William Owens Jr.: Obama’s speeches don’t talk much about history

Contributors

Column by William Owens Jr. History is rarely reflected upon by Obama or included in his stump speeches unless it is biographical. Why? Obama thinks we need to redistribute wealth, and history has shown it does not work (just ask Eastern Europe). Should Obama cite Marx or any other socialist philosophers he subscribes to, history…

W.R. Marshall: The new McCarthyism of the anti-intellectual right

Letters

Column by W.R. Marshall “A screaming comes across the sky. It has happened before, but there is nothing to compare it to now.” – Thomas Pynchon Why Pynchon? Because he appeals to the intellect. And because it’s literal. There is a screaming across the sky, a constant shrill chorus filling the air. And it has…

White House ’08: League of Women Voters urges McCain, Obama to debate Friday night

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] League of Women Voters president Mary Wilson is urging John McCain and Barack Obama to move ahead with Friday’s scheduled presidential debate. “We applaud Senators Obama and McCain, as well as the Administration and Congress, for their sincere efforts to arrive at an agreement that will simultaneously help our financial…

Waynesboro: An open invitation to Barack Obama

Chris Graham

Column by Chris Graham [email protected] So now the world knows how badly Waynesboro wants its Obama-Biden signs. I wasn’t aiming at getting coverage on the front page of the Washington Post’s Virginia section, but sometimes these little crusades that you start at 2 in the morning trying to post an item on what you assumed…

Local Politics: Saxman to White House, Sayre to House?

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Provocative headline, yes, and no, there’s not much more than conjecture behind it. But this is among the things being talked about in local politics circles. It came up most recently with me in a conversation with a local elected official yesterday when I mentioned that I was hearing that…

College Football: Virginia Tech, UNC prepare for what could be epic clash

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] This is unfamiliar territory for Virginia Tech football – heading into a game in Chapel Hill as a two and a half point ‘dog. “When you look at North Carolina, and I know we played Georgia Tech, East Carolina and Furman, but this will be the best football team we’ve…

Charlottesville: Michelle Obama talks change

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s time for new solutions, Michelle Obama told a rally of 2,500 people on Grounds at the University of Virginia Wednesday afternoon, “because we know that the old ways just won’t do.” Obama, the wife of Democratic Party presidential nominee Barack Obama, and Jill Biden, the wife of Delaware senator…