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Farewell Address: President George W. Bush

Posted in 1600 Penn, 43, 9/11, America, BC04, Britain, DC, Defense Intelligence Agency, afghanistan, africa, air force, al qaeda, al-Qa'ida, american, anti-war, armed forces, bomb, bomb threat, bush, ceremonial guard, ceremonial gun salutes, conservatism, conservative, constitution, conviction, courage, dallas, defense, defense contractor, defense department, defense spending, dick cheney, federalism, federalist, george w bush, president, presidential, tagged barack, bush, democrat, obama, republican, troops, war, White House on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

THE PRESIDENT: Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence — a time set apart. Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts on the journey that [...]

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I am a Republican. I support Africa. Not the Starvation of Hope.

Posted in 2008, Global Poverty, africa, obama, politics, president, republican, tagged AIDS, artists, Band Aid, bono, child soldier, Congo, crime against humanity, DATA, Ethiopia, famine, Geldof, genocide, human rights, kenya, Live Aid, malaria, Midge, ONE, pepfar, preventable disease, rape, RED, rwanda, starvation, sting, U2, Uganda, Ure on November 20, 2008 | 7 Comments »

The holidays are approaching. Everyone is creating their naughty and nice lists. Next Friday, the day after we celebrate Thanksgiving, Americans will hit the malls and big box retailers to buy iPods and clothes, DVDs and stuffed animals, for loved ones and the Secret Santa exchanges and our children. Some see it as a secular holiday, [...]

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President Obama and the World

Posted in 2008, America, GTMO, Guantanamo, United Nations, africa, al qaeda, american, barack, blackwater, castro, china, conservative, cuba, currency, democrats, diplomacy, experience, halliburton, hamas, hussein, iraq, islam, israel, liberal, mccain, medvedev, neocon, obama, putin, radical, republicans, russia, saddam, terror, terrorism, torture, un, war on March 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

President Obama. Let that phrase fall from your lips. How does it sound? Probable? At this stage in the campaign, prior to Ohio and Texas, it’s plausible at the very least. As head of the First World’s only superpower, he will face a series of challenges in the foreign policy arena. Regardless of experience, age [...]

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The Bono – Obama Generation

Posted in 2008, America, ONE, afghanistan, africa, al-Qa'ida, american, armed forces, assassination, barack, democrat, election, genocide, leadership, new hampshire, obama, politics, republican, tagged 2008, bono, democrat, gen x, obama, republican, rwanda, war crimes on February 29, 2008 | 20 Comments »

UPDATE 2: November 4, 2008 = President-elect Barack Obama.
Update: As Obama edges closer to clinching the nomination, and media debate about who gets to “own” Obama’s post-partisan identity rages on- this column continues to inspire debate and draw comments. A recent commenter pointed out that Barack Obama actually falls into “Generation Jones” – which [...]

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Bush’s Legacy in Africa

Posted in 2008, AIDS, Benin, CFR, Geldof, Ghana, HIV, Kikwete, Kufuor, LA Times, ONE, Sub-Saharan, Tanzania, Yayi, africa, anti-retrovirals, bono, bush, darfur, debt relief, genocide, george w bush, human rights, kenya, liberia, malaria, pandemic, pepfar, poverty, president on February 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »

For me, there are two key issues. National Security and Human Rights. The first is about strength – it’s the Big Stick. The second is about who we are as a people – The Carrots.
All of my Generation X life, I have wondered if an American President would deliver either.
George W. Bush [...]

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House Republicans Walk Out

Posted in Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Speaker of the House, US House, US Senate, White House, africa, bolten, democrat, fisa, majority, miers, minority, pelosi, president bush, republican, surveillance, wiretapping on February 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Press conference on the US Capitol… US House Republicans just walked off the floor. Democrats brought up some contempt votes against former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and current White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten, instead of bringing the “Protect America Act” – which contains the critical FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) extension.
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Kenya and The American Presidency

Posted in 2008, africa, children, genocide, tagged africa, America, clinton, kenya, obama, president, unicef on January 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

UPDATE from the BBC: Kenya ‘turned into killing field’
According to UNICEF: More than 100,000 people have been displaced because of the violence spreading after the December election in Kenya.
Here is an excerpt from the UNICEF website:
Kenya has been plunged into what is being described as the worst crisis it has faced since Independence after [...]

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Officially, the new site!

Posted in 2008, AIDS, America, affair, afghanistan, africa, tagged darfur, democrat, elections, equality, genocide, media lizzy, politics, presidential, republican on January 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Greetings everyone… this is the new, improved and only official site for Media Lizzy. 2008 is about expanding the content we provide. From American politics to global events, contrasting pop culture with geopolitical opinions, and in depth issue discussions about genocide, the environment, widespread genital mutilation of young girls, the role of fine art and [...]

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One

Posted in 2007, africa, humanity, love, media lizzy on December 20, 2007 | 4 Comments »

2007 marked the return of an important concept: Humanity, a global family – a family that needs healing.
Where does it begin? With you. With me. Using one voice. Take the space between and make a difference.

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The Problem with Africa

Posted in 2008, ONE, africa, child soldier, clinton, constitution, democrat, diamond mine, giuliani, hillary, liberia, mitt, pat robertson, republican, romney, rudy, somalia on November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Let me be very clear, I am a ONE supporter. It’s not the cool t-shirts or the white armband. It was the images in my mother’s National Geographic that I saw as a child, the news stories my grandmother would read aloud. My father’s global travels to places I could scarcely imagine [...]

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