Dear American Whiners,
Yes, what Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina did tonight during President Obama’s address to Congress was juvenile. Any adult shouting out the equivalent of liar, liar pants on fire is juvenile no matter where or when it happens. I’m sure the fact that it happened on national televison makes it seem worse.
However, [...]
Posts Tagged: politics
9
Sep 09
An open letter to the people who have forgotten what our country is all about
9
Jun 09
I am Obama’s policies in action
Oftentimes we hear about all kinds of policy and legislation and bill signings going on up on Capitol Hill, and in some nebulous way they effect our lives. I’m sure as soon as I post this all the smarty pants will come to point out 88 pieces of legislation that had a direct impact [...]
9
Apr 09
Political differences as narrated by a Tibble
“That car is so cool,” Nolan said as we were venturing home from the SuperT. We had just pulled up behind a car with a bunch of bumper stickers.
“No it’s not,” I said.
“Why not?”
“He doesn’t like Obama.” The car was owned by a very red Republican and was the first time I’d ever noticed an [...]
20
Jan 09
Just one look at you and I know it’s going to be a lovely day
“ On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to [...]
5
Nov 08
Yes we can, yes we can, yes we can!
Nolan has informed me that Barack Obama has won and that it’s a good thing because McCain was kind of rude. Now he sits on the couch leafing through an old issue of Rolling Stone looking for pictures of Barack Obama (every time he says the first and last name).
Liam kneels on the floor [...]
4
Nov 08
Our collective anxiety
The NY Times has an awesome graphic thing about which words describe people’s current frame of mind. Of course, you can’t know for sure if McCain supports are actually sad, depressed, and disgusted while Obama supporters are hopeful, cautious, and giddy. But it’s still cool to look at. I said I was excited (I went [...]
4
Nov 08
Baracking the vote
I voted and drooled on my shirt. Here is photographic proof.
As I told the Westernerds earlier this morning, there aren’t very many times in our lives where we have the power to change the course of history. But here you are. Today is that day.
History repeats itself. It’s a cliche, because it’s true. [...]
4
Nov 08
Senator Biden is now my homeboy
Joe Biden interviewed by 5th grader Damon Weaver. So awesome. {via}
3
Nov 08
The one where I write about Cher and politics though I meant to write about something else
Cher is making me cry. She’s on Ellen right now sporting a Barack the vote t-shirt and talking about why she’s choosing Obama. A lot of what she had to say was about helping those who are most vulnerable so they can learn to help themselves and if we don’t help those people there’s no [...]
4
Sep 08
I only have two (or three) things to say about McCain’s speech
Here’s the thing, how can McCain talk about all the change and reform and whatnot that Washington needs (and he will bring) when his party has been controlling the joint for the past eight years? And I know he tried to chide the Repubs with all the “we lost their trust.” But it’s just confusing [...]
3
Sep 08
Knee-jerk reactions to Sarah Palin’s speech
She almost had me when she started talking about being the mother of a special-needs child and how she would be an advocate for special-needs kids. I even shed a tear or two. I can’t lie.
But then that’s the last thing she said about being a woman. She did not talk about any cracks [...]
3
Sep 08
How I became a Democrat at the age of 8
My interest in politics started at the tender ago of eight, brought about by the Harbinger of Doom who wore pink ribbons in her blonde pigtails.
In 1980 I was in Mrs. Clark’s third grade class at University Avenue elementary in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. So was Kari Christ, aka the Harbinger of Doom. I don’t [...]
2
Sep 08
Has marriage ever solved a problem?
To say that I’ve been obsessed with Sarah Palin is the kind of understatement that, well, there are no metaphors for. You should consider yourself lucky if you have not had to spend any time in conversation with me since McCain’s VP announcement Friday. If you wonder what I’ve been like, just go take a [...]
26
Aug 08
Just so you know a few things before I go to bed
I used all my writing cells today for things that actually make me money so I got not much left for here
However, I still wanted to tell you that I thought Hills looked damn smart in her orange suit, it looked really good against that blue background
One dude on my twitter commented that she looked [...]
25
Aug 08
Something to believe in
While the Olympics barely warranted a blip on my radar, the Democratic National Convention has decided to dominate my attention. I’ve spent a lot of time this evening listening to the speeches and becoming so overwhelmed that I cry. Speechifying makes me cry, so do standing ovations (and marching bands and that underground railroad episode [...]
