Mischke, a local AM talk radio host, gave a wonderful monologue this afternoon on how Obama’s historic moment last night is a real inspiration. I couldn’t agree more. Worth a listen. James Fallows wrote about Mischke in The Atlantic in 2000:Mischke’s Moment – 00.09
Category / Politics
I’m watching Barack Obama give his speech on TV. He’s a few miles away in St. Paul in front of a enthusiastic crowd. He’s thanking Hillary, with so much more class than she showed in NOT conceding the race. Now he’s on to the general campaign and addressing John McCain. “What you won’t see from […]
The one on the left says the one on the right did it. Our 32″ HDTV is dead. We put some new pictures on our Flickr site, check them out.
Barak Obama gave an important speech today on race, partially in reaction to recent criticism of remarks made by his pastor. But the speech was more than an answer to critics. I have a feeling he had this speech in the works for a long time and was waiting for the right situation in the […]
I can’t help but think that Tiger Woods – half black and half Asian, masterful at his craft and with the media, interloper into the great white sport, inspiration for multitudes around the world – has helped pave a road that Obama is now cruising. People saw Tiger as a black athlete who was articulate, […]
America’s next leader needs to inspire this country to fight against the damaging red/blue divisions and the overpowering lobbyists. We have serious issues overseas, and serious issues at home. I’m not sure who I’ll vote for in November, but it will likely be the Democratic candidate. Obama has my attention.
The drums are beating. Bush and Cheney have stated that they will not pass on the Iran nuclear problem to the next president. The factions inside the administration have been debating a course of action, and reports point to Cheney and war winning out. The war machine is already staged and ready to go in […]
It is official, Al Franken is running for U.S. Senate in Minnesota against Norm Coleman. The 2008 race just got a lot more fun. www.alfranken.com | Al Franken for Senate
Seymour Hersh has written another explosive article in The New Yorker. Hersh claims that Bush administration officials say they were involved in “the planning of Israel’s retaliatory attacks” because Bush and Cheney “were convinced that a successful Israeli Air Force bombing campaign against Hezbollah’s heavily fortified underground-missile and command-and-control complexes in Lebanon could ease Israel’s […]
