In 17 months in office, President Obama has already outdone every previous president in pursuing leak prosecutions. His administration has taken actions that might have provoked sharp political criticism for his predecessor, George W. Bush, who was often in public fights with the press.
White House honors legacy of Cesar Chavez by inviting his family over. I worked for the United Farm Workers in the summer of 1986. If they’re who I think they are, the two lovely women on the right were Cesar’s pre-teen granddaughters who always insisted we listen to bubblegum pop on our commute into NYC. Looks like they turned out all right. From part of the White House Proclamation:
Chavez could not sit idly by while such abuses occurred. He became an organizer, a leader and a voice for justice, bringing farm workers together to demand change through boycotts, strikes and other nonviolent demonstrations. He established the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), which continues to champion his cause to this day. In fact, several of his family members continue to lead the UFW today.
Happy Cesar Chavez day everyone!
This video pretty much says it all about the first year of Obama’s term.
Relief to know Michelle doesn’t look fabulous in just anything!
Alternate caption contest! Obama compares sizes w/Italy’s Berlusconi, France’s Sarkozy & Russia’s Medvedev.
Leave your captions in the comments.
Standup Barack: President Obama at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Strange: Obama shook hands w/prominent Mexico City archaeologist the night before he died of flu epidemic: http://bit.ly/D5J0h
President Obama and President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela at the Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Friday. NYTimes article.
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The American International Group, which has received more than $170 billion in taxpayer bailout money from the Treasury and Federal Reserve, plans to pay about $165 million in bonuses by Sunday to executives in the same business unit that brought the company to the brink of collapse last year.
Word of the bonuses last week stirred such deep consternation inside the Obama administration that Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner told the firm they were unacceptable and demanded they be renegotiated, a senior administration official said. But the bonuses will go forward because lawyers said the firm was contractually obligated to pay them.
"A.I.G. Planning Huge Bonuses After $170 Billion Bailout
Yes, and all of the people losing their homes are contractually obligated. The people who have lost their life savings have years of worthless contracts in cardboard boxes. And the people losing their jobs? And the people watching their neighborhoods fall apart? Since so many legal and social contracts are being declared void AIG should just join the bandwagon.
We all know Obama won’t usher in the Kingdom of God and he certainly will stumble and make mistakes (some of which will the church will be unhappy about), but hopefully he will do his best, make wise…
NYT Caption:”President-elect Barack Obama met with his top economic advisers for a second straight day in Washington.” So was weekend queer?
Obama team-member: downturn “more severe than anything we’ve experienced in the past half-century.” You think? http://bit.ly/xMXg
Obama’s picks mean we aren’t forced to learn new names. Maybe he should name Bill Clinton President Pro Tem for the first couple of years.
And while such political discussions are the religion of most mainstream media coverage … what about, you know, the religion angle?
Starting soon: President-elect Barack Obama’s news conference following meeting with economic advisors in Chicago. http://snurl.com/57ma5
