The submission deadline for the Tucson Weekly‘s Obama Issue is almost here! All submissions need to be in on or before noon on Jan. 7—that’s next Wednesday.
To recap what the Obama Issue is all about: In our Jan. 15-21 issue, we’re opening our pages to you, our splendid readers, to express yourselves regarding the departure of George W. Bush and the inauguration of Barack Obama. That expression can take pretty much any form: writings, poetry, visual arts—it’s up to you.
While we’re still eagerly seeking writing submissions, we want to put out a special call to all of you visual artists out there: As of now, we’ve received only a few drawings/paintings/illustrations.
Again, that deadline is noon on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Send questions and/or submissions—with contact information for verification purposes—to jboegle@tucsonweekly.com. Thanks!
This article appears in Jan 1-7, 2009.
We’re finding out about this NOW!!??!!??
Yeah, if you didn’t already know about it from the Editor’s Notes, the MySpace alerts, the Facebook alerts, the print-version ads and the online version ads in which we’ve been calling for submissions. 🙂
Hi,
The Obama citizen question is still alive.
The Question may be heard by the US Supreme Court
in early January.
Who out there knows the meaning of “natural born
citizen” as it relates qualification to be an US
president???
Thanks and Good Luck
No, Frank, it’s not. He’s produced a birth certificate showing he is indeed a natural-born citizen. See http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthcertificate.asp for more info.
Frank Henry, you’re a fool.
Sounds like an old folk song:
“Frank Henry when will you learn
Sometimes, even black people can be president
Frank Henry, O Frank Henry
O how you lament, over conspiracies and other crazy
deals that get you quite bent
Frank Henry you’re a fool
Frank Henry you’re a fool
We know your mama taught you better
But Frank Henry you’re a fool”
I have got to get myself an accordion…
The Economist recently asked why birth location is such a big issue when Canada, for example, has high-level politicians who were born in other countries, Haiti and (China?), to be specific. The question perhaps remains the same, even as it has previously been proven Obama was born in these here States.
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SIR – http://home.lbl.gov:8080/~psb/Economist/GreetingsEarthlings.jpg
It is hilarious that right-wing nutjobs are pretending they care where Obama was born (equally hilarious that they assume the worst with barely any evidence). After all, didn’t they spend the last 8 years pretending George W. Bush was a real Texan even though he was born in Connecticut and went to high school in a private school in Massachusetts?
Speaking of Bush Jr., in just over TWO WEEKS that walking pile of scum will be gone, gone, gone. Go to hell, Bush. You won’t be missed. Nor will your puppetmaster, Dick “Evil-Piece-Of-Sh!t” Cheney.
In relevance to this, a press release (delete if you wish JB)–
The Washington State Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit
brought by James Broe of King County and 12 others asking that the
Secretary of State set aside the votes cast in Washington for Senator
Barack Obama. The suit had questioned whether the president-elect is a
“native born” American, suggesting that he was born in Kenya, rather
than Hawaii, as Obama has said.
Obama carried the state by 17 percentage points and received the state’s
11 electoral votes on December 15. Chief Justice Gerry Alexander, in a
one-page order, said the court declines to take up the
case. The challengers will have 90 days if they wish to file a petition
for review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
King County Superior Court dismissed a similar challenge brought by
Steven Marquis just before the election.
The state’s position is that the Secretary of State has neither the
authority nor the requirement to investigate the candidates’
qualifications for president and vice president, which are spelled out
in the U.S. Constitution. Eight tickets were on the ballot in
Washington. Under state law, the Republican and Democratic tickets are
automatically placed on the fall ballot after the national party
conventions. Other tickets can qualify by having 1,000 registered
Washington voters sign petitions at conventions. The state Elections
Division examines the signatures, but does not investigate the
qualifications of the candidates.
Reed and the voters of Washington are represented by the state attorney
general. Reed said he’s pleased that state courts have now dismissed the
challenge.
David Ammons
Communications Director
Office of Secretary of State, Washington
o (360) 902-4140