by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 7, 2011 | Comedy, Politics, The Washington Times Communities
As President Obama announces his re-election bid, buzz surrounds his former press secretary’s talks with Facebook. President Obama officially launched his re-election campaign on Monday. This unsurprising news came after last week’s buzz that a particular 2012...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 25, 2011 | Luke Historians, Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
What is newsworthy about Lawrence O’Donnell scoffing at “the end of the world”? Last week, Lawrence O’Donnell attempted to live up (or arguably down) to his Beck-bashing maestro predecessor Keith Olbermann by unleashing a litany about Bill O’Reilly,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 12, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
March 8th was International Women’s Day. In fact, this month marks the 100th anniversary of the international feminist celebration initiated by Clara Zetkin, a socialist German politician who took the last name of her Russian lover, eventually married a fellow...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 28, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
Although people have the right and liberty to access it, Planned Parenthood is yet another item on the list that doesn’t need or deserve government funding – and has a whole lot of baggage. Planned Parenthood, which currently receives more than $360...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 13, 2011 | Literary Projects, Politics, The Washington Times Communities
During the rather miserable halftime show of Super Bowl XLV, Will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas ad-libbed the following message to President Obama in the middle of “Where is the Love?” lyrics: “In America we need to get things straight / Obama, let’s get...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 5, 2011 | The Washington Times Communities, World Views
Is it offensive for a Super Bowl ad to invite viewers to look up a reference familiar to football culture? FOX Sports might be unintentionally insulting the intelligence of its viewers. Super Bowl XLV is around the corner, meaning ‘tis the season to see industries...