I want to tell my kids 'I helped elect President Obama'

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 11:53 PM PDT

2008/10/29 · 23:53

I'm not married. In fact, I'm 24 years old, and don't intend on getting married or having kids for another couple years at least. But twenty or thirty years down the line, in a time and place none of us can imagine, I want to be able to sit my kids down and talk to them. I want to tell them about a moment in 2008 when it seemed this country could've gone down a dark path and instead chose light. I want to tell them that when we were offered fear-mongering, racism, ignorance and cheap, phony attacks, we chose a different alternative: hope.

I want to tell them that I helped elect President Obama.

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Monday October 27, 2008 · 10:21 AM PDT

2008/10/27 · 10:21

That little gem is courtesy of William "Bill before I got an NYTimes columnist gig" Kristol.

His callous, unthinking and cold-blooded politicization of the non-partisan military is typical of the true colors that the Republicans have been showing as of late.

You want 'last throes'? Just watch the GOP over the next few days.

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Thursday October 16, 2008 · 11:46 AM PDT

2008/10/16 · 11:46

What do they all have in common? None of them make a single iota of difference to regular people's lives.

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Thursday October 02, 2008 · 12:23 PM PDT

2008/10/02 · 12:23

After reading platypus' diary entryabout United Steel Workers Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka's terrific speech, an idea dawned on me. Over the next 33 days, I think acting on this idea can make the difference between what can still end up being a close election and a landslide for Big O.

It's time to start talking about Obama as the first black President again.

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Should the historical nature of Barack Obama's candidacy take a bigger share of the spotlight in the closing days?

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Should the historical nature of Barack Obama's candidacy take a bigger share of the spotlight in the closing days?

Yes, electing a black president is a powerful and inspiring idea.

25 votes

Yes, young and undecided voters will respond.

2 votes

Yes, it's one reason I'm voting for Obama.

2 votes

Yes, the Republicans are doing exactly that with Sarah Palin.

0 votes

No, the Republicans are doing exactly that with Sarah Palin.

4 votes

No, race should not be an issue.

41 votes

Don't know, no opinion.

1 vote

Refuse to reply.

2 votes

You shouldn't even be asking this question, it's cynical and ugly.

3 votes

Steve Schmidt on MTP "This country doesn't have a choice."

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Sunday September 28, 2008 · 8:14 PM PDT

2008/09/28 · 20:14

So there you have it.

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Saturday September 27, 2008 · 7:52 PM PDT

2008/09/27 · 19:52

After watching (or trying to watch) that awful Katie Couric/Sarah Palin interview, I seriously think that Thursday's debate stands as the Obama camp's best shot at finishing off McCain/Palin once and for all.

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Wednesday September 24, 2008 · 4:09 PM PDT

2008/09/24 · 16:09

So what the heck's up with McCain???

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Tuesday September 23, 2008 · 6:17 PM PDT

2008/09/23 · 18:17

In the seven years since a terrorist attack occurred on American soil, free discourse has cautiously returned to the public sphere.

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Friday September 19, 2008 · 10:28 AM PDT

2008/09/19 · 10:28

The Exclusionary Polls

If you're one of the 20 million Americans who have given up regular landline phone service for a cellphone, you are not being counted in polling.

Consequently, you are also highly likely to be young, urban-dwelling and voting Obama.

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Thursday September 18, 2008 · 8:15 PM PDT

2008/09/18 · 20:15

The following is a hypothetical diary considering the worst of the worst outcomes for the big day: a McCain-Palin (!!!) victory.

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Monday September 15, 2008 · 12:21 PM PDT

2008/09/15 · 12:21

With today's events on Wall Street being characterized by typically conservative, button-down WallStreetJournal types as 'a once-in-a-century crisis' and 'one of the most dramatic days in Wall Street history,' the W administration has finally, utterly succeeded in not only screwing the poor and middle-class;

He's screwed the top 1% too.

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