Just a wee break in the 90’s flashbacks this week, stay tuned for more…
It rained yesterday – Australian drought my ass. It rained on A Free Man and Boy Party Day, which meant that we were house bound for the bulk of the day. Boy Z has risen to toddlerhood proper and I just want [...]
Posts Tagged ‘2008 Presidential election’
Hope
Three reasons I voted for President Barack Obama:
“This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time — to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm [...]
Barack Obama's Election Night Speech - November 4, 2008 [16:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThe dark cloud always waiting for you.
“IF there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.”*
I’ve been pretty hard on the American Dream lately, have made [...]
Hail To The Chief
Michelle Obama took a lot of heat for this statement, but today I agree with her 100%:
“For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.”
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Joanna Smith’s sublime version of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”** was featured on a [...]
Obamanation – Live Blogging Part 2
Noon – November 5 – Adelaide
Stowed safely away from high maintenance students. Let’s get down to business. Fox, always the stalwart of responsible journalism, has it Obama 81 – McCain 39. Clearly in the tank. NYT has Obama ahead in Florida 53 – 47. My former home of Columbia County voted 66 – 34 for [...]
A job, well, done.
Yesterday I gave my last lecture for the course I’ve been teaching and finished up the final practical session. It’s all over from a teaching perspective, though a pile of administrative muck and grading is slowly taking over my desk. But the bulk of the actual teaching is done and with that A Free Man [...]
Debating Dads
My Dad and I don’t agree on much politically. I’m a hard core socialist and my Dad, as a libertarian, is about as far away from me politically as you can get without coming back the other way. But despite being wrong on most things, he thinks things through thoroughly and is always civil in [...]
And Absolon has kissed her lower eye…
Just a warning in advance, I am in a bad mood today. Not in any kind of mood to mince words…
Strange Scottish Girl, who has a snazzy new site by the way, asked me the other day for a political post. I’ve not written one in a while, largely because the whole Sarah Palin nomination/ [...]
A different kind of glass ceiling?
Well, I just got my e-mail from Barack*, we’re apparently on a first name basis, four hours after the story broke in the media. I’m thrilled to see Joe Biden join the ticket, absolutely thrilled. I know that he brings a bit of baggage with him and that, with 3o some odd years in the [...]
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