It is the night before one of the most historical moments in America's history. Tomorrow at 12NOON (Eastern), Barack Obama takes the oath of office to become the forty-fourth President of the United States, and I get the feeling that the country is really ready for this kind of change. Many people are sharing their … Continue reading The night before
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Thanks to a recent couple of twitter posts, I found that President-Elect Obama has launched a new website to share information in relation to the transition that will take place in January. The site can be found at www.change.gov. One of the options you have at this site is to share you thoughts, ideas or … Continue reading Change is coming
So Senator Barack Obama is now President-elect Barack Obama. There is an energy in the air since those words were first mentioned last night around 10PM (CST), actually it has been there for a while, but at that moment I felt different. Chris and I celebrated this moment in history with friends, some good wine, … Continue reading The Change We Need
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Thanks to Ed for continuing to share what Marilyn shared with him. I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight..... If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're 'exotic, different.' Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story. If your name is Barack you're a radical, … Continue reading Political Irony
I've been thinking about making a post over the last few days, and each time I sit down to write something, I move onto something else. This morning, I read a post by danah boyd, and just wanted to post the link here. It is such a good read, and puts into words how I … Continue reading Inspired Reading
I thought this news was pretty cool. It shows Google doing what I consider a fundamental function of this global company -- enabling information to get out to those of us interested in the behind the scenes happenings of conventions. It also provides a strong recognition to bloggers, especially given the recent call from some … Continue reading Information is power … to the people
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I read this transcript (courtesy of Andy), and wanted to post it along with the YouTube video that the comment was taken from. One statement that sticks out is this one, "We value you as a person, you as a total person and we want you to feel accepted and respected in your community and … Continue reading A president who feels that way…