Archive for May, 2008
Friday, May 30th, 2008
Count Every Vote, Except those for Obama
And the silliness goes on and on. According to the Clinton’s, only certain state primaries’ votes should be counted and definitely not the ones from caucus states. Those aren’t democratic. And Bill, who told Barack that he should get out of the kitchen if he couldn’t handle the media heat (politics is a contact sport, […]
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
Florida, Michigan, and Silly Standards
I think that it is nothing more than silly to think that there is some ethical obligation to count votes in a primary election where (i) the voters were put on notice and had knowledge that their votes would not be tallied, (ii) the candidates made public statements assuring that the votes would not be […]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
I Can’t Begin to Feel Your Pain
Regardless of what Bill Clinton may have said years ago, I don’t think we can ever really feel another’s pain. No matter how compassionate or empathetic we may think we are, we never really vicariously walk in another’s pain. We may indeed simultaneously suffer, but the pain is always different.
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Two Men, One War, 33 Years
I came across this video on my friend Julie’s blog. It is very powerful and timely.
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Is McCain Ready for Primetime?
My guess is that when this becomes a full fledged two person race between John McCain and Barack Obama, we’ll see a Barack Obama blow out. In theory, McCain is a “straight shooting” independent and fairly moderate, but as we are witnessing — whether on Iraq, social issues, or the economy — McCain is consistently […]
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
The Heart Does Not Bend and Embers
I have just recently finished reading The Heart Does Not Bend by Makeda Silvera and Embers by Sándor Márai.
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Out of Her Mind?
Is Hillary out of her mind? In justifying staying in the election, she referenced RFK’s assassination and Zimbabwe’s presidential elections. What is she trying to say? Are the Democratic primaries similar to Zimbabwe’s democracy? I won’t even comment on the RFK reference.
2 Comments » - Posted in Essays, Obama 08 by eric
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
My Last Day at FON
After over two and a half years, Wednesday was my last day at FON. These have been the “best of times, the worst of times, the tale of two companies”, but overall they have been amazing! I have never had so much fun or enjoyed myself like this before working with a better group of […]
4 Comments » - Posted in FON by eric
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Timely Metaphors
Spin it all you want, but when something is dead, it is dead. Humpty Dumpty has fallen. The Emperor is stark, raving naked. And Monty Python’s parrot is bereft of life. It’s not only Hillary who is in denial. It’s time to move on!
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
The Great Fall in Spring
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
