McCain Speaks Glowingly Of Obama and Palin

CLEVELAND - Sen. John McCain came off as an outdated and desperate fogey during his presidential campaign against Barack Obama. But in the nearly three months since he lost the election, he's become a totally different man.

Take last night for example.

McCain, 72 made yet another appearance on CNN's Larry King Live and spoke of now President Obama in glittering superlatives while still articulating the very difficult challenges his former rival faces as Commander-in-Chief.

McCain called Obama's inauguration an "historic moment" and called the new president's speech "excellent." In mentioning President Obama's tough road ahead, McCain compared the nation's present condition to the world during FDR's presidency, which saw The Great Depression, the threat of Adolph Hitler and other domestic issues.

FDR occupied the White House during the 1930's and '40's.

McCain also discussed his former running mate Gov. Sarah Palin, who has become quite the motormouth since her ticket's defeat at the hands of the Democrats. Palin, seen by many as a hindrance to McCain's candidacy has gone on the defensive, doing a truck load of interviews in the past couple months to "tell her side of the story" which has led to her being critical of the McCain camp.

But he remains fiercely loyal to the two-faced broad.

The problem with McCain though, is he insists that Palin is one of his favorite people. "I think the world of Gov. Palin and her husband Todd and their family," says the disillusioned Republican. "She has my respect and my affection and it's undying."

My feeling on McCain is two-fold. First, seeing him with distance from the election has proven insightful. As I've stated in the past, he's a surprisingly down-to-Earth and stand up guy who is capable of admitting his mistakes and making nice with former rivals. On the other hand, his blind loyalty towards the undeserving Palin is just plain embarrassing.

But I guess it's a fact of life that you take the good with the bad.

The Importance of Positive Thinking in 2009

CLEVELAND - We live in a very challenging world and often face circumstances that could bring us crashing down.

That's why we need to stay positive.

The year 2009 has finally arrived and it offers us a clean slate to make right things that we're able to change. Most people don't realize it, but the number one thing that we should change is our perspective and thinking. Sure, sometimes very bad things happen to us that we think are unfair. The truth is, we need to take ownership of more things than we do and trust me, our lives will change for the better because we stopped looking for folks to blame other than ourselves.

President-elect Barack Obama could have used a ton of excuses as to why it would have made perfect sense to NOT run for president. If he would have lost the election to John McCain, he stated months before election day that "it wouldn't have been because of [my] race. It would be because [I] didn't do [my] job."

No excuses.

Our economy is in an embarrassing free fall and is adversely affecting us all. But with faith comes strength and with strength comes resilience, and with resilience... well, let's just say that if we take care of business, I mean TRULY take care of business, we'll be alright.

Life is what you make it.

Barack Obama: The Symbol of 2008

CLEVELAND - With the new year arriving tomorrow, I feel that it is a great time to reflect a little on the outgoing year of 2008. I made many individual strides in many of my endeavors, experienced great loss and tragedy and many superlative moments. But one person exemplified what 2008 was all about more than anyone else.

Barack Obama.

Obama, our president-elect was by far the story of '08. Not only did he make history by becoming the first ever African-American man elected to the U.S. presidency, he also inspired a remarkable sense of hope and confidence in all Americans, not just Black folks.

Barack's campaign was fraught with adversity after adversity but in spite of the divisive nature of opponent John McCain's campaign, he actually brought us all together and showed us that being focused and driven can get any of us as far as we want to go and beyond.

He also proved that we're more alike than we are different.

Here's hoping that 2009 is just as amazing, if not more so for Mr. Obama as well as the rest of us. He takes office on January 20, 2009, and it can't come fast enough.

Happy New Year.

McCain Just As Skeptical About Palin As The Rest of Us

CLEVELAND - Sen. John McCain's bid to become the next U.S. president crashed and burned like it was set up by an angry Mob boss.

Either that, or Sarah Palin was really that bad.

Palin, the comically clueless governor of Alaska was handpicked by the supposedly sharp McCain in August to be his Republican running mate. She was a curious choice initially, then became a Wonder woman as she sparked the GOP and gave it new life. Then suddenly, her remarkable ignorance began to surface. She soon became an eyesore and a huge burden to the Republican Party and is at least partly to blame for McCain's stirring defeat to now President-elect Barack Obama.

Too funny.

Since the election ended a month and a half ago, Palin has become a fixture on television to the point of being nauseating. This past weekend, McCain was asked if he'd support Palin for president in 2012 and his response was incredible. "I can't say something like that. We've got some great other young governors. I think you're going to see the governors assume a greater leadership role in our Republican Party," he said.

Ouch!

Let's be clear, though. McCain still admires Palin and believes in her "viability" to be president. He is simply being honest (finally) about other folks who would be better and smarter candidates.

Hey John...we've been feeling that way for months, dude!

Bottom line: McCain just might be a stand up guy after all, and maybe he hasn't lost all of his marbles. You gotta admire his frank language, even though he still hasn't admitted that Palin was the worst choice of his life.

One day though, he just might admit THAT too.

McCain and Palin Were Their Own Worst Enemies

CLEVELAND - The utter embarrassment that was the Republican campaign for president has been over for nearly a week with no sign of John McCain.

Too bad we've been inundated with Sarah Palin.

After McCain's emphatic defeat at the hands of President-elect Barack Obama, the elderly senator has been something of a recluse. Palin however, has given several interviews in the six days since her party got throttled at the voting booth.

Just go away, will ya?

The fallout from the GOP loss has been pronounced. Palin has essentially become the scapegoat for all that went wrong as numerous McCain aides have privately criticized her readiness as well as her temperament.

She's even been labeled a "diva."

What I find so fascinating about all this "misfortune" is this: McCain built his campaign on low blows and cheap shots and now he has to accept, along with Palin the dirty truth about their shattering defeat.

They were their own worst enemies.

McCain's strongest attributes were two-fold. He had a huge advantage over Obama on national security and overall experience. He had enacted legislation for decades and been a very persuasive bi-partisan member of the senate. Palin had been a masterful reformer and had a persuasive reputation as a mayor and governor in her own right. She also appealed to small town America as well as McCain appealed to folks that place high significance on "service."

But they largely ignored their strengths.

Instead of staying on message and using their great advantages to steer their run, the McCain-Palin ticket played the attack game. They spent an enormous amount of time trying to discredit Senator Obama which he noted often in the closing days of his campaign.

"John McCain has been spending all of his time talking about me," said Obama in those final days. "He's called me every name in the book but a child of God." So while McCain and Palin played the part of jealous ex-lovers, Obama was as smooth as a summer day is long. He kept his focus and picked his spots to respond to such childish rantings of the Republicans.

All involved got what they deserved.

As we stand now, McCain faces an uncertain future and Palin is getting ridiculed by folks who were "in her corner" just a week ago. She may be relegated to a television career, though. Between McCain, Palin and the annoying "Joe the Plumber," they all seem like comical caricatures of themselves. Not to be taken seriously.

Meanwhile, President-elect Obama, the "man you shouldn't trust" is gearing up for his history-making presidency. He's sharp, highly prepared and extremely intelligent. And he's eager to keep learning.

He's the man for us.

Black To The Future

CLEVELAND - Barack Obama carved out an enormous section for himself in the annals of American history last night.

He is the 44th president of the United States.

Obama's historic defeat of Republican John McCain earned him the distinction of becoming the nation's first black Commander-in-Chief. In a grueling, sometimes acrimonious campaign that stretched over twenty-one months, Obama consistently defied the odds and broke through in stirring and miraculous fashion.

Not to mention the fact that he ran a campaign for the ages.

In the face of racial division, attacks on his associations and beliefs, acquaintances and experience, Obama always exuded a backbone of steel and a nonpareil resolve that few people anywhere could ever replicate.

In the hotly contested campaign with McCain, the young Illinois senator breezed through the all-important battleground states to curtail any shot of a Republican victory. When all was made official at 11PM EST, supporters from all over the world cheered wildly. Many wept.

President-elect Obama took the stage at a huge celebration in Chicago's Grant Park an hour later and gave a remarkable acceptance speech, noting that "the road ahead will be long, and the climb will be steep" but reassured the hundreds of thousands in attendance and millions watching all over the world that "we will get there as a people."

Amazing.

Speaking with a deft confidence and a commanding tone, Obama spoke to people of every class, gender, creed and party. He recounted a moving story about a 106-year old Atlanta woman that voted for him after a century of living in a country that seemed unlikely to ever elect an African-American to its highest office. "She was born just a generation past slavery...when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons -- because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin."

He continuously ended his stanzas with, "Yes we can" to enormous cheering. As moving as his speech was, I was just as impressed with McCain's concession speech in Phoenix. McCain noted the incredible significance of Obama's victory and was extremely gracious in offering his support to his former rival during his upcoming presidency. As his supporters booed, McCain took full responsibility for the failure of his own campaign and expressed no regrets at the experience he just had.

That was the classy McCain.

Overcome with emotion, many moments during this grand evening brought me to tears. Obama is truly a man that should inspire all people to dare to dream. If people get over their political beliefs as well as racial, they would see the country for what it is: a land of unlimited opportunity.

Yes we can.

A Fight To The End

CLEVELAND - And so it comes down to this. After nearly two years and countless rallies, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain reach the goal line.

Election Day.

The most popular and widely discussed election in history culminates today when the nation finally elects the next U.S. president. Both men involved are employing last ditch efforts to drum up support for their respective campaigns. McCain travelled more than 3,000 miles over seven stops across the country yesterday while Obama held steady with visiting several states of his own.

Wow.

Currently, Obama looks like a near shoe-in to win this election and become the first ever African-American president. It would take a miracle for McCain to catch up to his rival, but it is anything but impossible.

I'm reserving my analysis until after it is all said and done. 

Deante Young Becomes Latest Celebrity To Endorse Obama

CLEVELAND - Entertainer Deante Young has announced his support of Sen. Barack Obama in the upcoming Presidential election.

The 2008 U.S. campaign concludes in just three days.

Young, 31 revealed his endorsement of the Illinois senator on the season finale of his Internet series, a Date with Deante.

Obama, 47 is vying to become the nation's first ever African-American president. His rival, Sen. John McCain would be the oldest ever elected to a first term. Young is only the most recent celebrity big name to support Obama. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced his endorsement in recent weeks.

Young plans to throw an election night party in his hometown before travelling to Chicago to meet with Obama.

Even If McCain Wins, He's Already Lost A Lot of Class

CLEVELAND - Barack Obama sits in the enviable position of frontrunner in this seemingly endless presidential campaign.

But even with a mere five days remaining, John McCain could still emerge victorious.

As awful as that is, there's something going on that's much worse. Sen. McCain has run his campaign with all of the rancor and acrimony of a hundred vengeful women. Instead of focusing on key issues pertinent to the American people, the Republican nominee harps incessantly on negative attacking tactics designed to indict Sen. Obama's character.

It reeks of desperation and a lack of originality.

Meanwhile, Obama has shown a remarkable resiliency and razor sharp focus on all the things that truly matter. While it is true that the young Democratic nominee has occassionally fired off his own assaults on McCain and his camp, keep in mind that most of that has been in defense of himself against the unfair and below-the-belt vitriol spewed by the Republicans.

Let's keep it real.

McCain has allowed his pathetic and sneering V.P., Alaska governor Sarah Palin to smear Obama early and often during her rallies and interviews. McCain has been worst in his last-ditch efforts to gain ground in this historic election. He has suggested that his rival is a pervert by castigating him for wanting sex education to be taught to kindergartners. He has constantly taken Obama to task for his connection to 1960's radical William Ayers and ridiculed his "spotty" executive experience. And let's not forget the incredibly tasteless "Robo-calls."

What gets lost in all of this is valuable time that could be spent on discussing the economic meltdown that the U.S. faces. More time could be spent on health care, education and the war in Iraq among other things.

McCain has mentioned ad nauseum the sacrifices he made for our country. He has branded himself a hero and a legendary statesman. This sentiment has been echoed by not only his colleagues, but Sen. Obama himself.

But after the cheap-shot tactics, McCain seems to be a very small man. It's more than a sin and a shame. It's pathetic and ignorant.

And it proves that McCain is really a no-class coward with an undeserved reputation of a hero.

McCain-Palin: 10 More Days of The Circus

CLEVELAND - The dog and pony show, better known as the John McCain/Sarah Palin campaign will finally reach its end in ten days.

Thank goodness!

We will finally elect a new U.S. president on November 4th, and that day can't get here fast enough. With the front running Barack Obama, the Democrats are all smiles but cautions against over confidence. 

McCain-Palin isn't in such a good position.

McCain had been an embarrassment all by himself. Bringing the clueless Palin into the fray in late August has only made the Republicans an even bigger laughingstock. Sure, Palin has her legion of fans and McCain has his share of misguided supporters, but overall, this presidential ticket reeks of desperation and you-gotta-be-kidding-me humor.

Look no further than Saturday Night Live, as they ridicule this sham of a campaign each and every week.

Sen. Obama has gotta be constantly laughing any time he gets a moment away from the cameras. The grandfather and the schoolteacher ticket should make for a great children's book in the future, maybe even a movie or comic strip. But that's about it.

How funny.

For Obama and Black America, Election is About More Than Politics and Experience

CLEVELAND - With a mere 11 days remaining in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, each party is employing very different tactics.

Not surprising.

Republican John McCain trails his Democratic counterpart, Barack Obama by several points and needs to virtually win each of the remaining battleground states to claim victory.

Obama simply has to keep his smooth and highly effective campaign going in the direction that it's going, and he'll be just fine.

McCain has consistently questioned and ridiculed Obama's lack of experience and plan to raise taxes for Americans making a minimum of $250,000 per year. His running mate, Alaska governor Sarah Palin has similarly disparaged the Illinois senator during rallies and interviews.

What White folks don't understand is that this election represents more than simply who will make a better leader for our nation or who has the most experience. Obama would be the first African-American president in history, which is incredible considering how much of a fight it was just for a Black person to use the same water fountain as Whites.

Indeed, within Obama's lifetime, Blacks have traveled seemingly a million miles. In 1961, Barack was born to a White woman who had been impregnated by a Black man. At that time, the Kennedy Administration was initiating legislation to improve Civil Rights for Blacks. By the time Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, Obama was but a mere toddler.

But there were still lynchings all over the South of "Negroes."

Interracial marriage wasn't even legal at the time of his birth. The Ku Klux Klan was in decline but still flexed their racist muscle with "hate crimes" against Blacks. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was in the middle of a seemingly hopeless fight for racial equality, until he was murdered in 1968.

Obama was only a first-grader at the time.

My point of bringing all of this up is for Whites to understand why an Obama victory in the election would be more than just historical. It would be transformative in the minds of many folks, especially our youth who will undoubtedly become empowered more than ever after witnessing such an unprecedented occurrence.

Whites have never been at a disadvantage. Hell, even today they out number Blacks by an almost nine-to-one ratio in the U.S. Obama shows us that we finally have a "seat at the table."

But don't get it twisted.

I'm not saying this country is leaving its racist reputation behind. That will never happen. I am simply saying that us Blacks have come a long way, in spite of how long we still have yet to go. But the path of Blacks, especially in Obama's lifetime is rather stunning. It was unthinkable in the 1990's that a Black person could actually be our president. In the early 1960's, it was nearly criminal to entertain such a notion.

Look at us now.

Mr. McCain, stop acting as though you never saw the mistreatment of Blacks. You've been around since the 19th century so you're well aware. Stop the hate mongering and the William Ayers references and give Obama the respect he deserves.

Or go to hell.

Letterman Grills McCain

CLEVELAND - Late night talk show host David Letterman welcomed Sen. John McCain to his show last night.

'Welcomed' may be too strong a word.

Three weeks ago, the Republican presidential nominee was slated to appear on the long-running talk show, but cancelled at the last minute. It was later discovered that McCain instead did an interview with Katie Couric which drew Letterman's ire. It also prompted an endless stream of jokes and ribbing from the comic.

Once McCain apologized and admitted his "mistake," Letterman immediately moved to more serious topics such as the Republican's performance in the final debate with Sen. Barack Obama.

McCain felt that he did well against his Democratic rival and stuck to his claim that Obama's economic plan leaves a lot to be desired. When Letterman questioned McCain about his choice for V.P., Sarah Palin, the older man spoke glowingly about the Alaska Governor.

He also noted her willingness to stand up to members of her own party and downplayed her inexperience, choosing instead to call her a "reformer" whose eminently capable of running the country should an unforeseen tragedy strike McCain.

Regarding the constant mentioning of ex-terrorist William Ayers and the hate mongering at McCain-Palin rallies, McCain briefly mentioned that he shoots such attacks down when he's "within earshot" but quickly pointed the finger at Obama. "He should have repudiated John Lewis for making his statements about me."

Lewis, a civil rights icon, compared the racial and violent outbursts at McCain-Palin rallies to segregationist George Wallace. McCain supposedly admires the Georgia congressman (Lewis), but was disturbed by the remarks.

What I enjoyed about Letterman's interview is this: he never let McCain off the hook. Anytime the Republican nominee tried to paint Palin as 'a great choice,' Letterman was quick to question her readiness for such a huge responsibility. He also delved into McCain's exhaustive linking of Ayers to Obama by asking him about his own ties with felon Gordon Liddy.

McCain seemed trapped, but as usual weaseled his way out of the whole thing.

Kudos to Letterman for keeping the Arizona senator on his heels. And shame on you McCain for your double standard practices.

McCain Scores Early, Obama Finishes Strong

CLEVELAND - John McCain came out sharp, fiery and scored major points in the opening moments of his final showdown with Barack Obama.

Then reality set in.

The third and final Presidential debate, held at Hofstra University in Long Island, N.Y. took on a harsh tone early on. McCain cut right to the chase and labeled the Illinois senator as a big-spending, inexperienced liberal. Each time Obama responded to a comment, McCain smirked, sneered and arched his eyebrows in disbelief.

Interesting.

McCain's best highlight came when he snapped at Obama by saying, "I'm not President Bush, if you wanted to run against [him] you should've ran four years ago." The Republican senator scored even more as he recounted a story about an Ohio plumber named Joe (now popularly known as 'Joe the Plumber'). Joe took exception to Sen. Obama's tax plan and how it will affect his (Joe's) pending small business.

In contrast to McCain's early success, Obama appeared flat and his responses seemed reserved. Within a half-hour however, he was back in top form and counter-punched McCain by noting that all of McCain's focus has been spent on such irrelevant topics as ACORN and the William Ayers story.

In spite of obvious baiting, Obama remained cool and focused on the issues "most important to the American people." They both laid out their economic plans and clashed over the abortion issue. Each time, Obama presented himself as anything but "risky" and "clueless" while the veteran McCain got easily agitated.

My opinions on this debate are simple. McCain is a man who is admirable for many things. He's very skilled and capable at a lot, but being our next president isn't one of them.

Barack Obama is what this country truly needs.

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

CLEVELAND - For Senator John McCain, tonight could be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

The final showdown.

The Republican nominee squares off against Sen. Barack Obama (D.-Ill.) in the third and final Presidential debate at 9PM EST in New York and with so much at stake, (namely the White House) expect McCain to pull out all the stops in a pathetic attempt to close the gap with his frontrunning rival.

Obama won't flinch.

For a man with so much (purported) class, McCain has been rather vicious in recent weeks in his personal attacks on Barack, hitting below the belt on several irrelevant topics, especially painting Obama as a not-to-be-trusted greenhorn with ties to a terrorist (William Ayers). Such claims have ignited a myriad of disparaging remarks from conservative supporters of the GOP and has, in my opinion, discredited every "good thing" McCain supposedly stands for.

Just being honest.

Tonight, McCain will employ many last ditch efforts to paint Obama in "metaphorical blackface" in hopes of swaying Independent voters by making Barack appear sinister and dangerous. He'd rather waste time on that than focus exclusively on the real issues such as the nosediving economy, healthcare, education and the war.

As for McCain's defense of Obama last week in Minnesota, it was just smoke and mirrors.

And the mirrors that McCain has been using "reflects" his true character.

McCain and Palin Could Learn A Little Class From Clintons

CLEVELAND - Sen. John McCain has perpetuated and allowed endless despicable remarks about his rival, Sen. Barack Obama in this hotly contested and emotionally charged Presidential election.

What a no-class jerk.

McCain, 72 trails the Democratic nominee in national polls for the upcoming election by several points and has resorted to a relentless character assassination of Obama. This has encouraged many of his supporters to utter inflammatory remarks about the freshman senator from Illinois, something that McCain finally took a stand against on Friday.

"Senator Obama is not someone you need to be afraid of as President," said McCain at a Minnesota rally. "He's a decent, family man and I respect him very much." To me, this comes as too little, too late. McCain's conduct has been appalling, particularly in lieu of his VP running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin acting as "attack dog" at rallies, repeatedly painting him in unfavorable and often unfair lights.

By contrast, President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary (D-N.Y.) have overcome the vitriol that spewed from their mouths just a few months ago during the Democratic primary when Sen. Clinton went head-to-head with Obama. They are currently campaigning for Barack, who's attempting to become the first African-American U.S. President. The Clintons have also stated, along with Democratic nominee Joe Biden that Obama is "what this country needs."

Since McCain's slogan is "Country First," we need to consider our country and not consider McCain as even a possibility for our 44th President.

Shocker: McCain Defends Obama to Hostile Crowd

CLEVELAND - Sen. John McCain held a town-hall type rally last night in Minnesota and was faced with an unexpected challenge.

Defend his rival to his rabid supporters.

As McCain went around the room speaking directly to the crowd, a woman told the Arizona senator that she was afraid of an Obama administration and went as far as calling the Democratic nominee an "Arab."

McCain took exception to that.

The elderly Republican nominee told her that Obama is not only not an Arab, but he's a "decent family man." He went on to another group in the crowd who were shouting epithets about Obama and voicing their fear and displeasure over the freshman senator's frontrunning status in the current U.S. Presidential election.

To a surprising chorus of boos, McCain told the crowd that his rival is "a person you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States." He also stated that he respects Obama in spite of their disagreements on certain pressing issues plaguing the nation.

"I think I'll be a much better president," McCain said to much applause.

The surprising remarks by McCain impressed me. After a week of disgruntled Republican supporters spewing their vitriol about Obama, I am very happy that someone finally spoke up and didn't allow such ignorance to continue.

People, especially McCain's running mate Gov. Sarah Palin, have accused Obama of hitting below the belt as well in his television ads and during his own rallies. Even if that is true, he has never encouraged words from his supporters that could very well end in violence.

Not to mention that Obama is black.

Race has always incited hostility in people, so the hateful words being thrown out about Obama carry an especially rancid taste. This could escalate to a horrific level, which is why McCain's admonishments were so important.

On this one McCain, I salute you.

Obama, McCain Throw Swift Punches in Second Debate

CLEVELAND - Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain stepped into the proverbial "ring" again last night with each other and battled to a standoff.

For the frontrunning Obama, that's akin to a victory.

Held in Nashville, Tennessee, the town hall-style debate (the second of three) saw both men clash over the usual key issues affecting the nation. The discussion focused heavily on the economy, taxes and healthcare and seemed fairly acrimonious at times.

Obama repeatedly linked the elderly Arizona senator to the highly unpopular President Bush while McCain continually painted his rival as inexperienced. "We don't have time for on-the-job training, my friends," said McCain of the freshman senator from Illinois.

In my opinion, McCain did what he always does; speak from the rich man's perspective. If he doesn't realize soon that most Americans are middle class and in a major bind, he'll lose this election in stirring fashion.

The Great Debaters

CLEVELAND - Senators John McCain and Barack Obama squared off last night in Mississippi in the first of three Presidential debates and had a surprising outcome.

Even Steven.

Both men acquitted themselves well, each displaying a keen knowledge of the key issues that this country faces, most notably the economy and the war as well as foreign policy. McCain, with an enormous edge in experience over his rival was expected to excel, but both his sharpness and focus were perhaps a surprise. The Republican senator had threatened to not attend the debate just two days prior in a supposed effort to help assist the Bush Administration in reaching a bailout deal to help the nation's plummeting economy.

Obama, a relative novice by comparison displayed coolness under fire and in spite of consistently uttering the words, "Senator McCain is right...," frequently underlined the older man's flawed agenda and paralleled his policies to that of the incumbent Bush, whom many in the U.S. hold responsible for the near-catastrophic state of the countries' financial industry.

With Obama leading in recent polls, the fact that the two men battled to a standoff serves as a pseudo victory for the Illinois senator, particularly since he was supposed to be the "inexperienced newcomer" to McCain's "thousand years of experience."

I liked the fact that after 90 minutes of a sometimes heated and intense battle, the two candidates remained just as conciliatory as they were going in.

There wasn't much mystery or anything new in this debate. That's why the real treat's going to be watching Gov. Sarah Palin crash and burn in her V.P. debate with Sen. Joe Biden next week.

Ya gotta love it!

Another Masterpiece

a Date with Deante (Looks Can Be Deceiving) from Deante Young on Vimeo.
CLEVELAND - Another brilliant installment of a Date with Deante hits the airwaves today as the irreverent Deante Young goes one-on-one with Kristen for several shocking revelations and a twist ending. Meanwhile, Rachel and Max provide several laughs and dish interesting insight on the upcoming Presidential election.

It's brilliance personified. It's history-in-the-making.

Episode 17 has officially arrived.

Collision Course: One Week To Go

CLEVELAND - The 2008 U.S. Presidential election will always be remembered as a watershed moment in our history, and the groundbreaking election (whatever may happen) set for Nov. 4th, will put either the first black President in the White House (Sen. Barack Obama) or the first female Vice-President (Gov. Sarah Palin) and oldest President (Sen. John McCain).

Next friday, the two men go head-to-head.

Their wildly popular campaigns have taken on lives of their own, particularly in recent weeks as numerous false and misleading statements have emanated from, most blatantly, the Republican Party, unfairly attacking the Democrats. In recent days, however, the horrific economy has taken center stage, replacing the "Sarah Palin fawn-fest" as the pre-eminent news story in America.

The first Presidential Debate commences next week which will focus on, get this: THE ISSUES!

Imagine that.

One more week until we really begin to see what Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain are truly about.

America's waiting.