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January 28, 2009 by admin

America: Yours, Mine and Ours - Pt. 1

September 8, 2008 by PamsHouseBlend

Part One: Yours, Mine...

One of the things I hoped for when Michelle Obama spoke at the Democratic convention, was that she would introduce people to the America that she came from, and that was the setting of her story. One of the biggest shames in the campaign - aside from the fact that political realities required this intelligent, accomplished woman to effectively bite her tongue for the last couple of months - is the lack of any honest discussion about the reality that we don't all live in the same America. It's one reality that both progressives and conservatives must grapple with between now and November, and beyond

Delivered on a night that carried the theme "One America," her speech should serve as a reminder that if we are to be America, we have to first acknowledge that what we have are three America's: yours, mine, and ours.

Fun with linguisitcs: Elite

September 4, 2008 by MOMocrats

Obama: "I Don't Know What Kind Of Lives McCain Thinks Celebrities Lead"

August 28, 2008 by admin

One noteworthy nugget in his speech: Obama delves into his biography and directly takes on McCain's "celeb" sneer attack.

Obama runs through the story of his mom, who raised him and his sister and once needed to turn to food stamps; his work organizing on the South Side of Chicago on behalf of laid off steel plant workers; and his grandmother, who made tough economic choices and "taught me about hard work."

Then Obama hits the celeb line...

I don't know what kind of lives John McCain thinks that celebrities lead, but this has been mine. These are my heroes. Theirs are the stories that shaped me. And it is on their behalf that I intend to win this election and keep our promise alive as President of the United States.

It must be said that that's artful. It's mocking, rather than defensive. Rather than saying, "No, I'm not a celebrity, as McCain says," he's saying, "McCain's silly buffoonish celeb attack shows that he's the one who's out of touch with what ordinary people want from a president right now."

The speech pads this out with an extensive populist attack on McCain, and a detailed explanation of what Obama will do differently from McCain on the economy.

Good.

A Time To Vote

August 27, 2008 by Jack and Jill P...

This began with a discussion in the comments over at Prometheus 6, about Obama, race,  and the whole ‘ I don’t know enough about him’ BS.

This is from no1kstate at Momma, Here Come That Girl Again:

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
A Time to Vote

. . . with apologies to John Grisham.
________________

I try to imagine…that we are all equal
in the eyes of the politics.

That’s not the truth.

The eyes of the politics are human eyes…

…yours and mine, and until we
can see each other as equals…

…electoral politcis is never
going to be evenhanded.

It will only be a reflection
of our own prejudices.

So until that day…

…we have a duty under
God to seek the truth…

…not with our minds…

…where fear and hate turn
commonality into prejudice…

…but with our hearts…

…but we don’t know better.

I want to tell you a story.

 

Please close your eyes…

…while I tell it.