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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Exhilaration, Exhaustion, Tennyson
"The old order changeth, yielding place to new,
And God fulfils Himself in many ways,
Lest one good custom should corrupt the world."
-- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Passing of Arthur
Posted in Mind & Society | Also tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Camelot, Change, Democracy, John McCain, King Arthur, Politics, Sacrifice | 1 Comment
Wisdom versus Winning
After all this, is your world not larger than it was before? Show me you both are looking for wisdom and understanding, rather than victory.
Posted in Mind & Society | Also tagged Community, Debate, John McCain, Political Friendship, Politics, Wisdom | Leave a comment
Another Halloween
It's that time of year again, when our culture takes a holiday originating in fall harvest and the passing of generations, and turns it into a celebration of imagination, childhood, community, misrule, aggression, terror, & trauma (as well as another opportunity for a capitalist binge).
Posted in Reading Around | Also tagged David Bordwell, Fear, Halloween, Holidays, John McCain, Politics, Stories, Zombies | Leave a comment
Dashed Hopes (or, Nonsense in Nashville)
Richard Harwood: "When this campaign started, many people, including myself, thought it was a golden opportunity for a real debate between competing visions for the nation's future. Remember that?"
Posted in Margin Notes, Mind & Society | Also tagged Debate, Fact Checking, John McCain, Nashville, Politics, Presidents, Richard Harwood | Leave a comment
The Woman, the Problem, the Dream…and the Hope?
Some of our struggles: from Sojurner Truth, who asks, "Ain't I a Woman?" From W.E.B. Du Bois, who asks, "How does it feel to be a Problem?" From Martin Luther King, Jr., who asks, "Can we bank on this dream?" And from Barack Obama, who claims that, "Yes, we can."
Posted in Mind & Society, Reading Around | Also tagged Alice Walker, America, Civil Rights, Community, Drew Hansen, Gender, Jr., Juan Galis-Menendez, Martin Luther King, Race, Rhetoric, Sojurner Truth, W.E.B. Du Bois, Women | 2 Comments
The Audacity of Strategy
I wonder if Barack has read Condi's book?
Posted in Margin Notes | Also tagged Condaleeza Rice, Democracy, History, Hope, Politics, Strategy | Leave a comment
100 Days Citizen Test