Posts Tagged ‘Obama’

August 23, 2009 updated

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

FOR MY SISTER, MINDOVERMARY, SO SHE’LL HAVE A SONG

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May 31, 2009 updated at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., midnight

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

(last update) THIS is very cool. Move your cursor! Thanks to Megan B!

The New York Times reports that a Wichita, KS, abortion doctor was shot and killed while attending his church Sunday morning.

(2d UPDATE) I found some “conservative” reactions to the above at Andrew Sullivan, and they are really shocking in their calloused view of this event, in my opinion.
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May 30, 2009

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Ben Smith at Politico had a short mention of President Obama going to a burger joint, 5 Guys, in D.C. The anti-Obama spin on the event is that he met a guy who works for the government in an agency, NGIA, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, and Obama asked him what the agency and the individual does. The story is neither here nor there to me. What DID get my attention was this comment among the many nasty, right wing comments that used race and tried to call the president dumb:

where will obongo’s dealy plaza be?

Posted By: cuthean | May 29, 2009 at 09:02 PM

Shocking and horrible.

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February 5, 2009

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

BECAUSE I SAID SO

BECAUSE I SAID SO


Do you remember the line from Desiderata: “Avoid loud and aggressive people”? King Solomon in his Proverbs and the Tao and others all warn against people who are quick to anger.
I have to admit that sometimes I’m that guy.
I have a temper. I frequently must apologize for things I say when I’m mad. Even worse, as some of the women who’ve dated me will testify, are the things I write in letters and emails when I’m pissed off and mad.
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