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Obama and Christie: A Parable for Our Country?
Obama and Christie: A Parable for Our Country? By Charles Strohmer and Kenny Woodhull The day after hurricane Sandy devastated coastal New Jersey, Barack Obama and Chris Christie met and blew some minds. The sight of President and New Jersey Governor refusing to play politics with Sandy irritated some on the far right and far […]
Read moreOlympics Take Away
Revisiting East London: On Second Thought by Charles Strohmer By the middle of the provocative Opening Ceremony (OC) for the Olympics two weeks ago, I was having a gut reaction and immediately blogged about it, with a provocative title itself: Nightmares in East London. For reasons too obvious to need mentioning, gut reactions should afterward […]
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Opening Olympics Ceremony, Little to Applaud by Charles Strohmer Apparently the opening ceremony of the London Olympics is about half over. I’m taking a break from it while the countries file into the stadium. I’m watching this on NBC-TV here in the States. It’s been taped. NBC did not start showing it until 7.30pm, Eastern […]
Read moreAmerican Political Witchcraft
Apparently, the politics of fear is no longer a strong enough brew for my country. From sea to shining seas, spells are now being spun over the presidential primaries and the up-coming 2012 presidential race that resemble a form of political witchcraft. The hard-hitting divisive rhetoric of recent years that reflected legitimate fundamental differences between […]
Read moreElaine Storkey (conversation)
Charles Strohmer talks about public communication and gender with the widely listened-to British Christian Elaine Storkey, author and BBC broadcaster on current affairs. Read the interview here
Read moreWikileaks: Inside the Halls of Power
“There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.” Whether you agree with Wikileaks for releasing a quarter of a million secret, confidential, or “for official use only” U.S. embassy cables, their availability on the web (http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/) offers unprecedented understanding for anyone who wants to know what […]
Read moreTruth about ‘The Mosque at Ground Zero’
Being covered up on a demanding writing deadline during the weeks this firestorm was brewing, I decided to give this controversy a miss. But church, friends, media obfuscation, and a conference call with Daisy Khan indicated that I needed to find the time. I did. Here are the plain facts in plain English.
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