Reflection on Obama's MLK Speech

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Saturday April 05, 2008 · 5:36 AM PDT

2008/04/05 · 05:36

Yesterday, on the 40th anniversary of the tragic murder of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Barack Obama came to my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana and gave a reverent speech discussing the relationship between class and race. After much reflection, I want to share with you what this speech meant to me personally and why I will ultimately be supporting Senator Obama.

(Cross-posted from Fort Wayne Politics)

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Thursday November 08, 2007 · 11:15 AM PST

2007/11/08 · 11:15

In the run-up to the 2006 elections we heard numerous stories about Howard Dean's 50 state strategy and how Democrats weren't going back away from any race anywhere. We saw candidates that were endorsed early on by the netroots win races that might have otherwise been written off. I soaked up all the information I could on how bloggers could influence an election and I watched as the blogosphere helped steer national media stories. In the midterm elections I got to see firsthand how new media meshed with people powered politics could become a winning strategy.

But I wondered, can we use this model locally - here in Fort Wayne, Indiana? Can we really influence the local media and help our candidates win? Well I'm here to report that after watching this week's election results come rolling in from Fort Wayne, Indiana, the answer to those questions is a resounding YES. Find out how we did this after the flip...

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Friday March 23, 2007 · 9:32 PM PDT

2007/03/23 · 21:32

Indiana Republican Congressman Mark Souder likes to think he supports our troops in this war. He also seems to hedge towards wanting the war to end without causing complete chaos. He had a golden opportunity to address BOTH of these issues in today's House vote on the Iraq Supplemental bill and HE FAILED MISERABLY. He failed the veterans in this country. He failed our current military personnel and their families. His vote today was flat out inexcusable and something the people of this district will not forget.

So what did he vote against?

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Tuesday March 13, 2007 · 8:19 PM PDT

2007/03/13 · 20:19

This whole debaucle is yet another example of the most corrupt and dishonest administration in the history of this country. Let's start by making a quick point. The USA's serve at the pleasure of the President and the administration does not have to give a reason for firing them. BUT, if they do give reasons then they are obligated to give TRUTHFUL ones. And if Congress investigates, they are most certainly required to tell the truth while under oath.

THAT is what is driving the story at this point. This administration, namely the attorney general, continues to mislead the congress and the american people at every turn. The attorney general's chief-of-staff resigned yesterday for providing misleading information to those that were to testify in front of congress.

And lest you are tempted to believe the spin that this is simply a Democratic political ploy, you should understand that there are several prominent Republicans upset about being lied to. Today on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, REPUBLICAN Congressman (and extremely partisan) Darrel Issa stated that anyone involved in covering up the truth should resign.
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Saturday December 09, 2006 · 5:16 PM PST

2006/12/09 · 17:16

This kind of talk from the President has me steaming mad:

The country, in my judgment, is tired of pure political bickering that happens in Washington, and they understand that on this important issue of war and peace, it is best for our country to work together

Sorry but I just can't take it - Screw you sir! For years now you have divided this country pandering fear and half-truths about the Democratic party and its followers. Remember this?

However they put it, the Democrat approach in Iraq comes down to this: The terrorists win and America loses

There's so many more from him, his administration and the rest of the right wing pundits that I won't even try to pick a select few. You had your chance and you blew it. NOW of course you want bipartisanship but only because you have no choice.

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Saturday October 07, 2006 · 1:34 PM PDT

2006/10/07 · 13:34

Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the tragic midair bombing of Cubana Flight 455 that killed all 73 passengers on board the aircraft. There can be no doubt this was an act of terrorism and those involved should be brought to justice. The unfortunate part is that not only does the Bush administration KNOW who committed this terrorist act they also have him in custody and REFUSE to extradite him to stand trial and be brought to justice.
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RI-Sen (R): Chafee vs Laffey - The GOPs version of Lieberman/Lamont

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Sunday July 30, 2006 · 8:30 AM PDT

2006/07/30 · 08:30

The Rhode Island Republican primary is turning into a dogfight along the same lines as Lieberman/Lamont in Connecticut. In one corner you have Lincoln Chafee, the most liberal of all Republican senators, and in the other a challenger from the right, Stephen Laffey, employing a grassroots strategy of canvassing the entire state. There are similarities between the two races but one fundamental difference as well - one that poses an interesting question for Democrats. Read More

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