Obama just gave this BRILLIANT, balanced, wise, and refreshingly mature speech to the Arab/Muslim world, in Cairo. He got a standing ovation. I have tears in my eyes after watching it. I am SO PROUD of my President and hopeful that the violence will finally end and the lives of those in the Middle East will finally improve.

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Also, see 4 Lessons Gay Marriage Activists Must Learn from ObamaThank you, Bob Ostertag! I agree with you 100%. Those angry agitators in the gay and lesbian community are missing the big picture and not being practical ( Read more... )

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Tires Slashed on 30 Obama Supporters Cars at Rally (Daily Kos):Fayetteville, N.C. - Someone slashed the tires of at least 30 vehicles parked outside the Crown Coliseum on Sunday during a rally for Democratic presidential candidate ( Read more... )

I have two discussions going on this post, at:

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http://community.livejournal.com/obama_2008/1940534.html

Monday Morning Reaction: Conservatives Fret (Daily Kos). ( Read more... )

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Gaming Evolves (NYT):


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My mom finally called me this morning, to inform me of my uncle's death, from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ( Read more... )

As I lose more money in the stock market today, when the S&P 500 plunged to its lowest close in a year, and as Obama and my own Senator Diane Feinstein cave in to the Republicans on FISA, I turn to a much sunnier, more far reaching topic:

Charles Darwin: the 150th anniversary of his announcement of natural selection, the "main driving force of ( Read more... )

Believe Me, It’s Torture (Vanity Fair):
by Christopher Hitchens

What more can be added to the debate over U.S. interrogation methods, and whether waterboarding is torture? Try firsthand experience. The author undergoes the controversial drowning technique, at the hands of men who once trained American soldiers to resist---not inflict---it.


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Read his full speech on faith-based organizations today. I wish folks had taken a deep breath and read it before criticizing him. I wish the AP hadn't misreported his views this morning.

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