I drank the Kool-Aid, too, back in ’08. I fell in love with the symbolism of a black family in the White House. I believed in his campaign slogan of “Hope and Change” and his story of being a biracial, Harvard-educated community organizer in the ghettos of Chicago. I was the first on my D.C. […]
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Money, Media, and the Culture of Corruption
Recently, The Washington Post’s Colbert King wrote the column, “Do they deserve to be on the DC Council?” I immediately took exception with this utterly ridiculous characterization, because the writer and his paper are directly responsible for creating this culture of corruption that currently exists at City Hall. Of course the writer makes some valid points […]
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Leo Alexander…A Toss of the Coin or a New Direction
Early voting began Aug. 30 in the District of Columbia. However, a recent survey showed that as much as a third of most likely voters are still undecided or open to changing their minds prior to Sept. 14. This basically means that District voters don’t like either one of the two candidates The Washington Post […]