Articles Tagged: barack-obama

We just can’t get enough when it comes to witnessing Republicans eating their own! Luckily, there’s more news on that front, so, this morning, the HuffPo ’s Jason Linkins and I gleefully review the latest, greatest backbiting tearing apart the GOP. Crappy Hour with Jason Linkins, July 1, 2009

Is Michael Jackson bad for Iran? Is Minnesota Govenor Tim Pawlenty giving up on his bromance with Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ? Did John Edwards really make a sex tape ? The Washington Independent ’s Spencer Ackerman helps answer these important questions. Crappy Hour with Spencer Ackerman, June 29, 2009

[Berlin, June 25. Image via Getty ] Activists dressed as Wonder Merkel (L) and Super Obama (R) pose for photographers during a stunt by environmental group Avaaz (voice) in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on June 25, 2009. The activists called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama to renew their efforts to combat global warming during their upcoming talks in Washington. AFP PHOTO/ JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Despite all the post-election bluster about the Obama Administration not appointing enough women or people of color, James Barnes reports that less than half of Obama’s senior appointees — including in the Cabinet — are white men. [ National Journal ]

[Bangkok, June 22. Image via Getty ] Thai passengers sit on the benchs after train workers went on strike at Hua Lampong train station in Bangkok on June 22, 2009. State Railway of Thailand (SRT) labour union members went on strike to protest the proposed restructuring of the railway organisation. AFP PHOTO/PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)





