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President Commutes Sentences of Ramos and Compean!
January 19, 2009
What thrilling news: the White House just announced that the President will, indeed, commute the prison sentences of border patrol agents Ramos and Compean. Last week, I shared the fact that during my meeting in the Oval Office with President Bush, a meeting I had the privilege of sharing with a few of my talk radio friends and colleagues, I asked the President to consider commuting their sentences. His answer was off-the-record and I have respected that caveat. I will continue to respect it and not reveal what he told me. However, the ultimate vindication is the wonderful news that he heard me, and millions of Americans like me, who believe that their incarceration is a travesty of justice. Just a few minutes ago, my producer and I called Monica Ramos, Ignacio's wife, to congratulate her. Amazingly, she hadn't yet heard the news. And so I had the honor of being able to be the first to tell her the joyful news that her husband and father of their children would be coming home. As expected, she cried and screamed and laughed and shouted for joy. I have to confess, I did, too. Thank you, President Bush. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Another debate make-up controversy?
September 29, 2008
History has taught us that when John Kennedy and Richard Nixon squared off in their presidential debate, Nixon actually won the debate but Kennedy looked better. Seemed JFK understood the power of TV and looking good on camera and dispatched his team to get some Max Factor pancake make-up. While he didn't beat Nixon in terms of substance, he sure looked like a movie star.
So what's up with Barack Obama's make-up Friday night?
I just did a Google search to see if anyone is writing about the odd, decidedly darker skin tone that Sen. Obama seemed to possess Friday night. Naturally, I found nothing. After all, in a presidential race that is tinged with race, heaven forbid anyone should make an observation about the skin tone of the black candidate.
But it would be an honest observation. Sen. Obama had a skin color that looked, well, weird. It was an odd combination of a darker tone and even an orange-ish tint that made him look peculiar.
I'm no conspiracy theorist. But in an era with top-notch advisors and expert technology, could a good make-up artist be that hard for Sen. Obama to find?
Or was that by design?
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John McCain, leader - Barack Obama, wanna-be
September 25, 2008
I have never been prouder of John McCain.
This economic crisis puts the leadership qualities of both Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama on full display for all the world to see.
John McCain made a decision to do his job. After all, like Obama, he is a sitting U.S. Senator. McCain announced that he's suspending his campaign, heading to Washington and doing everything he can to help get this economic calamity fixed.
Sen. Obama wants to put on the make-up and and smile pretty for the TV cameras in Oxford, Mississippi, site of tomorrow night's scheduled debate.
What a dramatic difference between these two men. John McCain is a natural leader, Barack Obama is a wanna-be.
Obama isn't even exactly sure when the next president's duties begin. Last night, he referenced the fact that the next commander-in-chief will be "making decisions" in "about 40 days."
Someone needs to get him a copy of the Constitution. News flash, Sen. Obama: the next president doesn't go to work until January.
But in any event, it is gratifying to see John McCain shine like this. God forbid he backs down and winds up at the debate Friday night. That would be a disaster.
Let Obama continue to play politics, fiddling while Wall Street burns. The American people are getting a rare look at the stark contrast between these two men.
Bravo, Sen. McCain. You have trumped your opponent simply by insisting on putting America first and doing the job you were elected to do.
That's what a leader does.