November 2008
20 posts
"From Euphoria to Bummerville". [The name of my... →
I would kill to get an audio feed of Las Vegas sports books during the end of this game.
Oh my.
(via clopezho)
Yes they will Mr. Brooks... yes they will... →
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in...
– President Dwight D.Eisenhower, in The Chance for Peace, a speech given to the American Society of Newspaper Editors on April 16 1953
Called this about 10 years ago →
Post-Baby Boom →
60 is NOT the 40. Quit changing the bar boomers. You’re OLD. Face it.
Thanks for your music, now please shut the fuck up and move along.
David Brooks →
Peggy Noonan →
A Short and Ineloquent Gripe from a Lifetime 2.7...
I was actually surpisingly touched by Jesse Jackson’s tears. I suppose it IS naive to not notice that there was a camera RIGHT IN FRONT that he couldn’t help but notice.
clopezho:
I’m bothered by the immediate over-concentration on race from this “historic victory”. Race has obviously been an integral theme throughout but Obama’s victory is SO much more important than anything...
Obama Cabinet
I like Rahm Emanuel, but I’m hoping Obama selects Tom Daschle as Chief of Staff. I’d like to see Bill Richardson instead of John Kerry as Secretary of State if they are the only choices. I’d really like to see Dick Lugar or Colin Powell here. May as well keep Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense for now. Maybe Chuck Hagel at this position? Paul Volcker as Secretary of...
Remarks of President-Elect Barack Obama—as...
Remarks of President-Elect Barack Obama—as prepared for delivery Election Night Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Chicago, Illinois If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It’s the answer told by lines...
Obama’s Acceptance Speech in Chicago - 11/04
A great day for the world
Nov 4th, 2008 is a great day in our history. I am overwhelmed.