April 30, 2008 # 3 Comments
I am a 51 year old woman who has been a lifelong Democrat. I have never in my lifetime been as moved by a candidate as I have been by Obama. I first saw him when he spoke at the 2004 convention and I was standing in front of my television applauding this man with […]
April 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
As an AA, I must be honest and admit that I initially supported Barrack Obama because I felt proud that an AA would finally have a realistic opportunity to get to the White House. After I voted in the Super Tuesday primary, I decided it was time to get to “know” the candidate that I […]
April 27, 2008 # One Comment
The new age upon us
will return us to
the forgotten promise
that we all once knew
True to ourselves
and true to the world
from dank dusty shelves
our flag is unfurled
Not a blanket nor cover
no shield for whats wrong
but a zeal to discover
new ways to be strong
A pennant of penance
a banner of right
an immortal remembrance
of the need to unite
Too long […]
April 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Barack first caught my attention in July ‘07 and it was the vocabulary he invoked that I found inspiring. It was a change from the sound bites and poll driven mantras that try to suggest to people what they should think. It was a change from the “us and them” perspective that seems to dominate […]
April 25, 2008 # 5 Comments
I am 38 years old, grew up in Los Angeles, and now live in a small rural pocket of southwest Wisconsin. Growing up, my father often reminisced about being a photographer on Robert Kennedy’s presidential campaign. He was at the hotel when Kennedy was assassinated. He was also a huge Bill Clinton supporter and […]
April 25, 2008 # One Comment
When I was a child, my father was deeply political. He was (and still is) very much a Goldwater Republican. I was steeped in politics from a very early age. My father stopped participating in the process (other than casting a ballot and the occasional donation), however, when I was not yet a teenager. Why? […]
April 25, 2008 # 3 Comments
My wife and I have just had our first and only baby. He is 7 months old today. When Senator Obama becomes President that will mean that there are no barriers left for my son. If a lower middle class, mixed race, immigrant’s son can rise above all of the penny-ante attacks and the personality […]
April 24, 2008 # 3 Comments
1) McCain is a weak candidate, as weak as Dole if not weaker. His flaws are legion, glaring and irreparable. After the damage that Bush has done to this country in the past 8 years, McCain will be lucky to win more than 20 states against either of the Democratic candidates. My main concern is […]
April 24, 2008 # 11 Comments
I was raised as an only child under the wing of two political junkies. If they weren’t watching the nightly news, they were reading a collection of newspapers or weeklies that were delivered to our house. My father applied for citizenship in this country so he could vote for Bill Clinton, based largely on seeing […]
April 21, 2008 # 4 Comments
My grandfather, George, fought in WWII, and often reminisces fondly about his service. He met my grandmother before heading to war, they exchanged letters throughout his service and upon his return home, they married. My Grandfather worked for Chevrolet for 30 years, then as the finance manager with a local public school system for 20 […]
April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Barack Obama has an innate ability to make people care, to make people believe, and to make people want to act.
Living and breathing politics every moment of my life, I do not admire so much what Mr. Obama has done for me, but what he has done for everyone else - for those “outside the […]
April 18, 2008 # 6 Comments
In the Spring of 2004, Jon Stewart gave a speech at Princeton University during our graduation weekend. In his usual mix of pop culture, politics, and humor, he spoke about the current state of this country. He said,
“I’m excited by your entrance to the real world, and I’ll tell you why: We need your help. […]
April 18, 2008 # 2 Comments
Can you think of any time in the past 20 years when MTV’s “Rock The Vote” wasn’t the biggest driving force behind the youth’s involvement in politics? As the past has shown, it’s quite difficult to entice young voters into political activity, especially when the candidate’s ideals and charisma fall flat of our own. Not […]
April 18, 2008 # 21 Comments
I, like some of the superdelegates, am still on the fence on the Obama vs. Hilary decision. I am happy to see a website like this up and value all the opinions I am reading.
I read an Op-Ed piece by David Brooks in the New York Times today and it has me thinking…has Obama fallen […]
April 18, 2008 # 6 Comments
I’m sitting here on the 4 train heading home from work and trying to figure out how to put into words the impact that Barack Obama has had on my life. As I look around, all I see are the tired faces of these hardworking people on their way home to their familes. Each of […]
April 17, 2008 # 2 Comments
This will be the second presidential election that I’ve been old enough to vote in. My family is politically involved, and I was well versed enough to know what a primary was and why I should register and vote in one well before I was old enough to actually partake in one.
This being said, I […]
April 17, 2008 # 4 Comments
When my wife, who was born in Montreal, was walking through Pittsburgh for the first time a little over four years ago, she asked me “How do you know all of these people?” I was a little confused and asked what she meant. “All of these people are looking at you and smiling. Some are […]
April 17, 2008 # 2 Comments
As an Irish citizen living in Ireland, I cannot vote in the upcoming United States Presidential election. But this does not mean the outcome will not affect me, or the billions of other non-Americans around the world. November 4, 2008 will be the most important date this year and perhaps even this century. It determines […]
April 17, 2008 # 2 Comments
I haven’t been this excited about a presidential campaign since 1968! I am 53 and living in a totally Republican state. I have been so unhappy with the Democratic candidates in the last 30 years, I even changed parties in the 1990’s. Needless to say, I was never a supporter of the Clinton’s. Barack Obama […]
April 17, 2008 # One Comment
I’m 60, so I guess, according to Bill Clinton I’m supposed to “know better” and vote for Hillary. Well, I DO know better, and that is why I am such a strong Obama supporter.
Obama is the only candidate who sees his role as public servant. He’s the only one who believes in government of, by […]
April 16, 2008 # One Comment
WE ARE denizens of the Age of Information and we are the Children of This Generation. Our history has overlapped with a Presidential Assassination Attempt, the Creation of a 24-hour Cable News Network, glasnost and the Thawing of a 50-year-old Cold War, a Leisurely Chase in a White Ford Bronco, the Warming of the Earth, […]
April 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
I am a 27 year old left-leaning female living in a completely red state. I grew up in a bit of a house divided. My mom is a passionate democrat, and her side of the family has many democratic party ties. I would venture a guess that she has never voted for a republican. My […]
April 15, 2008 # One Comment
I am a 23 year old who comes from a fairly conservative family. In the past, I have identified with the Republican Party and its ideals. Despite my conservative upbringing, however, I find myself drawn to Senator Barack Obama. My admiration, interest, and respect for Obama have grown as my views have shifted to match […]
April 14, 2008 # One Comment
Like many others, I didn’t want to care. I didn’t want to believe that Barack Obama was the real deal. I wanted to believe his Democratic Convention moment four short years ago was a fluke. But somewhere along the election road to New Hampshire I had my epiphany moment. A moment where I saw a […]
April 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Barack Hussein Obama is a black man. I’m proud that this statement applies to a man with a legitimate chance of becoming President of the United States. My pride does not stem from so-called white guilt, as some would say. It is not a product of a desire for reparations for years of mistreatment. It […]
April 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Throughout my life I’ve heard our parents say that they wanted to leave the world a better place for us, their children. It’s a sentiment shared from generation to generation: if we accept responsibility, we can forge a better life for those who come after us.
Now, as my generation comes to the fore, I find […]
April 1, 2008 # 14 Comments
“And you know something is happening here, but you don’t know what it is…” -Bob Dylan
There it is again. The unavoidable excitement at the back of your mind that right now, something is going on much bigger than yourself, and that it may change your life forever.
I am a 24 year old female who, for […]
