Just finished the first day of canvassing for Barack and wish I’d started sooner. Worked with a three-person team on several blocks in the area of 30th and Juneau, 30th and Vliet. About 60 percent black, on some blocks literally every house had an Obama sign. Even in the drizzle it was too easy. I [...]
Also tagged Kent MuellerSince Barack Obama came into the political picture, he has reminded me of somebody I looked up to when I was a little kid. At first, I thought he was a combination of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy, both sadly and momentously taken away when I was eight. But, after more reflection, I’ve finally [...]
Also tagged humorSarah Palin sure DOES dress nice, but, Jesus, this RNC bill seems a bit much for such a regular person, real American, G droppin’ Hockey Mom, don’t you think? Read the full story. I guess it was the RNC who wanted to spruce her up? I’m sure she wouldn’t ask for such a pricey wardrobe [...]
Also taggedYesterday’s report on CNN’s Political Ticker points toward the McCain campaign’s narrowing electoral strategy, with one anonymous source writing off Iowa, New Mexico and Colorado: “‘Gone,’ was the word one top McCain insider used to describe those three states.” Given the state-by-state electoral vote map two weeks before the election, this is a pragmatic approach. [...]
Also taggedYou’ve probably seen, heard or read about the anger at McCain/Palin rallies by now. If not, you should, whatever your political stripe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuSYHnVpYbs http:/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/09/AR2008100903169.html?hpid=topnews http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvCpBvwN0e4 The rage from these crowds shouldn’t come as a surprise. Nor should McCain or even Palin take the blame for agitating these fearful proto-fascists. The number of angry, right white [...]
Also tagged“Evil is the exercise of power, the imposing of one’s will upon others by overt or covert coercion…. The core of evil is ego-centricity, whereby others are sacrificed rather than the ego of the individual.” – Dr. M. Scott Peck, People of the Lie According to Peck, ego-centric persons are utterly dedicated to preserving their [...]
Also taggedThe 2008 presidential election — especially in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin & battleground states — will be decided by non-white and under-30 voter turnout. A historically high turnout of non-white and young folks in urban areas and universities will have to overcome the number of white, religious, “working class” voters who have found — in [...]
Also taggedPlease, PLEASE…. Oh Lord, please… Vote for where we ought to go. Not for where we’ve already been. Please. Think about it. Then decide. Obama / Biden. What we could be. McCain/Palin. What we have been.
Also taggedRead this and weep if you are a rational being: http://www.gallup.com/poll/110053/Religion-Remains-Major-Dividing-Factor-Among-White-Voters.aspx I’ve never been more proud to be an atheist. And never more ashamed of being white. America will move forward or even further backward after this election. Simple as that. America will get the president it deserves. Again. I keep thinking we deserve better.
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