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Feb 9, 2008
Please take a look at these stories, and note those you find notable:
  • Why American Veterans Are Voting For Barack Obama

    Barack Obama, the grandson of a World War II vet who fought in Patton's army, is passionate and committed to the issues that affect veterans and their families. Obama has pledged a "zero tolerance" policy to end veteran homelessness.

  • Barack Obama Has Important Legislative Experience

    Obama's campaign claims are not just rhetoric. Important legislative successes in both state and Congress demonstrate real ability "to deal with extremely complex issues, to reach across the aisle and to deal with diverse people."

  • Robert De Niro on Obama's 'Inexperience'

    “It's clear Barack Obama does not have the experience to let the special interests run the government. He wasn't experienced enough to authorize the invasion of Iraq. That's the kind of inexperience I can get used to."

  • Lawrence Lessig: Why I Support Barack Obama

    Comparing Obama and Clinton on character, integrity, and what each candidate would do: Barack Obama "represents the very best of who we are, the best of character, of integrity and ideals. And someone who opposed the war from the start."

  • Obama and Clinton: Not Trivial Differences

    Obama's approach to problems reflects a liberal libertarianism not shared by any other leading Democrat, certainly not Hillary Clinton. Clinton wants to help us even against our will (like mandating health insurance); Obama will help us help ourselves.

  • Obama Voted to Ban Cluster Bombs; Clinton Says Keep Using Them!

    Senate Amendment No. 4882, an amendment to a Pentagon appropriations bill, would have banned the use of cluster bombs in civilian areas. Senator Obama of Illinois voted IN FAVOR of the ban. Senator Clinton of New York voted AGAINST the ban.

  • Obama Commits to Renew Constitution; Clinton Does Not

    Barack Obama has signed the American Freedom Pledge to restore basic Constitutional principles after the battering they have taken during the Bush-Cheney era, leaving Hillary Clinton the only Democratic presidential candidate that has not.

  • Clinton Gets Most Lobbyist Money, McCain Most Lobbyist Help

    Clinton took in $823,087 from registered lobbyists and members of their firms in 2007. Barack Obama doesn't take money from registered lobbyists, although he received $86,282 from employees of firms that lobby.

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Posted: Feb 9, 2008 12:42am
Feb 8, 2008
The Democratic precinct caucuses here in Washington State begin in a little over twelve hours. If anybody has been reading this blog, you know I will be caucusing for Barack Obama. As a head start:
  • Why American Veterans Are Voting For Barack Obama

    Barack Obama, the grandson of a World War II vet who fought in Patton's army, is passionate and committed to the issues that affect veterans and their families. Obama has pledged a "zero tolerance" policy to end veteran homelessness.

  • Barack Obama Has Important Legislative Experience

    Obama's campaign claims are not just rhetoric. Important legislative successes in both state and Congress demonstrate real ability "to deal with extremely complex issues, to reach across the aisle and to deal with diverse people."

  • Robert De Niro on Obama's 'Inexperience'

    “It's clear Barack Obama does not have the experience to let the special interests run the government. He wasn't experienced enough to authorize the invasion of Iraq. That's the kind of inexperience I can get used to."

  • Lawrence Lessig: Why I Support Barack Obama

    Comparing Obama and Clinton on character, integrity, and what each candidate would do: Barack Obama "represents the very best of who we are, the best of character, of integrity and ideals. And someone who opposed the war from the start."

  • Obama and Clinton: Not Trivial Differences

    Obama's approach to problems reflects a liberal libertarianism not shared by any other leading Democrat, certainly not Hillary Clinton. Clinton wants to help us even against our will (like mandating health insurance); Obama will help us help ourselves.

I went to see Barack Obama speak today. I am not usually excited about going to see candidates in person. What more could I find out listening to someone speak in person than I could by research? I found myself excited about hearing Obama in person. I was ready for some uplift! And indeed, he is an inspiring speaker, charging up a huge crowd even after a two-hour wait.
One of the most telling moments for me was not anything he said. It was the point where he broke his rhetorical drive to reach for a bottle of water. Instead of drinking, he tossed it to somebody in the audience. Then he paused, saying: "Sit down there. Back off, give her room. Let those people through." A young woman in the crowd immediately in front of the stage had fainted. Obama not only noticed, he took the time to make sure she was alright before returning his attention to his own speech. All candidates say they are really in it for our sake. Few get a chance to demonstrate that they are paying more attention to the well-being of the people in front of them than they are to their own ego.
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Posted: Feb 8, 2008 11:23pm
Feb 4, 2008
Both liberals and conservatives usually seem to have an image of "evangelical Christian" that is all Radical Right. In reality, "Christians" are no more one monolithic block who all behave the same than "Muslims" are. Please note, comment, and circulate this article by Nicholas Kristof, and any other material you find that will break up the stereotypes and help progressives of *all* faiths become allies again: Evangelicals a Liberal Can Love. Write On!
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Posted: Feb 4, 2008 7:52am
Jan 21, 2008
Mitt Romney was challenged by a reporter when he claimed that "lobbyists don't run my campaign." Here's the facts on the ground: Romney has accepted the second most money from lobbyists of any Republican presidential candidate; he has received the most endorsements from lobbyists of any Republican presidential candidate; a registered lobbyist is one of his senior advisers. A lot of his "advising" comes from lobbyists.

What happened after the spat (see the video) demonstrated why American journalism has become so abysmal. Glen Johnson, the reporter who called Romney on his b.s., was berated by Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom, who claimed that "arguing" with the person giving a press conference is not "professional"!

It is not surprising that someone wanting to get a message reported his way defines the "profession" of journalism as "repeating whatever you are told." Fehrnstrom works for Romney; it's his job to get Romney's message reported Romney's way. That doesn't even upset me. Freedom of speech means that lying scumbags have the right to lie their scumbags off.

What upsets me is that all too many "journalists" follow the same definition of "objective journalism": "It isn't up to me to think about what's being said, only to parrot it." Journalists aren't supposed to work for the people they report on, they are supposed to work for the people they report TO. Us.

Come to think of it, I will have to qualify that. Some "journalists" work for the people who listen to them by giving them what they want to hear. Most of the people who cheered for Glen Johnson's "watchdog journalism" didn't check out his documentation; they believed what he said because it matches what they believe about Mitt Romney, so it has to be true. The people who agree that Glen Johnson acted unprofessionally won't be checking out his documentation, because what he said doesn't matches what they believe about Mitt Romney, so it can't be true. To those people, Ann Coulter is a journalist. She gives them what they want to hear.

Freedom of speech does not mean you have the right to lie without being challenged. And freedom of information does not mean that you have the right to pick and choose your information based on what you want the truth to be. Whether what we read is unflattering to a person we support or favorable toward someone we oppose, we have a responsibility to try to disprove our initial opinion before we decide its credibility. That is what "being objective" requires.

When you choose to be lied to, you have surrendered freedom. When you subject yourself to the rudeness of being proved wrong, you make yourself free.









Would you buy a used lobbyist from this man?

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