Category: Politics
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Excerpt from a letter to a friend
Something I wrote to a friend today: Like you said, Hilary is a strategist, and it is just so evident. I agree with you on how the president sets the tone, too, a sort of narrative for the country. But interestingly enough, yesterday I was listening to NPR and this English man living in America–a…
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Poverty is Poison
And telling stories can sometimes be part of the antidote.
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Obama at YSU
Obama came to Youngstown State University to speak to a crowd of 6000 today. I was down in the pit with a couple of friends, about ten feet from the stage, and had a good view of him. Took some pictures (and also some video, but I held the camera up and down instead of…
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Okay, I laughed
Hillary Clinton was in Youngstown yesterday, speaking to workers at a nearby GM plant. One reason why I always love to read local and regional blogs during political periods is to see what the politicians face from the locals, who are not all that impressed and loverly with politicians due to trust issues we have…
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You ain’t see nothing yet
YouTube is amazing. (Thanks to Jeremy for sharing!).
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Smart-asses, welcome
Jenn Reese has an interesting and fun entry in her journal today that revolves around playing a certain kind of game. Here’s how it works at Jenn’s place: Post something positive about a presidential candidate for whom you *do not* intend to vote. -Giving credit to Clinton for being female or Obama for being black…
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I’m kind of getting my hopes up
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Agency–who really has it?
From the New York Times: Speaking to black and Hispanic New Yorkers, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton tried on Monday to quell a controversy over race in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination by praising the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and describing him as a trailblazer for both herself and her rival, Senator…
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Life with a house
I feel like I’m at the end of the strangest and somewhat stressful three or four months of my life. More stressful than those first few months of living in Japan even, getting used to a different culture. In the past four months, my first novel has come out, I’ve been teaching three classes at…
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I feel like dancing
An interesting meditation from Andrew Sullivan on that optical illusion of the dancer. Read and enjoy.