All Entries in the "Politics" Category
In Barack We Trust
By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com Adoring crowds, people overcome with tears of joy, Hollywood’s best clamoring to feel important and Oprah “unleashed” – all of this in the name of one man: Sean Hannity. No, not Hannity. I speak of Barack Obama. Rather, President-elect Barack Obama. In a campaign Obama seemed to use the word “change” 37,263 times, we’ll [...]
End of the World? No, It’s Just the Economy
By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com As one who has been around the block a few dozen times, I’ve seen our country weather many things. Vietnam, the Iranian hostage crisis, Desert Storm, the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and certainly others that have both united and divided us. In every case [...]
Election ’08: When Words Become Stars
By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com Election years are a funny thing. From Democrats to Republicans, incumbents to hopefuls and insiders to wannabees, our country turns into something along the lines of a sideshow at a county fair. There are promises, accusations, denials, smiles, handshakes, hugs, speeches, ads, signs, buttons, music, dancing . . . and that all [...]
U.S. Healthcare: Bending Your Bank Account
By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com A few months ago, my 18-month-old daughter hurt her left elbow. There was no bruising, no blood . . . absolutely nothing my wife and I could see that was causing her to be in what clearly was excruciating pain. She walked around with her arm hanging down beside her, tilting her body [...]
Hollywood: Amateur Politicos Gone Wild
By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com Those pesky little Hollywood celebrities, they say the darnedest things. Nothing like a good Emmy Awards broadcast to give this group of amateur political commentators their opportunity to play MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann. Is there a difference between 15 minutes of fame and 15 seconds of folly? You’ve heard the phrase “less is more?” Sometimes, [...]
The “Dangerous” Sarah Palin
By Christopher Gabriel, CGabriel.com At a major political convention, a young politician bursts onto the national scene. A gifted speaker who is tough, smart, poised and knows how to turn a phrase to get a laugh. This individual is hailed as one of America’s great leaders of the future. That person was Barack Obama. When he spoke at the [...]
Hillary Clinton: Today’s Richard III?
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor Have you ever seen Richard III? If you have, you possess an immediate understanding of why I believe Hillary Clinton is perfectly suited to play the complex role of Richard. Women playing men’s roles in Shakespeare is more common now than in any other time in theatrical history. And to play a demanding [...]
Smiling that Little Smile for Me
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Super Tuesday II. Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. What are the polls saying? Who scored better in the latest searing exchange between Barack and Hillary? Has Barack renounced anyone today? Has Hillary rejected anything? Has John marginalized anyone? None of those questions will be answered here in [...]
Doing What’s Right: Too Hard for Too Many
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor When I was growing up, we had a neighbor named Mr. Detwiler. He was our neighborhood’s official Mean Guy. He didn’t speak to anyone; he didn’t acknowledge anyone. At least that’s how he treated all the kids. And because of it, he became The Guy No One Liked. It was [...]
March 2, 2009: Congress Proposes Universal Oxygen Plan
WASHINGTON – With the recent passage of universal healthcare, a Congressional, bipartisan committee has proposed what is believed to be the most aggressive government program in this nation’s history: Universal oxygen. The brainchild of Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy and Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, both men have emphatically stated America is ready to move forward with an aggressive, oxygen [...]
If Speeches Made Presidents
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor If the presidential election was tomorrow and we could vote for anyone still standing after Iowa and New Hampshire, I’d be in real trouble. Although I’ve been following the debates and primaries like most everyone else, not one candidate in either party has captured my imagination to the extent I could honestly [...]
