This is my completely unscientific, intuition-dependent, shot-in-the-dark prediction for presidential election results. A few months ago (or even a few weeks ago) I would have considered this a daring stance, but now it feels downright conservative. In a country where 51% can constitute a “landslide,” I believe we are hungry for an election that truly [...]
Archive for October, 2008
APB for an angry wingnut
Posted in Commentary, tagged Obama, Politics, yard sign on October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Someone stole my Obama-Biden yard sign! I’m sure this has happened to others, and yet I feel violated. There are some potential suspects. One would be the alcoholic former mailman who lives two doors down and has a McCain sign in his yard. The other would be the neo-Nazi-looking bikers that hang out in the [...]
A Democrat’s Plea to The Republican Party
Posted in Commentary, tagged Democrat, political parties, Presidential Election, Republican on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s get a few facts out of the way first. I’m a Democrat. In fact, I’m a progressive Democrat. Actually, if I ever thought the Green Party had a chance in hell, I’d vote left of Democrat. But that doesn’t mean I want the entire country to think just like me. I’m a Democrat who recognizes [...]
Black to the Future
Posted in Commentary, tagged Election, Obama, Politics, racism on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A woman in my evening composition class told this story last night. After leaving the polls for early voting in Nashville yesterday, she happened upon a man she works with. He asked an interesting question.
“Did you vote right?”
She looked at him a little puzzled. “Well, I suppose ‘right’ would depend on which side you’re for.”
“What I mean is,” he [...]
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