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| 2008-09-10 |
| Posters - start looking at where you're filing your articles. Or else. And while you're at it, check for dupes. Or else. The over-the-top publicity stunt of a mega-stadium for Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic convention two weeks ago was a huge risk that worried me sick -- there were too many things that could go wrong, from bad weather to crowd control to technical glitches on the overblown set. But everything went swimmingly. Obama delivered the speech nearly flawlessly -- though I was shocked and disappointed by how little there was about foreign policy, a major area where wavering voters have grave doubts about him. Nevertheless, it was an extraordinary event with an overlong but strangely contemplative and spiritually uplifting finale. The music, amid the needlessly extravagant fireworks, morphed into "Star Wars" -- a New Age hymn to cosmic reconciliation and peace. After that extravaganza, marking the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s epochal civil rights speech on the Washington Mall, I felt calmly confident that the Obama campaign was going to roll like a gorgeous juggernaut right over the puny, fossilized McCain. The next morning, it was as if the election were already over. No need to fret about American politics anymore this year. I had already turned with relief to other matters. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #7 dont they hand out free money? No. It is a dividend, not a handout. The idea is based on pure capitalism, rather than on some namby-pambysm. Alaska is tough, you survive, you contribute to the whole of Alaskan enterprise and get a share. If you don't survive (like saying "f---it, I am moving out"), you don't contribute, you don't get a share. |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2008-09-10 22:29 |
| #6 Nevertheless, it was an extraordinary event with an overlong but strangely contemplative and spiritually uplifting finale. The music, amid the needlessly extravagant fireworks, morphed into "Star Wars" -- a New Age hymn to cosmic reconciliation and peace. Geez, now I'm really sorry I didn't watch. I think I was flossing my cat that night. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2008-09-10 14:25 |
| #5 There is no permanent government programs that keep decision making out of your responsibilities dont they hand out free money? |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-09-10 13:30 |
| #4 Oh, the sadomasochistic tedium of McCain's imprisonment in Hanoi being told over and over and over again at the Republican convention. Do McCain's credentials for the White House really consist only of that horrific ordeal? Americans owe every heroic, wounded veteran an incalculable debt of gratitude, but how do McCain's sufferings in a tiny, squalid cell 40 years ago logically translate into presidential aptitude in the 21st century? Gee, where were these sentiments when it was all about Nelson Mandela? Cammie recognizes a strong horse. Big deal. She'll chuck her socialist harpies fellow travelers under the bus just as fast as Obama for that power thingy. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-09-10 11:13 |
| #3 I think the world would be a much better place without 90% of "community organizers". |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-09-10 10:32 |
| #2 I think Sarah is Sarah for an important reason. There are no cry baby's or victims of class in Alaska. You either deal with the environment and what it gives you or you die from cabin fever. You learn to hunt, fish, drive 4wd and snowmobiles and dog sleds as well as skate, play hockey, climb, hike and survive. There is no permanent government programs that keep decision making out of your responsibilities. There is self-reliance and self-discipline unlike anything the government or a bunch of "community organizer" can do for you. This is why Obama and Biden - urban community organizer and permanent Washington politician are having a hard time understanding. This is the big "culture" divide that they would only be able to understand if they had lived in Alaska most of their lives. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-09-10 09:36 |
| #1 I beat her to writing about this meme, I think - last night I blogged about the appeal of the frontier woman! |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2008-09-10 09:00 |