As a Black Woman....

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Thursday August 28, 2008 · 6:41 PM PDT

2008/08/28 · 18:41

I am full and overwhelmed.

My mother was there during the civil rights movement. She remembers living in a neighborhood and never seeing a white person. She remembers the catcalls, rude comments and disdain from people who thought of her as less of a person.

My father isn't here so I get to see this in his honor. In honor of his marching, his bravery to stand up to things that were wrong; in honor of the man who told me that I could be whatever I wanted. Maybe he was right.

There is no other place on earth where I would be happier or more proud to be right now.

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Monday May 19, 2008 · 10:18 AM PDT

2008/05/19 · 10:18

It has come to my attention that you "might not" vote for Obama because you feel that he or his campaign might be guilty of being "terribly sexist". As a woman and feminist, I can't disagree more. The most common mention of Obama's sexism toward Clinton is the remark that "she's likeable enough". What about that has any shred of sexual/gender connotation? Is it she? Would you prefer that he used a non-gender specific noun such as "It"? Honestly, I'm wondering what it is you have seen as being wrong and how Barack Obama has been 'terribly sexist'? Because I simply am not getting it.

I understand that you are still probably seething because your remarks ("If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position, and if he was a woman, he would not be in this position.")were not well received. They were clearly unwarranted and honestly more sexist than anything anyone can claim that Obama has done. The damage done is your own and has nothing to do with the "sexism" of Obama. I think you come across as more upset about the reaction to your backhand remark than truly concerned about the well being of Hillary Clinton as a candidate.

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Thursday May 15, 2008 · 6:32 PM PDT

2008/05/15 · 18:32

This will be brief. The Kevin James/Chris Matthews Interview has inspired me. Americans need to look at this and recognize the use of specific syntax to manipulate and assemble mass segments of the population into angry mobs shouting the latest catch phrases, angered because they were misinformed and instructed to follow without full explanation.

Remember when Americans wanted to know the full story, "The truth and nothing but the truth?" When did we become automatons who are controlled by any soundbyte as if it were a mental trigger?

Examples of this in the modern day are obviously the Kevin James "Appeaser" bits. He doesn't know what an appeaser is.

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Wednesday May 14, 2008 · 8:06 AM PDT

2008/05/14 · 08:06

I understand the fact that Hillary being elected president would represent an enormous achievement in the eyes of women and those who subscribe to feminist thought.

The problem is that Hillary isn't that woman for me and I'm guessing many of my fellow feminists agree.

Could it be that I'm a 3rd waver?

From Wiki:

Third-wave feminism seeks to challenge or avoid what it deems the second wave's "essentialist" definitions of femininity, which often assumed a universal female identity and over-emphasized experiences of upper middle class white women.

Third-wave feminists often focus on "micro-politics" and challenge the second wave's paradigm as to what is, or is not, good for females.]

But how does that contrast second wave feminism?

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Friday May 02, 2008 · 3:59 PM PDT

2008/05/02 · 15:59

Very simple..copy and paste to your email list:

The gas tax holiday is NOT a good idea. It will cost jobs to people who really need them and the gas companies will still suck in huge profits.

Read Here: From the Associated Press Gas Tax Holiday

I don't care which candidate you're for, don't be fooled by a shiny gas tax holiday. Tell your candidate NO!

It might sound like a quick solution but it really puts more money in the oil companies pockets.

Bottom Line-Obama Still Winning

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Monday April 28, 2008 · 1:52 PM PDT

2008/04/28 · 13:52

In the past week, since Pennsylvania, we have seemingly gotten a bit off track. A few media worthy things happened. The Pennsylvania primary was not one of them. Hillary was expected to win all along. Of course, she is using the psychology of that win to place doubt and fear in the hearts of Obama supporters. Why? Because psychology is all she has.

She does not have the numbers.

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Thursday April 24, 2008 · 9:05 PM PDT

2008/04/24 · 21:05

Say you want a revolution
We better get on right away
Well you get on your feet
And out on the street

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

A million workers working for nothing
You better give em what they really own
We got to put you down
When we come into town

Singing power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

Lennon said it, Now I'm asking us to all follow through and change the media narrative.

Barack Obama may have to play nice. His supporters do not. We don't have to be undignified but we are under no restraints to be quiet.

We have chosen our candidate because we believe he is the best to serve the needs of this nation. We have chosen him because he has made us a part of this process in a way that no other candidate can comprehend. We have chosen him because his message has empowered us to believe in our power to affect change in this nation.

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Thursday April 24, 2008 · 4:56 PM PDT

2008/04/24 · 16:56

Here's my issue today:

The "news" is schizophrenic. One day they love a candidate, another day they wonder if they've got a major problem.

The issue I have with that is why are they telling me who they like anyway?

I don't want to know who Chris Matthews drools over or his opinion of Rev Wright's finally speaking (didn't he previously ask where he'd been?). I don't want Chris Matthews telling me that Barack Obama needs to drink coffee instead of juice. I want Chris Matthews to swallow the spit that collects in his mouth all the damned time and shut up.

Of course Chris Matthews is not news. He's an editorialist.

Do we have news anymore? Do we have any one who simply offers up the information and keeps their damned opinions to themselves?

Ok, damn, I'm guilty.

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Wednesday April 23, 2008 · 12:15 PM PDT

2008/04/23 · 12:15

First the "Big States" argument is skewed. It's a primary and she didn't wipe him out by 20 points. In a general election, it looks pretty good that a democrat would be successful. Any Democrat.

now the real topic

Alright, I know that seemingly Kentucky would be Clinton country. But what folks don't know about Kentucky is that the creative class has grown immensely in the last 5 years which bodes well for Obama. As well the ethnic diversity in the state is changing. Louisville (my town) is probably leaning toward Obama without question. His street signs are everywhere. This also speaks well for him in Southern Indiana. According to Open Secrets, He leads in fundraising in this city and is nearly tied in fundraising in Lexington. Both cities have large and active youth cultures and the two largest public universities. Another city to watch is Paducah. Very large creative community and another university town.

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Sunday April 20, 2008 · 9:35 PM PDT

2008/04/20 · 21:35

Apparently Obama's $200.00 donation from Bill Ayers, an American Sixties ex-radical pales in comparison to Hil's donations from the LTTE or the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. These donations came namely from two individuals, Pat Pathmakumar and Ram Ranjan. Before I posted this, I wanted to check the campaign donation funds at Open Secrets and I see that sure enough both Pathmakumar and Ranjan have donated to Hillary's campaign. Ranjan reportedly admitted then "unadmitted" his involvement as a LTTE supporter. Information regarding this is posted here :Sri Lanka News from December 2007.

Edit: An old article from 2005 shows Bill Clinton supported a proposal that suggested the Sri Lankan government work with the Tamil Tigers to allocate Tsunami Aid. Putting a "terrorist group" in charge of disseminated international aid seems odd. Bill in Sri Lanka

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Friday April 18, 2008 · 6:55 AM PDT

2008/04/18 · 06:55

Ok, L.A. Times should really pack it in. There are two articles (both citing Youtube as sources), one attempting to exploit the Ayers-Obama relationship and one claiming that Obama flipped Hillary the bird. On top of that claiming that "two different videos show him doing the same thing at different speeches." Same video, two angles.

Please don't laugh people. Please. It really isn't funny. It is sad that the great newspapers of our country have been reduced to childish drivel. It frightens me.

I've written notes to these "writers" or should I call them "blighters". Real writers cherish their profession as do real journalists.

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Thursday April 17, 2008 · 8:21 AM PDT

2008/04/17 · 08:21

In the sixties, Chicago was a hotbed of political activity. There were many groups formed by young people to take on the problems they found in the government at the time. Much has been written about this time and there were very many participants and players.

The issue of Obama's association with Bill Ayers was brought to the forefront as an "issue". It is not. At all. Young Chicagoans in great numbers were members of these groups like Weather Underground or Abbie Hoffman's Youth International Party. As these youth aged into competent adults, it is no surprise that Obama, being an active public servant in the Chicago area, would happen upon an association with one of these people during later years.

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