over a year. Now, is the time.  Let's get it done." [Congressman John Conyers (middle) speaking during a radio sponsored event this past Tuesday on Health Care Reform. Photo by CD Brown for Politcs. On Point.] "All Democrats are voting for this bill", said Conyers.  "That's a sign of progress.  The fact that all Republicans are voting against it, doesn't mean that the government's broke.  It means we got to kick out the Republicans that are against it, or make some of them come over." Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich , sayi...