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 | 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 | Jan 30, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
The 2011 State of the Union address doesn’t appear to have left many viewers enamored with President Obama’s plans for the country. Perhaps it’s no surprise that the rumored “Sputnik moment” fell flat. After all, the “clean green” mantra lit up with squiggly bulbs...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 16, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
“What is government if words have no meaning?” Such was the question that Jared Loughner asked Representative Gabrielle Giffords at an event in 2007. Unsatisfied by Giffords’ response (or warranted lack thereof), Loughner targeted her with an apparently vengeful...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 20, 2010 | Interviews, Politics, The Washington Times Communities
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., November 11, 2010 – The conservative outcome of the midterm elections was a reigning topic of the Alabama Policy Institute’s Annual Dinner, which took place at the Cahaba Grand Conference center. Established in 1989, the API is “a non-partisan,...
