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Jackie Gingrich Cushman: First a Failure of Imagination, and Now a Lack of Understanding

Were the atrocities of Sept. 11, 2001, the result of criminal action or an act of war? Nomenclature matters because it shapes peoples ideas, thought processes and, thereby, actions. Nine days after the attack, President George Bush laid out his view ...

From JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN, Town Hall,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  U.S. Congress,  John Brennan,  White House,  Washington Times

Jackie Gingrich Cushman: The Cost of Victory -- Seeding Defeat in 2010

On election night, Nov. 2, 2010, less than 12 months away, Speaker Nancy Pelosi might rue her victory celebration this past Saturday. Pelosi, attired in a regal red dress, presided over the vote on the Democratic health care bill last Saturday night. ...

From JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN, Town Hall,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Nancy Pelosi,  William Jefferson,  Barack Obama

Jackie Gingrich Cushman: Speaking Truth to Power

Instead of Valerie Jarrett's version of speaking truth to power, we now have our own. Two governors' races were real wins for the Republican Party in this week's off-year elections. Republican Chris Christie won against the Democratic incumbent in ...

From JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN, Town Hall,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House,  Valerie Jarrett,  Christopher J. Christie

Jackie Gingrich Cushman: Rendezvous Time

We can preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on Earth, or we can sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness," stated Ronald Reagan. "If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say ...

From JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN, Town Hall,  29 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Ronald Reagan,  Barry Goldwater, Jr.,  U.S. Republican Party,  John Wayne,  Bloomberg News

Jackie Gingrich Cushman: The REAL Reality Stars

Last Thursday afternoon, my daughter's homework assignments included watching five minutes of the Weather Channel. As we turned on the television, a silver saucer-shaped balloon was floating across the screen -- an ambulance and fire trucks were racing ...

From JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN, Town Hall,  22 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Ralph Lauren,  Wolf Blitzer,  Richard Heene

Jackie Gingrich Cushman: A Conciliatory Consolation Prize

Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama was so enigmatic that it skipped bad and went to laughable ... a punch line to a joke. Part of the humor is due to the timing. A week before, on Friday, Oct. 2, the International Olympic Committee in ...

From JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN, Town Hall,  15 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Michelle Obama,  International Olympic Committee,  George Will,  Alfred Nobel

Jackie Gingrich Cushman: Congenitally Optimistic

Next week, we will celebrate the 517th anniversary of Christopher Columbus discovering America. Much more complex than the rhyme we learned in grammar school that "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue," the story of America's discovery is one of ...

From JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN, Town Hall,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Christopher Columbus

Jackie Gingrich Cushman: Connections

What if your actions affected 1,000 other people? Would your behavior change? What if you did not even know the people affected — would that make a difference? Floodwaters in Atlanta wreaked havoc last week. Schools closed, Interstates closed, cars ...

From JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN, Town Hall,  2 Oct 2009
Related Topics: James Fowler

Jackie Gingrich Cushman: Enough Already

"I can't watch anymore," my friend Wes said yesterday in reference to the current administration. "It's just more than I can take." As the owner of a construction firm, Wes is focused on trying to find new business while finishing projects that require ...

From JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN, Town Hall,  24 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  David Letterman,  Gallup

Jackie Gingrich Cushman: Prejudging Prejudice

Obama was referring to West's actions during the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday when he jumped on stage, interrupted country singer Taylor Swift's acceptance speech and proclaimed that Beyonce had the best video. West apologized publicly on Jay Leno the ...

From JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN, Town Hall,  17 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Joe Wilson (politician),  Taylor Swift,  Jay Leno,  White House

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