Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
The place is Vivian W. Henderson Gymnasium at Clark Atlanta University. That, and news that Democratic strategist Donna Brazile of Louisiana is headed this way to advise the Martin campaign, bespeaks a strategic emphasis on turning out African-American voters on Dec. 2, rather than trying to poach disaffected Republicans.
Raising Kaine (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
With speculation about up to four million people attending President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, a friend sent me this Donna Brazile blog post : So, with Washingtonians like me being set upon as if we were the last lifeboat on the Titanic, I have one burning question. Where are all these people going to sleep? Will churches open up their basement floors or pews? Will recreation...
NPR Blogs: News & Views (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Our contributor Donna Brazile has a moving piece on CNN.com today about why the Inauguration is such a big deal to so many people. I just wanted to share. Here are some excerpts: Is it just me or has everyone living within a 120-mile radius of the U.S. Capitol Building heard from his or her fifth cousin lately? Lord knows I have. I even had someone who shares my last name contact me,...
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
... Al Gore will appear for Martin on Sunday. Gore's campaign manager from his 2000 presidential bid, Donna Brazile, is a consultant on Martin's campaign.Obama has dispatched aides to the state, but there's still no word on whether he will accept Martin's invitation to help out.
berbs.us (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... no one really knew what to do. But Obama did. Although, back in November, he had breezily told Donna Brazile and her “Colored Girls” group that he would not bring up race, in fact his own search for his racial identity was central to his being, and he knew that sooner or later he might have to broach the subject with voters. For several months, he had been thinking about giving a...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... Al Gore will appear for Martin on Sunday. Gore's campaign manager from his 2000 presidential bid, Donna Brazile, also is a consultant on Martin's campaign. Obama has dispatched aides to the state, but there's still no word on whether he will accept Martin's invitation to help out.On Election Day, Chambliss and Martin both fell short of 50 percent of the vote in a three-way general...
JasonPye.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Bill Clinton is coming to Atlanta for Jim Martin : Former President Bill Clinton will return to Atlanta on Wednesday to campaign for Martin, who seeks to upset incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Clinton, who helped Martin raise money in the general election, will rally supporters at Clark Atlanta University. And Martin’s bid will get a further boost from veteran Democratic consultant Donna...
Cageprisoners (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
... world. When he walks up the Capitol steps to take his oath of office, he'll be walking on steps—as Donna Brazile, the black political strategist reminds us—that were built by slaves.But we have not yet entered the Promised Land. The now stronger Democratic majority in Congress is headed by the same parochial Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, both largely silent about the ravages the Bush–Cheney...
On The record Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
... changers of 2008.” December’s Most Influential List also features newsmakers like Gwen Ifill and Donna Brazile who helped shape this year’s news and captured the attention of millions while making a powerful impact on the media landscape. Celebrities who raised the bar and achieved enormous success are saluted as well, like Tyler Perry who became the first African-American to own...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
... spilling to him.As Newsweek reported, last January Bill got so worked up in a phone call with Donna Brazile that he ranted, "If Barack Obama is nominated, it will be the worst denigration of public service." The magazine also revealed that "the former president had amassed an 81-page list of all the unfair and nasty things the Obama campaign had said, or was alleged to have said,...
ajc.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Clinton, who helped Martin raise money in the general election, will rally supporters at Clark Atlanta University. And Martin’s bid will get a further boost from veteran Democratic consultant Donna Brazile, who ran Al Gore’s 2000 bid for the White House and has become a regular on CNN and ABC. Brazile will be advising Martin’s campaign.
The Hip-Hop Cosign (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
... and emerged as the game changers of 2008.” The list features the newsmakers like Gwen Ifill and Donna Brazile who helped shape this year’s news and captured the attention of millions while making a powerful impact on the media landscape. Celebrities who raised the bar and achieved enormous success are saluted as well, like Tyler Perry who became the first African-American to own a...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
... spilling to him.As Newsweek reported, last January Bill got so worked up in a phone call with Donna Brazile that he ranted, “If Barack Obama is nominated, it will be the worst denigration of public service.” The magazine also revealed that “the former president had amassed an 81-page list of all the unfair and nasty things the Obama campaign had said, or was alleged to have said,...
Dinocrat (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
... to have her own ideas on the subject. NYT last January Bill got so worked up in a phone call with Donna Brazile that he ranted, “If Barack Obama is nominated, it will be the worst denigration of public service.” The magazine also revealed that “the former president had amassed an 81-page list of all the unfair and nasty things the Obama campaign had said, or was alleged to have said,...
On The record Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
... in Miami drew a live audience of more than 5,000 Florida voters and the show’s guests included Donna Brazile, Forrest Whittaker, Denzel Washington, Michelle Obama, Will Smith, Gayle King and Spike Lee. “Our show has come so far in such a brief period of time yet I know the best days are still ahead of us,” said Baisden. “Connecting with my listeners and providing them a forum is what...
