Eric Goldman

May 1, 2008

New TV Ads Reflect Triviality of Election

By Eric Goldman

If you are like me, there was a time when you were amped over the election. Watching historically unprecedented candidates traveling across the country, explaining their visions for the future and battling it out for the...

April 25, 2008

McCain Presidency Promises More War

By Eric Goldman

John McCain is a warmonger. The Arizona senator's presidential campaign might go ballistic when you make that assertion, as they did recently when, at a Barack Obama rally, radio talk show host Ed Schultz did, in fact, s...

April 10, 2008

Torture Tactics Disgrace Administration

By Eric Goldman

With an unwavering conviction reverberating in his trademark Texas drawl, President George W. Bush has repeatedly told an inquiring press corps, "We do not torture." Well, that's a relief! Okay, so not really.

April 3, 2008

Hillary Refuses to Go Down Without Fight

By Eric Goldman

Sen. Hillary Clinton may have her back to the ropes in her primary contest against Sen. Barack Obama, but she isn't going down for the count.

March 6, 2008

Insult-O-Rama Piles Onto Poor Obama

By Eric Goldman

Barack Obama hates America. Oh, sorry: Barack Hussein Obama hates America. And while we're on the topic, I'm not saying Barack Obama is secretly Muslim or anything, but have you seen that e-mail about how Barack Obama is...

February 28, 2008

Search for Ideal Obama Veep Begins

By Eric Goldman

The once unambiguous underdog, Barack Obama is now the decisive frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. While Obama needs to focus all the time he has on winning delegates, it seems unfair to allow John McCain to be t...

February 21, 2008

Clinton Strategizes for “Super” Win

By Eric Goldman

On Tuesday night, Sen. Barack Obama continued to pile win after win by pulling off his ninth and tenth consecutive victories over his chief Democratic Primary rival Hillary Clinton. Obama's decisive victories in Wisconsi...

February 14, 2008

Major Media Omits “Maverick” McCain’s Shortcomings

By Eric Goldman

After winning the Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Republican primaries on Tuesday night, Sen. John McCain has all but sewn up the GOP nomination and will most certainly be his party's nominee this November.

February 8, 2008

Decrease in Violence Proves Nothing

By Eric Goldman

If you were so "fortunate" as to see George Bush's final State of the Union address or you've been "lucky" enough to have caught bits of Sen. John McCain's, R-Ariz. recent campaign speeches, you are well aware that the "...

January 31, 2008

‘Do-Nothing Congress’ Misnamed by Media Pundits

By Eric Goldman

With the lesser-known candidates dropping out like flies and the top-tier contenders pulling no punches, it's clearly election season, and the horserace is on. Although the unpredictability of the presidential elections ...

January 22, 2008

Rallies Showcase Governing Style

By Eric Goldman

"Let's have a conversation," Hillary Clinton proposed to the crowd of mostly UCSB students and Santa Barbara locals, utilizing a line she used to kick off her campaign in a videotaped message on HillaryClinton.com last y...

January 10, 2008

Primary Proves Media Reaches Too Far

By Eric Goldman

Somebody tell the American media to please shut the fuck up.

November 8, 2007

Summing Up GOP Party

By Eric Goldman

So last week we did a quick run-down of the Democrats running for President.

May 31, 2007

Iraqi Differences Remain Complex

By Eric Goldman

On Feb. 22, 2006, Iraqi insurgents blew apart the holiest Shiite shrine in Iraq - the Golden Mosque - transforming sectarian strife into a nascent civil war.

May 17, 2007