Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Lock ‘em up
Check out the great news: the U.S. is now the world’s top incarcerator! We’ve got more people in jail than ever before.
3 Comments » - Posted in Essays by eric
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Begrudging His Bedazzling
I hate to dedicate too many posts to why Hillary is an inferior candidate instead of focusing on why Obama is the superior one. Yet I continue to do so. I just read a fantastic column by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times.
First, she reinforces something that I have always believed that candidates must […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Essays, Obama 08 by eric
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
The Game of Forgetting
It’s taking me ages to finish Mohamed Berrada’s post modern novel, The Game of Forgetting. Yet this morning I was able to get some reading done during what felt like the neverending metro commute, and I came across these lines in Berrada’s novel:
I think that many people are miserable because they are unable to remember […]
No Comments » - Posted in Digressions by eric
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Stop Vetting Me, I’m Already Vetted
In last night’s debate, Hillary complained that she’s been the victim of a press corp that has asked her too many tough questions and not enough of Obama. Yes, they keep asking her the first question, and frankly that just isn’t fair. Actually, it’s not the first time her camp has cried about an […]
No Comments » - Posted in Essays, Obama 08 by eric
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Give It a Rest Already
On the night of the last presidential debate of the Democratic party’s primaries, I think it is a good time to reflect on the obvious: Hillary should finally give it a rest. It is time for her to end her campaign. Her staying in the race does nothing but harm the party and its possibilities […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Essays, Obama 08 by eric
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Fight the Power
Some people are all talk and no game. Well that isn’t the case with my Bro. If an attorney/community organizer can aspire to be president of the U.S., I think my Bro may have a futre — even though he might want to think twice about cetain statements he makes to the press because those […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Digressions, Friends / Family by eric
Monday, February 25th, 2008
Who Says That?
A few days ago in reference to Castro stepping down from absolute power in Cuba, John McCain said that he hoped Castro would soon meet Karl Marx. In other words, McCain publicly stated that he hoped Castro would die. Who says that? How can a guy running for president of the United States say that […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Essays, Obama 08 by eric
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Silent Lucidity
I am often told by Spaniards, experts on all things American, that Americans only eat hamburgers and pizza (they obviously never heard of Taco Bell). I think that makes me un-American because I eat maybe one or two hamburgers a year (and have never been to Taco Bell before), but last night was one of […]
8 Comments » - Posted in Digressions by eric
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Hillary’s Plagiarism at the Austin Debate
I was checking out some of the highlights from last night’s CNN/Univision debate in Austin, Texas between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Hillary said something that sounded awfully familiar,
Whatever happens, we’re going to be fine. You know, we have strong support from our families and our friends. I just hope that we’ll be able to […]
No Comments » - Posted in Essays, Obama 08 by eric
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Hillary’s Toast
It is said that good advice is when someone tells you exactly what you want to hear. In the same vain, I suppose I find Eugene Robinson’s columns so on point because I essentially agree with what most of the things he has written about the primaries. For exampe, I have often described Hillary’s false […]
