Obama heading to the theater

Okay, he is not single-handedly killing the necktie, but then neither did JFK kill off the hat.  Yet, the perception is just as important.  Just as the idea that the President did not wear a hat regularly was one of the final nails in the large-scale hat industry, the idea that the POTUS does not have to wear a tie is going to mean fewer and fewer will actually wear them.  Just going to see Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, the President shocked old-school New Yorkers …

There was Barack Obama — a president so beloved in Manhattan that he won 85 percent of the vote — heading off with Michelle to the theater Saturday night dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and (just typing these words could bring on a coronary) no tie. Not Hermes silk, not street-vendor synthetic, not even a New Mexican tourist bolo — nothing at his neck besides skin.

But, what does it mean?  How significant is it that Obama has gone to the theatre without a tie?  What about in the Oval Office? Read more »

Since January, I have been listening to the President’s Weekly Radio Address as a podcast. It is actually the only podcast that I currently subscribe to. To subscribe, via iTunes, click the button below.  You can also subscribe to the podcast on the ABC News website or via RSS.

It is important for citizens around the world to keep up-to-date with what is happening in Washington and one of the best ways is to listen to the President’s Weekly Address. It is the closest that the USA comes to the British Prime Minister’s Questions … which is actually a lot more entertaining at times because of all of the adversarial posturing … and maybe the USA should think about having the President answer questions from Congress.

I completely agree with Obama’s opinion in his Washington Post op-ed yesterday. What we need from the politician in Washington is some action and not the old-fashioned nit-picking! So what if 1% of the stimulus package does not provide the best value for money, is it not worth it for the other 99%? Think about your personal life, how many times have you had to spend money quickly because of an emergency? How many times did you do it perfectly?

Right now, what the USA (and the world) needs is the emergency purchase because we don’t have the time to wait for the perfect solution!

In the same year the Obama took up residence in the White House, who would have thought that the Republican National Committee would also be headed by a black man? Well, that day has come …

“He is very truly the representation of the party of Lincoln,” said Joanne Young, who serves on the advisory committee of the Washington, D.C., Republican Party and attended yesterday’s vote. “He will reach out to women and moderates. It’s a very positive message for the country to have an African American who is at the helm of the Republican Party.”

And, when you thought that American politics could not get anymore interesting, it looks like the RNC is moving toward the center and away from many of the fringe elements that have defined it over the last decade. On this side of the Atlantic, religion and politics are completely separated and it would be great for the USA to move in that direction. We will have to see what the next few years bring, but Obama’s election is all ready having impacts far beyond what many imagined. Now, let’s get to work making some real changes!

According to Hal Herzog at the Wash Post, the Obamas should get a dog from a southern state … because there is an abundance of dogs at rescue shelters in the South and the dogs at the shelters are better behaved!

Just to be clear, it’s okay with me if our new president picks Yankees and Midwesterners to run the country. But he really should get Malia and Sasha’s rescue dog from a Southern state. We have more pooches to choose from, and our dogs are nicer.

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In light of my previous post on the economic difficulties academia is currently facing and this study by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, it is clear that there is one step that Obama should take to stimulate the economy. Fix the educational system from start to finish! Read more »

Based on the old-fashioned 2D side-scrolling video game, Super Obama World is a load of fun!  I would recommend that all Democrats give it a try …

The first level of Alaska has a Bridge to Nowhere.  You are attacked by pigs with lipstick, and if that is not enough, you are also attacked by women pushing racks of clothes worth 150000 points when you jump on top of them!

Spend some of the time that you used to spend following Election Coverage on this game … you will not be disappointed!

We stayed up until nearly 3a watching election results. Then, we got up to watch the last of the results this morning after only a few hours of sleep. But all of that is worth it because America has turned a corner!

Today, when I woke up, the entire world has a different view of the United States and for that I am proud to be an American. Since I moved out of the USA, the quality of Americans have been questioned because of our choices in past elections, but that has changed! At times, America is slow to get started, but now that it has woken up! Hopefully that means that we can return to being a force for good throughout the world … and restore the former glory and power of the USA.