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Campbell Brown’s Righteous Indignation….

Daniel Ihonvbere — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:27:11 +0000

or A Case of Serious Logic Problems. For the past couple of weeks, watchers of CNN have been bombarded with serious doses of misguided commentaries by Campbell Brown and her self-styled “No Bias, No Bull” segments which are probably the most biased and bull-filled on TV, second only to Fox News. Now, her rants are about [...]

The Cowardice of the American Media

Daniel Ihonvbere — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:31:56 +0000

In the most profound show of lilly-livered, wimpy and cowardly display of journalistic ethos, the American media brazenly towed the official line of right-wing ideologues in suppressing the most powerful aspect of General Colin Powell’s endorsement of Senator Barack Obama’s candidacy for the U.S presidency this past week. In the course of the most eloquent, well thought-out explanation of why he thought Obama deserved his endorsement, General Powell asked the question, in response to the charge that Obama may be a Muslim, “What if he is?”. Powell then went on to tell the story of a courageous American Muslim who joined the army after the attacks of September 11, 2001 in order to fight the extremists who were responsible for that dastardly act. While the media jumped all over the endorsement, there has been a frightening silence in picking up the story of Kareem Khan. This is disquieting in a country that claims to be the land of the free and the home of the brave. We have gone to wars in order to “spread freedom”. We have sponsored “regime changes” in order to remove leaders we thought were brutal to their own people. Yet, in the most powerful country in the world, we can not openly talk about people who are Muslims? In an era of ratings and competition, there could be the fear that if they (the media) ran an extended story on Khan, there was a possibility that their viewership would be affected. It is really a shame.

I know how to win wars!

Daniel Ihonvbere — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:32:13 +0000

“I know how to win wars! I know how to win wars!” “And if I’m elected President, I will turn around the war in Afghanistan, just as we have turned around the war in Iraq, with a comprehensive strategy for victory, I know how to do that.” – Senator John McCain A lot has been made [...]

Political polls and the Race question

Daniel Ihonvbere — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:24:59 +0000

One thing that has become a constant in this political cycle is the barage of polls to which all of us have been subjected. While these are not necessarily bad, the nature of the recent polling procedure inevitably leads one to ask the question “Are polls racially biased”? Before you dismiss this as another “whining” article, [...]

Is Obama tough enough?

Daniel Ihonvbere — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:41:03 +0000

We have frequently heard this question mainly from mainstream media usually in reference to Senator Barack Obama’s ability to withstand the barage of negative information thrown out by the Republican opposition. On the face of it, this seems like a valid question to ask, to wit: is the senator tough enough not to self-destruct if an emotionally charged allegation is made by the opposing political campaign? Would he have enough sense of indignation to tackle any slanderous mis-information that may impugn his reputation in the eyes of the American public?

John McCain’s dilemma

Daniel Ihonvbere — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:40:35 +0000

It is not out of place to find a politician who struggles to get a coherent message together against an opponent but the befuddlement of the campaign of Senator John McCain on how to develop a viable strategy against Senator Barack Obama is especially intriguing.

The media and our justice system

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:00:59 +0000

The recent exoneration of the Ramsey family in the 1996 slaying of Jon Benet Ramsey once again exposes the undue influence the media has in the administration of fair justice in the United States today. It will be recalled that John Ramsey found his daughter’s body in the basement of the family’s Boulder, Colorado, home on December 26, 1996. She had been strangled and beaten.