in the news Political Beat
Fort Hood suspect’s story able to assist them for the holidays.
continues to unfold
Volunteers are needed to execute
various tasks ranging from assembling to
According to reports, U.S. Intelli-
packaging meals Nov. 25-26 for distribu-
gence had been keeping tabs on alleged
tion to nine sites.
Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan for
months prior to last week’s shooting.
For times, locations and more informa-
tion, call 313-446-4444, Ext. 5286.
The surveil-
lance was initiated
Michigan Forward teaches how to
as a direct result
stop creditor harassment
of his contact with
Michigan Forward and Jaafar & Mahdi
Anwar al-Awlaki,
will present “Common $ense,” a consumer
an Islamic leader
protection workshop that will provide infor-
who is said to have
mation on how to stop illegal harassment
connections to al
from debt collectors. The workshop will
Qaeda. After some-
be held Saturday, Nov. 14, from 11 a.m.-1
Apocalypse
time, according to
p.m. at Wayne County Community College
abcnew.go.com,
Maj. Nidal Hasan
District’s Northwest Campus in the atrium
officials determined
of the Welcome Center Building located at
that the nature of their communications
8200 W. Outer Drive in Detroit. The work-
were non-threatening so a full investiga-
shop is free and open to the public.
2010
tion was never initiated.
“This workshop will not only empower
“We don’t have any indication that he
but also educate the community on illegal
was directed. We don’t have any indica-
By Jason Johnson
“correction” than an election. elections are indicators that
practices that many debt collectors are us-
Obamania is done and that
tion that there were co-conspirators but,
Until President Obama’s
ing to harass and intimidate,” says Mike The results came in last
election in 2008, Virginia in 2010 the Democrats are
once again, this is fairly early on in what
Jaafar, partner, Jaafar & Mahdi. week and the cheering and hadn’t gone Democratic going to be taken to the
may be a complex and long-term investi- recriminations have echoed
since John McCain was in woodshed by a Republican
gation,” a senior investigative official stat-
One of the highlights of the workshop
throughout the political world.
diapers. Half of the state’s revolution. This is perfectly
ed under the condition of anonymity.
will focus on the Fair Debt Collection Prac-
At the one-year anniversary
governors since 1970 had possible but rest assured,
tices Act and how it provides protection for
of Barack Obama’s historic
been Republican and half beneath the veneer of confi-
Verizon Wireless ‘How Sweet the
consumers. Additionally, participants will election his party supposedly
Democratic. Add that to the dence that the GOP is show-
Sound’ finishes strong in Detroit learn how the threatening practices of
took a huge hit in the polls,
fact that Democratic candi- ing now they’re no more sure
debt collection not only affects their per-
losing governor’s races in of their fate next year than
“How Sweet the Sound: The Best
date Creigh Deeds ran an
sonal household but the community at
New Jersey and Virginia.
awful campaign and didn’t the Democrats.
Church Choir in America” finale was held
large as well.
You couldn’t switch channels
get out the Black or youth That’s because a day
in Detroit at Joe Lewis arena on Nov. 7 last week without seeing Re-
vote, it’s pretty clear why he is a lifetime in politics and
with over 13,000 excited gospel music “Aggressive predatory practices are publican Party Chair Michael lost. It didn’t matter if Obama a year is an eternity. Who
fans in attendance. looming throughout the financial industry,”
Steele crowing about his
went and campaigned for knows what issues will be on
says Brandon Jessup, founder, Michigan
party being on the upswing
him; Barack wasn’t on the the minds of American mid-
Even though the Atlanta West Pen-
Forward. “Many in the metropolitan De-
and how this is simply the
ballot. term voters in 2010? The
tacostal Church Choir won the 2009
beginning of how the GOP is
competition, there was an overwhelming
troit community find themselves being
truth is that many Demo-
on the comeback trail for the cratic congressional seats
common bond at “The Joe” that Saturday
overcharged, harassed and falling into
2010 mid-term elections. in the south and some in
evening as the 11 finalist displayed obvi-
deeper financial distress. These practices
I wouldn’t go that far. the west were only won due
ous spirit-filled performances.
account for millions of dollars leaving our The major gubernatorial to presidential coattails and
local economy.”
races of 2009 are a mixture with Obama not being on the
Hosted by producer/recording artist of local and very few national ballot these folks will have to
Donald Lawrence along with Lisa Kim-
Attendees are encouraged to call 313-
issues and the real revolu- fend for themselves and they
mey-Winans, the show included special
846-6400 to RSVP their attendance to the
tion that might hit in the 2010 probably won’t win. But that’s
performances by Marvin Sapp, Kurt Carr
workshop mid-terms isn’t even being
a far cry from believing that a
and Detroit’s own Clark Sisters.
Flowers Communications Group
talked about. year into this administration
This isn’t a criticism of that the wheels are coming
The four week tour took place across
names Ronald E. Childs new VP
most cable and regular news off the Obama train
the country in some of the hottest ven-
The FrontPage congratulates Ronald
outlets per se. They have a What would be nice to
ues, including the United Center in Chi-
E. Childs,
job to do, which is to create
Michael Steele
see next year is a real revolu-
cago, the Toyota Center in Houston and
a narrative from disparate tion at the ballot box. Not one
who has
Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena.
events and string them to-
The same goes for Dem- that’s been manufactured by
been named
gether for a television pro-
ocrat John Corzine losing to Republicans who just hate
The combined choir performance
vice presi-
Ron
gram. It’s hard to tell the
GOP candidate Chris Chris- Obama or Democrats too
ended the evening with a salute to the
dent of Media
Childs
whole truth when your audi-
tie in the New Jersey gov- busy dithering to get anything
winners of this year’s competition and a
Relations for
ence probably isn’t listening
ernor’s race. More than half done, but voters fed up with
promise from the host that next year will
Flowers Com-
too carefully. But the truth is
of New Jersey’s governors the state of the nation. Voters
munications
that all politics is local and
be just as exciting.
since 1982 have been Re- who recognize that President
Group (FCG).
consequently the victories
publican and again you had Obama through his bail-outs
Meals on Wheels seeks volunteers
or failures of either party in
a candidate that most voters and weak attempts at reform
Childs, 50,
the 2009 elections probably
were unhappy with. John is just as much a shill for the
The Detroit Area Agency on Aging f o r m e r l y
had less to do with Obama
Corzine, a former Goldman banking and finance industry
Holiday Meals on Wheels program is served as than with the number of pot-
Sachs executive was always as George Bush was to the
seeking volunteers to pack, distribute media rela-
holes on the street or prop-
seen as grumpy and aloof to oil and energy industry.
and individually deliver fresh-cooked, hot tions director
erty taxes. When you look at
most voters. You can make Of course that wouldn’t
nutritious meals to 5,500 homebound se- for the top-
the races around the nation,
the argument that he pretty just be a revolution at the
niors in metro Detroit. rated multicultural marketing communica-
it is not hard to see that the
much bought his way into ballot box, it’d be the apoca-
tions firm. For several years now, his de-
candidates themselves and
office in his first election and lypse for American politics
Holiday Meals on Wheels is a pro-
not national issues ruled the
tried to do it again this time. as we know it. And that’s
gram that feeds thousand of homebound
partment has managed all local, national,
day.
Republicans are hop- probably why no one is talk-
seniors who would otherwise go hungry
international and social media outreach
In the Virginia guberna-
ing that two gubernatorial ing about it.
because there are no federal funds avail-
for the agency’s entire client roster. torial race it was more of a
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