Entries from February 2008

February 28, 2008

Bobby’s Brother and Mother Campaign for Obama in TX

MAXWELL AND ETHEL KENNEDY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN TEXAS
With all eyes on Texas, and the decisive effect the state’s March 4th primary will have on the outcome of the Democratic presidential nomination, we’ve seen several Kennedys pass through here in recent weeks.
Unfortunately for the Clinton campaign, the only Kennedys campaigning in Texas are Obama [...]

February 27, 2008

RFK Jr. on Mountaintop Removal Mining

RFK Jr.’s latest article about the environmentally destructive practice of mountaintop removal mining was posted to the official Google Blog recently.
In all the hubub of this political season, this important story may have been overlooked - so here it is again:
YOU ARE CONNECTED TO MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL
By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
[From time to time we invite [...]

February 26, 2008

Is Nader Nuts or The Bravest Man In America?

(Ralph Nader said on “Meet the Press” that he will seek the presidency for a third time in 2008. He plans to announce a running mate later this week.)
IS NADER NUTS? OR THE BRAVEST MAN IN AMERICA?
Let’s face it - to run as an independent candidate in this year’s political climate, you’d have to be either richer [...]

February 25, 2008

Op-Ed: Bush and Cheney Should Be in Handcuffs

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. often says that “we need to impeach President Bush as a civics lesson.” Apparently, our Congress does not agree. So if impeachment is “off the table,” what can We The People do to bring these two criminals to justice?
Guest Blogger Jack Mosel suggests in this original Op-Ed piece that it is time to [...]

February 21, 2008

Does Clinton Have a Job for Bob?

RFK JR. IN A CLINTON CABINET POSITION? 
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been in Australia this week attending the three-day International Solar Cities conference in Adelaide. During his keynote address, Bobby dropped a fascinating hint about a possible cabinet position for him in Hillary Clinton’s White House.
If such were offered, it would be a dream come true for [...]

February 18, 2008

Dallas D.A. Releases Secret Stash of JFK Assassination Files

New JFK Assassination Evidence “Found” in Dallas

(Moments before the tragedy, the President, Mrs. Kennedy, and Texas first lady Nellie Connolly are all smiles. Governor John Connally looks surprisingly somber as the motorcade makes its’ way towards Dealey Plaza. November 22, 1963)
15 BOXES OF FILES MAY PROVIDE NEW CLUES FOR RESEARCHERS
In a peculiar President’s Day present to historians, The [...]

February 16, 2008

How to Get a Ticket to the CNN Democratic Debate in Austin

(A prized “golden ticket” to enter Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory)
GOT A GOLDEN TICKET?
So you wanna go see the big CNN Democratic presidential debate on the UT campus in Austin Feb. 21st? Information on tickets been a bit scarce? There’s a reason for that, and you’re probably not gonna like it. I hate to be the bearer of [...]

February 14, 2008

Democrats Prepare for Showdown In Texas

THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON THEM
In what promises to be the most important presidential debate since Kennedy-Nixon, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton will square off next week in a televised showdown which may well decide who gets the Democratic nomination.
All eyes are on Austin in the runup to the statewide presidential primary debate [...]

February 12, 2008

RFK Jr.’s New IMAX Film in Theatres Next Month

It has been predicted that water conservation will be the top environmental topic for 2008, and just as Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth pushed climate change up the agenda, the new movie Grand Canyon Adventure could do the same for water.
The movie, which will premiere on March 14, 2008 in anticipation of World Water Day [...]

February 10, 2008

Do Celebrity Endorsements Matter?

EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET INTO THE ACT
In light of the recent tug-of-war between the Clinton and Obama camps over who-has-the-most-Kennedys, we thought it might be interesting to take a look at some of this year’s other celebrity endorsements.
In the 2008 race, it seems Everybody Is A Star (as Sly Stone once sang) and of course, every [...]