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Inspiring: Our New President
Barack Obama's letter to his daughters, Malia and Sasha.
"...America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better-and that the unfinished work of perfecting our union falls to each of us. It's a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to what we know America should be." -
Refreshing: Our New Vice-President
Joe Biden bids farewell to the Senate.The thoughtfulness and humility demonstrated in this speech give me great pride in our new President and his choice for Vice-President. Joe Biden shares his hopes for the future of the Senate and our nation in this speech ( Read more... ) -
Thanks Rachel Maddow!
Rachel Maddow challenges Joe Lieberman to appear on her show to discuss why, while Chairman of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, he didn't start up any investigations into the Bush administration's mishandling of Hurricane Katrina. She's particularly interested in why FEMA trailers are now being turned into scrap because they are ( Read more... ) -
"Is Obama really president or am I just watching a fantasy?"
Charlie Brooker of The Guardian UK answers this important question ( Read more... ) -
"A Seismic Shift In American Politics"
I am posting this so I have a record of the announcements made by all of the major networks that Barack Obama was elected 44th President.
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Restlessness & Bad Dreams
When I am awake, I have trouble focusing. I obsessively watch political shows or read election information. When I am asleep, I have bad dreams that remind me of how I felt four years ago when John Kerry lost. Tuesday night cannot come soon enough. I really hope that there is no repeat of the endless wait after election day in 2000. -
Virtual Tie in Louisiana!?!
"An exclusive new WWL-TV statewide poll shows the contest for president may be closer than many had predicted among Louisiana voters ( Read more... ) -
Fall Back Indeed
The time changes in most states in the US. We get an extra hour of sleep.
I am fighting extreme nervousness as I wait for Tuesday's election to finally happen. I am hopeful that we will spring forward as a nation after 8 years of backwardness.
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Wassup 2008
Take the way back machine to 2000. Before hanging chads and 9/11, before the simpering smirk of W and the snideness of his cronies, before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Ah good times.
The guys that brought you the Wassup commercial for Budweiser reprise their roles showing life after 8 years of Bush. You can see the original commercial, too.
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