All Posts Tagged With: "James"
Looking For James Bond
The mystique of James Bond has come out of a three decades slump. All of the bad guys in the world have heard of 007 – but only the most evil of criminal minds have had the misfortune of making Bond’s acquaintance. So what is it about this mystique that continues to enthrall the movie […]
31Jul2012 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Looking For James Bond | Continued
The Stormy Marriage of Jesus
Arranged marriages are common in some cultures. And why not? We adults know what is best for our children. We tell ourselves we are only being responsible when arranging their life. The practice is highlighted in books and movies. Perhaps the best known, or perhaps most entertaining, is “Fiddler on the Roof.” After all, traditions […]
18Apr2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 4 comments | Continued
Beyonce – “At Last” – along with Etta James
Beyonce demonstrated her great talent, a beautiful voice, with her rendition of “At Last” at the Presidential Inaugural Ball for Barack and Michelle Obama. It seems Etta James, the original recording artist of this great song, felt slighted and took offense at the Beyonce interpretation. Here they are – you decide for yourself which rendition is most appropriate for the occasion.
6Feb2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Does Obama err by leaning on Lincoln?
Then Sen. Barack Obama at the dedication of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, Ill., April 2005. (Chicago Tribune photo by Pete Souza.) by Frank James President-elect Barack Obama really has a thing for Abraham Lincoln. The latest manifestation of what appears to be his Lincoln envy is the way Obama intends on […]
16Dec2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Does Obama err by leaning on Lincoln? | Continued
Michelle Obama geneaology off-limits
A surviving shack along road once known as Slave Street on a South Carolina plantation. Michelle Obama’s great-great-grandfather, who was born around 1850, lived as a slave, at least until the Civil War, on the sprawling rice plantation. (Tribune photo by Alex Garcia / November 22, 2008) by Frank James Michelle Obama’s roots can be […]
1Dec2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Michelle Obama geneaology off-limits | Continued
Bailouts for white, not blue collars?
by Frank James Have the federal bailouts been biased towards white-collar and against blue-collar workers? That question was starkly raised by Rep. Barney Frank, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, which yesterday heard the chief executives of the Big Three automakers beseech Congress for $25 billion in taxpayer-funded loans. Frank, the committee’s chair, said: […]
20Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Bailouts for white, not blue collars? | Continued
White House: Blame Dems if no Big 3 help
by Frank James The White House is trying to shift blame to congressional Democrats if the auto industry doesn’t get the financial bailout it’s seeking, saying Democrats appear unwilling to loosen restrictions on $25 billion that’s already been approved to help the industry retool to make their vehicles more fuel efficient. White House spokeswoman Dana […]
19Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on White House: Blame Dems if no Big 3 help | Continued
Obama election spurs gun sales
by Frank James When President-elect Obama was campaigning and talking about change, he probably wasn’t thinking of this kind of change: people going on a gun-buying spree in reaction to his election. Here’s an excerpt from our colleague Howard Witt’s report today: HOUSTON — A week after the election of Barack Obama, gun buyers across […]
12Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Obama election spurs gun sales | Continued
What Benedict Hasn’t Said About the Holocaust
James Carroll Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to a synagogue in New York this week will evoke his visit to the oldest synagogue in Germany nearly three years ago. On that occasion, addressing leaders of Cologne’s Jewish community, Pope Benedict properly addressed the question of the Shoah. He deplored Hitler’s campaign to eliminate the Jewish people, […]
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Veterans Day, 2008
Posted November 11, 2008 11:34 AM Veterans aboard the former warship Olympia, now a museum, salute the United States flag during a Veterans Day ceremony in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. The Olympia served in the Spanish-American War. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) by Frank James To all the veterans out there, thanks for your service and […]
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McCain campaign fought the last war
by Frank James The autopsies of Sen. John McCain’s failed presidential bid continue to roll in. This morning, National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” aired an interview with John Weaver, a former McCain strategist who left the campaign last year when the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign first imploded during the primaries. Among the McCain campaign’s mistakes, […]
6Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on McCain campaign fought the last war | Continued
Barack Obama – The Color of Water
These are troubling times of war and of economic despair. Yet there is a sense of hope. 50 million people in this country lack health care. Yet there is a sense of hope. We speak of immigration as if we are talking about cattle. Yet there is a sense of hope. Hope transcends troubles. Hope […]
30Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 9 comments | Continued
Partisan pollsters disagree on WH race
by Frank James There’s been a good back and forth this week between Democratic and Republican pollsters. Stan Greenberg of Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner, a Democratic pollster, sent out his own analysis of the presidential race this afternoon, to counter one distributed earlier in the week by Bill McInturff, official pollster for Sen. John McCain’s campaign. […]
30Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Partisan pollsters disagree on WH race | Continued
James Clyburn, Charles Rangel, Hardball, 1-15-08
Son, There are some wonderful and competent black leaders in this country. I am surprised that they have allowed Al Sharpton to have any voice. These men, like James Clyburn and Charles Rangel, are extremely competent thoughtful men. Ryburn is on Hardball right now. Of course, given the current political races, these men are asked […]
16Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
The Mormon Bible – and Mitt Romney
Son, Mitt Romney has said that he will ‘put his hand on the Bible” and take the oath of office. My question is simple, which Bible is he going to put his hand on? I think it is a fair question – he is taking an oath to defend you and me, your children and […]
7Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | 6 comments | Continued