On Patriotism - Obama's speech

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Monday June 30, 2008 · 9:43 AM PDT

2008/06/30 · 09:43

Full text of the speech here (thanks to hyper).

As usual, Senator Obama has delivered an inspirational speech to the American people. Thus far, the loudest applause has followed his quoting of Mark Twain,

Patriotism is loving your country all of the time, and your government when it deserves it.

Followed by a standing ovation and then the astounding idea, which is likely as old as America herself, that,

Time may prove that dissent against government that does not uphold the ideals of America, may prove to be the greatest form of patriotism yet.

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I'm an American Patriot

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I'm an American Patriot

Yes

44 votes

Don't ever question my patriotism

35 votes

I'm not American, but I stand by her ideals

4 votes

FL and MI - Are We Too Progressive for Rules?

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Friday May 16, 2008 · 9:26 AM PDT

2008/05/16 · 09:26

Recently, there has been some speculation that a deal has been struck with regards to the seating of delegates from Michigan and Florida. Whether or not this is true, the issue of Michigan and Florida has created the opportunity for some introspection:

Where do Progressive Democrats stand on the issue of rule-based governance?

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How should Michigan and Florida be handled?

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How should Michigan and Florida be handled?

No delegates seated; no punishment for MI & FL party leaders

1 vote

50% of delegates seated; no punishment for MI & FL party leaders

2 votes

All delegates seated; no punishment for MI & FL party leaders

1 vote

No delegates seated; MI & FL party leaders punished

11 votes

50% of delegates seated; MI & FL party leaders punished

8 votes

All delegates seated; MI & FL party leaders punished

7 votes

Something else (please specify in comments)

4 votes

The Obama Elites

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Wednesday April 23, 2008 · 8:53 PM PDT

2008/04/23 · 20:53

For the past several weeks, I've been working on a philosophical essay related to progressivism in the Democratic Party. It was supposed to be my first diary (I figure this will eventually tie in to my progressivism essay anyway). But instead, I'm posting this; this diary that will respond to something that currently (04.23.08, 7:45 PM) appears on the front page of the site HillaryIs44.com.

Okay, okay...I know; why the hell am I looking on that site anyway, right? Well, I check out as many different points of view as I can. I also peruse the FreeRepublic.com site on occasion. Keep your enemies close, eh? So, here goes... a point-by-point rebuttal to "The Obama Elites". Enjoy.

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Basic arithmetic

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Algebra

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Trigonometry

6 votes

Calculus I

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Calculus II

4 votes

Matrix Algebra/Calculus

3 votes

Differential Equations

8 votes

Structural Equation Modeling

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Statistics

4 votes

Gas

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