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Representative Rahm Emanuel has accepted president elect Barack Obama's offer to serve as White House chief of staff. Emanuel previously worked on President Clinton's first presidential campaign and served as a White House adviser to Clinton. In a written statement Obama states:
"I announce this appointment first because the chief of staff is central to the ability of a president and administration to accomplish an agenda. And no one I know is better at getting things done than Rahm Emanuel."
See the entire story here. Also, see the possible appointees to Obama's administration here.
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama starts this historical election day by casting his vote along side his wife Michelle and his daughters Sasha and Malia. Obama stated to reporters:
"I feel great and it was fun, I had a chance to vote with my daughters ... I feel really good."
When asked did he feel sentimental, Obama said:
"You know I'm sure I will tonight, that's when polls close," he said. "The journey ends, but voting with my daughters, that was a big deal."
Obama joked with reporters saying:
"Michelle took a long time" to vote. "I had to check to see who she was voting for."
Senator Hilliary Clinton and her husband former president Bill Clinton cast their votes in Chappaqua, New York and Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden casts his vote with his mother and wife in Wilmington, DE.
CNN has partnered with comedian D.L Hughley to produce his new show entitled "D.L. Hughley Breaks the News." CNN explains the show's purpose by saying "After a week full of news, sometimes you just have to throw up your hands and laugh." However, not everyone finds the show to be funny, instead some view it as down right offensive. One instance some found offensive was a scene in which the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac, is depicted as a black pimp. Journalist Jimi Izrael stated
"This is someone’s white hipster doofus’ idea of post-racial humor in the New America: Chappelle Lite. The good folks at CNN think that any black person talking loud must be funny. They are mistaken.”
Paul porter, co-founder of Industry Ears said:
“television news is still stuck in a ‘Jim Crow’ state of mind.”
Finally, probably the shows most out spoken critic, Dr. Boyce Watkins had this to say:
"My good friend Roland Martin at CNN has never received the same respect as political caricatures like Nancy Grace and Glenn Beck. So, the most degrading thing CNN can do is to finally give an African American a show after he agrees to turn the stellar Obama presidential campaign into a minstrel show."
You can read the entire quotes here. Check out the videos of the Freddie Mac skit, as well as some of the show's interviews, and then finally Dr. Boyce Watkin's video comments. Did the show go to far, or are the criticisms overblown? Watch and comment!
Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden gets noticeably irritated during an interview with Florida news anchor Barbara West. West proceeded to ask several questions that sounded as if they were written by the McCain campaign. West asked questions like aren't you "embarrassed" about Obama's "ties" to ACORN, how can Obama not be a "Marxist" with his "spread the wealth" philosophy, and a bunch of other foolish questions. Well Biden gave her an answer to all of her questions while posing some of his own like "are you joking?" and "is this a joke, or is that a real question?"
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" today to announce his support for one of the presidential candidates. And who will Powell be voting for come November 4th...Non other than the Hip Hop community's favorite candidate Barack Obama! Now as some of you may know, Powell is a self proclaimed Republican, so it was unclear on which side he'd stand, but it would seem that Obama's "ability to inspire" is blind to party title. You can view the entire interview transcript here. Does Powell's endorsement matter to you? Have any undecideds finally made a choice due to this endorsement?
