After a report in the Charlotte Observer by @FrancoOrdonez with the headline U.S. Rep. Mel Watt Also Considering Retirement read here on Feb. 9, Rep. Melvin Luther Watt of North Carolina has filed for re-election as expected and reported on this blog last week. Despite the story, several of his colleagues never had a doubt. [...]
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Obama Admin to Close All 5 Regional Minority Biz Development Offices
SEE UPDATE to STORY @ POLITIC365. Officials from the Commerce Department met with members of Congress yesterday to inform them of the Obama Administration’s plans to close all regional Offices of Minority Business Development. According to members at the briefing the reason given was cost savings. The Office of Minority Business Development has a total [...]
Watt Running
“My version of this is that the media is out of control…” Rep. Mel Watt said yesterday talking about a story last week by the Charlotte Observer. I know it’s a shock to everyone but I’ll say it: In this increasingly competitive media environment run-of-the-mill standard conversations can easily be blown up into “a story.” [...]
Likely Vote ID/Protection Tour Stops: OH, GA, FL, TX, SC
Cleveland, Atlanta, Jacksonville… It has not been confirmed yet but the likely stops on the upcoming March CBC voter protection tour READ DETAILS are obvious: States where the worst Voter ID/vote suppression laws have been passed. The cities in those states where a CBC member is the representative in Congress are Cleveland, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Milwaukee, [...]
Clay Raises $120,000 to Scare Russ Carnahan
Lacy Clay raised $121,000 bucks in the last 3 months… The big question everyone is waiting for an answer on is: Will Democrat Russ Carnahan run against St Louis Democrat Lacy Clay in the Democratic primary for MO-1? Carnahan has everyone waiting. There was a “hint” from Carnahan reported in the Washington Post last week [...]
Obama to Dems: “It’s Going to be a Tough Election”
President Obama appeared at the House Democratic retreat Friday after it first appeared he might not attend. He also did a very loooong rope line visit of photos and handshakes, which he usually does not do. He told House Democrats he “had their back.” What a difference an election year makes. A very special photographer [...]
Disrespect on Display or Thin-Skin?
Got Manners? Political disagreement is one thing. Ongoing and open disrespect is another. Isn’t it funny how these incidents of disrespect towards President Obama keep popping up? Of course no one expects that Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer would go skipping arm and arm with the President, but how about some basic common manners? Would [...]
Jim Clyburn + Jimmy Carter Talk on Newt Race Baiting
House Assistant Leader Jim Clyburn has had a lot to say about former House Speaker Newt Gingrich calling President Obama “the food stamp President.” Nevermind that there are 22 million white people in poverty in the United States — the entire discussion around poverty in the mind of Gingrich is told in the setting of [...]
Jesse Jr vs Halvorson Gets Even Closer
Is this the next Carolyn Kilpatrick situation? The primary is on March 20th. A new poll shows that Jesse Jackson Jr, who is receiving a stiff primary challenge by former Rep. Debbie Halvorson, is polling under 50%. Jesse Jackson Jr’s name recognition is through the roof and yet… he is polling under 50% which is [...]
Ed Towns: I’m Running
There was much rumor and speculation that Rep. Ed Towns, who has been in Congress since 1983, would not be running for re-election. The rumors ended today as Towns made it official today: He is running for re-election. Towns will turn 79 in July. Just yesterday, a young up-and-coming member of the New York State [...]
Man Who Called Pres Obama a “Socialist” Gets Less Than 0.7% of Vote in NH Primary
That 0.7% folks. Texas Gov. Rick Perry called President Obama a “socialist” in a GOP debate over the weekend. Now the verdict for another Tea Party candidate running for President is in: Perry only received 1,735 votes — less than .7% of the vote in New Hampshire. Twenty thousand votes less than the next candidate, Newt [...]
Top 10 Videos of 2011
Crew’s Top 10 Video’s of 2011… quite a year as the YouTube page went over 100k and is now at 104,460. Note how many of these video are related to unemployment and job policy. Thanks for watching everybody. 01. / 08.16.11 / 22,655 views – Rep. Maxine Waters tells an audience in Detroit on the [...]
GOP Candidate Contempt for Blacks Continues
Think: When black people (otherwise knows as 40 million Americans) have come up in GOP presidential candidate discussion during the march towards the Iowa Caucus in what context has it been in? One of the candidates, Ron Paul, has support from white supremacists? Is Paul rushing to the mic to voice concern in any way? [...]
Artur Party Switch? Will He Take on CBC Freshman Sewell?
Apparently former Alabama Congressman Artur Davis, who was trounced in his run for Governor of Alabama last year, hasn’t had quite enough. Davis has told the Washington Post that he is thinking of a party switch from Democrat to Republican. That switch could mean a challenge to freshman Rep. Terri Sewell who took his seat [...]
Pres. Obama Job Approval # Spikes After House GOP Fiasco
Obama enjoys highest approval rating since July 2011 –> A week after the House GOP decided it might not be a good idea after all to raise taxes on 160 million people we see a spike in President Obama’s approvals. Dumb politics mixed with dubious policy may be what is behind the President’s suddenly improved [...]
CBC Community Block Grant Cuts: % Member
Even though there is some confusion regarding the GA delegation’s numbers the percentages reflect the cuts to Community Development Block Grants for 2012. Note that NY is particularly hard hit. The % cut does not correspond exactly to the member’s district… but close enough… Richmond (LA) —65% Holmes Norton (DC) —47% Barbara Lee (CA) —46% [...]
Community Block Grant Cuts Become Real for CBC
Community Development Block Grant Cuts Hit CBC. At today’s weekly CBC meeting CBC members were presented with a six page document that details budget cuts in Community Development Block Grants to their district(s). The six pages listed each member, the % cut from FY2011 to FY2012 and the amount of money cut. Mayors and City Council [...]
