Pain, anger and self destruction…
A couple of years ago, after a sudden sickness, the oldest son of someone I loved was diagnosed with leukemia. I remember standing with his mother as the doctors told her that her eight year old son...
View ArticleA Luta Continua …
The baton has passed, the race goes on. Today Sen. Clinton conceded the Democratic primary race to Sen. Obama and some wept. Her supporters have labored long and hard to push her across the finish line...
View ArticleIs this a three-fer? A small smile for Obama-ites...
This is for those needing a morale boost during the summer doldrums between primary ending and the national conventions.
View ArticleYou want to do what???
Betrayal! Turncoat! Disappointment!I can't vote for him! He has no principals...! After all of the kafuffle of the past two weeks, my head is about to explode. It seems some folk are so lost in the...
View ArticleA tiny little piece of pre-convention/election advice for netroots militants...
I love you folks... I really do! But you are hurting my head. But since I've been through this before (in the 1960s) and remember just how chaotic real change can be, I know this is just a phase you're...
View ArticleIf you want a friend... get a dog!
As the Democratic Party, apparently in a fit of nostalgia, lurches into it’s (rumored to be traditional) election cycle ritual of the circular firing squad, I thought perhaps a little "Political Player...
View ArticleAn Israeli jounalist compares Bush and McCain vs Obama... w/update
Interesting pick up from Ben Smith at Politico...Ben Smith's Article...(the quoted section in in the last half of the article...
View ArticlePoint of personal privilege - McCain on adoption
I’m trying hard to calm down, so forgive me if this post rambles a bit. But frankly, I’m a bit pissed, having just heard Sen. McCain respond to a question on adoption by insisting that he supports only...
View ArticleHow to argue with Political bigotry...
Ralph Nader has apparently joined the ranks of other political candidates in the use of the disingenuous accusation. This is apparently a growing trend this political year...Brother Nader apparently...
View ArticleYou are going to have THIS conversation... before the election is over!
Okay... we've seen the recent McCain ads and sooner or later as we think about them, or analyze them, we have to consider the questions... what is he really saying, and; 2) why is he saying it?
View ArticleMcCain: Obama playing the race card!
Politico and Huffpost both report...John McCain's campaign manager is accusing Barack Obama of unfairly using the issue of race, a significant accusation in a campaign featuring the first...
View ArticleThe Jackie Robinson of presidential politics...
Let’s face it, whether we like it or not, Barack Obama is the “Jackie Robinson” of presidential politics. That’s just the fact. And like Jackie he is going to have to go through a LOT of stuff to make...
View ArticleJealous John McCain carps about campaign celebrations
"Jealous John" spent the week carping, crying and complaining about his competitors campaign celebrations.So Sad...!Jealous John's jaundiced judgement, madly mistook the message for the messenger, and...
View ArticleNew Obama Strategy to combat "Celeb" Ads revealed!
Obama Invites McCain to CelebfestNew report from the Washington Independent....After failing to come up with a successful way to defuse the devastating "cele" campaign stategy by the McCains camp War...
View ArticleRussian - Georgia Conflict: Why Now?
A very informative article from Stratfor.com gives a very good rundown on the background and current status of the Russian-Georgia conflict.Read the full article here... Russo-Georgian War and balance...
View ArticleThe Luxury of pouting...
Many years ago, back when the most dignified thing we could call ourselves was Negroes, and the world was still very much segregated black and white, I sat on my front steps - a little boy with an...
View ArticleJohn Legend sings... If you're out there...
John Legend sings...A New Anthem for Denver Convention - Night 1.(I tried to post this yesterday, but couldn't get the embed right, for which I apologize. Hopefully you can see it this time and enjoy...
View ArticleWho is best prepared to lead...
The question is asked, is he prepared to lead? It is an important and relevant question.But you cannot assess the adequacy of preparation without first deciding the more important questions of...
View ArticleTruth as an offense...
It has been repeatedly noted in recent days, how the McCain/Palin campaign has veered off the straight and narrow and become the most dishonest in recent memory. Even the "Main Stream Media" has begun...
View ArticleExplaining the madness of the market meltdown...
Several months ago, before the current crisis, I saw a YouTube video by John Fortune & John Bird on the South Bank show which explained with perfect lucidity the current market crisis....
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