Paul Aronsohn

Paul Aronsohn https://www.dailykos.com/user/Paul Aronsohn/rss/index.xml News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 05:49:26 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 05:49:26 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) New Jersey Deserves Better https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/8/3/1002640/-New-Jersey-Deserves-Better Enough is enough. The destructive policies.  The divisive rhetoric.  The disregard for views and lives not compatible with his own.   Taken together, Chris Christie’s brand of slash and burn politics is taking its toll on our state, and it’s time to put an end to it. rss@dailykos.com (Paul Aronsohn) ChrisChristie Elections Firefighters New Jersey NewJersey Police Teachers Unions _1002640 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:42:43 +0000 Thank You, Clarence Clemons https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/7/2/990761/-Thank-You-Clarence-Clemons Clarence Clemons will be genuinely missed. The music. The feeling. The sense of rightness. The sense of home. Through his saxophone, Clarence was able to do something that no other musician has been able to do. He gave sound to an emotion that is uniquely New Jersey – an emotion that is as tough as it is soulful … as distinctive as it is familiar. It is a sound that transcends both time and place. No matter where you are or what you are doing, Clarence’s saxophone has the ability to bring you back to a special place – one where things are good, things are hopeful, things are right. For many of us, his music has been the backdrop against which we have lived our lives. Growing up. Moving away. Coming home. Hanging with friends. Dreaming big dreams. Working. Dating. Mourning. Celebrating. Living. Through it all, there was Clarence’s saxophone – penetrating our moments, lifting our spirits, putting it all in perspective. For me, the journey began at age 11 when I bought my first cassettes, including Born to Run and Darkness. I later graduated high school to the tracks on Born in the U.S.A., but it was not until 1999 that I went to my first of many concerts. Granted, unlike some of my friends, I was never a diehard fan. I did not follow the band to other states. I did not keep track of set lists. Yet, the music was always there. The powerful lyrics. The contagious energy. The penetrating saxophone. In 1993, I actually had the opportunity to hang out with Clarence. It was inauguration night in Washington. Thanks to a mutual friend, we met up at the Hard Rock Café around midnight following the Big Man’s performance at an inaugural ball. We threw back a few beers and at his insistence, we talked politics. He explained that for the first time in his life he was excited about politics – that he believed in President Clinton and was really optimistic and enthusiastic about the future. For me the Clinton staffer, his words gave special validation to the work I had done for the past year on the campaign and for the work I was about to do as an administration official. For me the longtime fan, our conversation gave me a special memory that I will always remember … always cherish … always share. Clarence may have been born in Virginia. He may have lived his later years in Florida. But to millions of New Jerseyans – past, present and future – he will always be ours, and we will always be grateful for the big gift he gave us. Thank you, Big Man. Paul Aronsohn is a Councilman in Ridgewood, NJ. rss@dailykos.com (Paul Aronsohn) BruceSpringsteen ClarenceClemons Clinton Music New Jersey NewJersey Politics _990761 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:10:23 +0000 Dick Cheney https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/1/5/822099/-Dick-Cheney There he goes again. Dick Cheney – the mastermind behind so many of the failed homeland security policies of the past decade — is again questioning the Obama administration’ s ability to protect our country.   Despite his abysmal track record on these matters, Cheney is again alleging that President Obama has made the United States "less safe." In a word, this is outrageous  ...  and irresponsible. rss@dailykos.com (Paul Aronsohn) Afghanistan al-Qaeda Bush Cheney Detroit DickCheney Iraq Obama Security Terrorism _822099 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:38:27 +0000 Millions of Reasons to Support Obama https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/21/571905/-Millions-of-Reasons-to-Support-Obama The pain is still raw.  The anger is still palpable.  And the disappointment is still so very real. Yet, it is long past time for us Clinton supporters to put the Primary behind us and start taking this election more seriously.   rss@dailykos.com (Paul Aronsohn) Clinton Democrat Disability HealthCare Iraq Labor mcCain Obama ReproductiveRights Women _571905 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:06:34 +0000 So Much for Mr. Smith https://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/11/15/410779/-So-Much-for-Mr-Smith It happened so suddenly and so unexpectedly, but in a flash of a moment, the rationale for Senator Barack Obama's candidacy disappeared in a cloud of cynical smoke. The time was late morning Sunday, November 11.  The place was my kitchen television or Tim Russert's studio, depending on one's perspective.  The event was an interview with the candidate.  The question was about Iraq.  The answer was, well, unbelievably disappointing. Before looking at the revealing exchange, let's step back for a moment and recognize that Obama's campaign has been largely premised on two ideas -- one substantive, one normative.   rss@dailykos.com (Paul Aronsohn) Barack Obama BarackObama BillRichardson Election Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton Iraq Presidential _410779 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:32:55 +0000