Someone shared this with me today, from PoliticallyPurple.com:

The FEC reports came out last night/this morning, and it is not good for Hillary. At the end of the first quarter 2008, Obama had 41 Million dollars in cash on hand for the Primary, while Hillary was actually in debt at the same time. Apparently, she had 9 million in cash, but was ( Read more... )

In the past little while, I've gotten involved in a political discussion forum or two. And, while I relish the thrill of a truly stimulating bit of discussion and challenging debate, I'm beginning to realize why I quit most debate fora awhile ago ( Read more... )

So, I'm starting to hear people talking about the Draft again. That old Boogeyman. People I'm bumping into in political fora are telling stories, to scare the rest of us about the possibility if McCain gets into office. As sick as some of them are of the infighting between Clinton and Obama, maybe they think this will be an effective tactic to ( Read more... )

I finally acquired Season 3.0 of Battlestar Galactica. ( Why I get my thrills on DVD )

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( The Text of the speech. Read it when you have a moment... it is VERY MUCH worth your time. )

Early morning, April 4,
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky,
Free at last, they took your life,
They could not take your pride!

U2 : Pride (In the Name of Love)
I wonder what the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., would say today ( Read more... )

I keep on hearing people -- confessed Democrats, mostly -- talking on the radio or television, about how we are far too overdue for a black President. We're far too overdue for a female President.

I don't know... maybe we are overdue, for a non-white/non-male President. I wonder why more non-white-male people don't come forward as candidates. Why ( Read more... )

It's been a long time since I've done this.

• A little girl's last wish was to see her inmate father before she died. This one tore my heart out... especially the photo of her lying in that hospital bed. She has since passed away.
• An insider perspective on Asperger's, the lightest form of Autism.
• Colleges have begun profiling students as possible ( Read more... )

I have been feeling troubled all night long, because of some verbal attacks by someone last night. A woman blasted me, insulted me, compared me to her ex-husband, and afterward claimed she was justified in this behavior, after I had simply told an LJ-friend that I respect her for being a good motherI am so tired of some people taking praise I might ( Read more... )