America rocked the house
In addressing America tonight via the Democratic Convention, Barack Obama said this election isn’t about him. “It’s about you,” he said. About the American people.
And he’s right.
Barack Obama, as inspiring, as gifted, as talented and intelligent as he is — he didn’t put himself at this center of this momentous occasion, at this momentous time for our country. Americans did. Americans put him there and he’s humble and gracious enough to know that.
As proud as I am — as thrilled and hopeful as I am — to have Obama as my candidate … as my next President of the United States … I’m even more proud to have — as fellow Americans — the people who put him at that podium tonight.
America, you rocked the house, and I couldn’t be more proud to be counted among you.
I’m blaming Bill (published in the Tampa Tribune 8/26)
In the over-hyped week before Obama announced his VP choice, I shocked myself by realizing I was harboring a secret hope that he’d choose Hillary Clinton.
Why this sudden convoluted craving for a Clinton? I didn’t vote for her in the primaries; Obama’s been my choice all along. So, why this rush of hope for Hillary now? (more…)
Clinton country
(This was the follow-up column to Blasphemy at the pulpit — ran in April 08.)
After finally digging myself out from under the deluge of reader mail sent in response to the Blasphemy at the Pulpit column (where I questioned the wisdom of Hillary bringing her husband back into the White House) … I’m here to tell you two things:
First: I DON’T HATE HILLARY CLINTON!
And second: Boy, oh, boy, Sarasota is definitely not Clinton Country! (more…)
Was Wright so wrong?
Was Wright so wrong?
Let’s all just take a moment and untwist our knickers.
Despite The Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s dramatic style of rhetoric … despite his poor choice of words, is what he said really so wrong? (more…)
Hope’s got my vote
I’m planning to vote for Obama – in part because he’s black.
I want a black person to be president of this country. But why? (more…)
Got guts?
Barack Obama appears to be willing to speak truthfully, to live transparently to a certain degree, and that takes guts. And I like that.
I like the fact that Obama smoked dope, admits it, and doesn’t do it now. That tells me that he’s pretty much like an awful lot of other people in the United States. (more…)