THE FLASHLIGHT, November 1-7, 2008
THE FLASHLIGHT
No Peace without Justice, no Justice without the Facts
November 1-7, 2008
Mary K. Matossian, Editor
mary@matossian.net, Apt. 9-M
US Politics: The Election
PBS 11-1. Mark Shields: Every political campaign organization is a mirror of the personality of the candidate.
CNN 11-3. Madeline Dunham, 86, maternal grandmother of Barack Obama, died of cancer. She played a large role in raising him.
CNN 11-4. Shortly after 8:00 p.m. PST, when Ohio was declared for Obama, CNN declared him the national winner. A crowd of about 200,000 gathered in Grant Park, Chicago to hear his victory speech, He said to those who did not vote for him, “I will be your President too.” He said that his daughters would now get their promised puppy. His speech was intended to quiet, not excite people. Nevertheless the crowd cheered wildly.
11-6.With votes in Missouri close and not fully tallied, he won by 364 to 162 electoral votes. He won the suburban vote, the youth vote, the Latino vote, and (by 97%) the African-American vote. He won 43% of whites. He won 78% of Jewish voters. McCain carried only evangelical Christians and those over 65 years. Citizens of all but three countries abroad favored him.
11-5, 11-6. According to Wolf Blitzer, “The Republicans have a severe case of the blues.
The Democrats had 57 Senators including Bernie Sanders (Socialist) in Vermont and Joe Lieberman (Independent) in Connecticut. As a result of close races, the Senate seats in Minnesota and Georgia were undecided. If Sen. Ted Stevens (R) of Alaska is elected, he is likely to be removed by the Senate. Then the Republican governor of Alaska would appoint a Republican in his place. The only hope of a filibuster-proof majority of 60 would be if Stevens were defeated by a Democrat. The Democrats increased their membership in the House by 17 seats, with some contests still undecided.
NYTimes 11-5. In an analysis of Obama’s campaign organization, the Times praised its discipline and cohesiveness. It said that the campaign made only a few stumbles. David Axelrod, the chief strategist, and David Plouffe, a meticulous campaign manager, excelled. There was no drama or staff shakeup. Obama was a good debater with an eloquent message. He raised nearly a half a billion dollars. In the long primary contest with Hilary Clinton, Obama came through looking presidential in spite of his relative lack of experience.
As for the race factor, Stuart Stevens (R) of Miss. said, “If the house is on fire, the owner does not care what color the fireman is.”
Obama has appointed Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff. Emanuel has White House experience and is a keen-minded strategist.
People of color world wide were overjoyed. At Obama’s victory speech, the Rev.. Jesse Jackson cried, as did thousands of others. Gen. Colin Powell said that he and his whole family cried. Oprah Winfrey was exuberant. There was a national holiday in Kenya, and Barack Obama’s paternal grandmother, 86, danced.
US Economy
CNN 10-31. The stock market went down 15% in October.
11-3. Compared to October, 2007, General Motors sales declined 45%, Ford, 30%. PBS 11-7. October retail sales were the worst in 40 years. NYT 11-7. The unemployment rate in October = 6.5%
Israel
The Economist, 11-1. An editorial urged Israel to fulfill its promise to evacuate most of its settlements in the West Bank and to stop all illegal settlement building. P. 18: “The [new U.S.] President will take office before Israelis go to the polls. . It is not his job to tell Israelis who to vote for, but Israelis like their prime ministers to be persona grata in Washington.. So the new president should make an early statement of tough intent that includes a demand for Israel to fulfill its promises to stop expanding settlements and dismantle the outposts deep within the West Bank.”
No Peace without Justice, no Justice without the Facts
November 1-7, 2008
Mary K. Matossian, Editor
mary@matossian.net, Apt. 9-M
US Politics: The Election
PBS 11-1. Mark Shields: Every political campaign organization is a mirror of the personality of the candidate.
CNN 11-3. Madeline Dunham, 86, maternal grandmother of Barack Obama, died of cancer. She played a large role in raising him.
CNN 11-4. Shortly after 8:00 p.m. PST, when Ohio was declared for Obama, CNN declared him the national winner. A crowd of about 200,000 gathered in Grant Park, Chicago to hear his victory speech, He said to those who did not vote for him, “I will be your President too.” He said that his daughters would now get their promised puppy. His speech was intended to quiet, not excite people. Nevertheless the crowd cheered wildly.
11-6.With votes in Missouri close and not fully tallied, he won by 364 to 162 electoral votes. He won the suburban vote, the youth vote, the Latino vote, and (by 97%) the African-American vote. He won 43% of whites. He won 78% of Jewish voters. McCain carried only evangelical Christians and those over 65 years. Citizens of all but three countries abroad favored him.
11-5, 11-6. According to Wolf Blitzer, “The Republicans have a severe case of the blues.
The Democrats had 57 Senators including Bernie Sanders (Socialist) in Vermont and Joe Lieberman (Independent) in Connecticut. As a result of close races, the Senate seats in Minnesota and Georgia were undecided. If Sen. Ted Stevens (R) of Alaska is elected, he is likely to be removed by the Senate. Then the Republican governor of Alaska would appoint a Republican in his place. The only hope of a filibuster-proof majority of 60 would be if Stevens were defeated by a Democrat. The Democrats increased their membership in the House by 17 seats, with some contests still undecided.
NYTimes 11-5. In an analysis of Obama’s campaign organization, the Times praised its discipline and cohesiveness. It said that the campaign made only a few stumbles. David Axelrod, the chief strategist, and David Plouffe, a meticulous campaign manager, excelled. There was no drama or staff shakeup. Obama was a good debater with an eloquent message. He raised nearly a half a billion dollars. In the long primary contest with Hilary Clinton, Obama came through looking presidential in spite of his relative lack of experience.
As for the race factor, Stuart Stevens (R) of Miss. said, “If the house is on fire, the owner does not care what color the fireman is.”
Obama has appointed Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff. Emanuel has White House experience and is a keen-minded strategist.
People of color world wide were overjoyed. At Obama’s victory speech, the Rev.. Jesse Jackson cried, as did thousands of others. Gen. Colin Powell said that he and his whole family cried. Oprah Winfrey was exuberant. There was a national holiday in Kenya, and Barack Obama’s paternal grandmother, 86, danced.
US Economy
CNN 10-31. The stock market went down 15% in October.
11-3. Compared to October, 2007, General Motors sales declined 45%, Ford, 30%. PBS 11-7. October retail sales were the worst in 40 years. NYT 11-7. The unemployment rate in October = 6.5%
Israel
The Economist, 11-1. An editorial urged Israel to fulfill its promise to evacuate most of its settlements in the West Bank and to stop all illegal settlement building. P. 18: “The [new U.S.] President will take office before Israelis go to the polls. . It is not his job to tell Israelis who to vote for, but Israelis like their prime ministers to be persona grata in Washington.. So the new president should make an early statement of tough intent that includes a demand for Israel to fulfill its promises to stop expanding settlements and dismantle the outposts deep within the West Bank.”
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