I have to say that watching the election coverage last night was quite an experience. It was cool to see the diversity of Obama supporters crying with joy and especially to think about what this must mean for African-Americans (and all Americans) given their history in this country. To think of those who struggled to [...]
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An Amazing Moment
Posted in Election 2008, Politics on November 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thoughts on the candidates
Posted in Election 2008, Politics on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have not posted for quite a while because I have been busy teaching, but I wanted to post my thoughts on the candidates and how they have changed over the past few months.
I have to start out by saying that I have a less favorable view of both of the candidates now than I [...]
Wow
Posted in Election 2008 on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you have not seen this speech by Barack Obama on Father’s Day, you should check it out. This is the combination of personal responsibility and government that I find appealing about Obama.
Is Barack Obama too liberal?
Posted in Election 2008 on March 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, this is a question I wonder about occasionally. I really like Barack Obama’s approach to politics as expressed in many of his speeches and particularly as expressed in his book The Audacity of Hope. He claims to be reaching out for common ground and trying to unite the country around values that we generally have in [...]
Hillary’s Hypocrasy
Posted in Election 2008 on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is ironc that Hillary Clinton’s camp expresses outrage that anyone would call on her to end her campaign and disenfranchise the voters in states yet to vote. Now I know that it is common practice in campaigns to cloak self-interest in a guise of altruism or looking out for the voters. There are two reasons [...]
