I like Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac got some heat for telling a joke at an Obama fundraiser. Here’s the line that caused the problem:
“My little nephew came to me and he said, ‘Uncle, what’s the difference between a hypothetical question and a realistic question?”‘ Mac said toward the end of his routine. “I said, I don’t know, but I [...]

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The advantages of being a minority

The Seattle Post Intelligencer has an opinion piece on how Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton had no advantage being black and female respectively during the Democratic nomination. The writer describes how she has heard many people express that Barack Obama wouldn’t be where he is if he wasn’t black and how upsetting that is for [...]

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Do we stay the course?

I’m the type of person who worries a lot. If I have nothing to worry about, I assure you I will think of something to worry about. My worries are primarily comprised of rare happenings like terrorist attacks, plane crashes, car seat problems, medical mishaps, child abductions, exploding cell phones, re-useable plastic bottles — you [...]

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Never let them take you for granted

To say I was disappointed by Barack Obama’s reversal on FISA legislation, would be an understatement and it would appear I’m not alone. We will soon see if Barack Obama has the makings of a great leader or not. I’m hoping he’s a great leader.
A grassroots group of activists has been organizing on MyBo, Obama’s [...]

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McCains Have $100k + in Credit Card Debt

Hmmm, Obama is supposedly the elitist but John and Cindy McCain have hundreds of thousands of dollars in credit card debt. One of their children has $10-50k in credit card debt. These people truly have nothing in common with everyday Americans and are clearly not financially responsible.
In an interesting peek into John McCain’s personal finances, [...]

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Anti-Obama Thugs Tag Cars

Police on Sunday were investigating vandals’ spray-painting of dozens of city vehicles here, some with disparaging messages about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Authorities think the vandalism to about 60 vehicles, estimated at $10,000 in damage, was done Saturday afternoon, police spokeswoman Sgt. Barbara Jones said.
The vehicles were parked across from City Hall and [...]

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Defining Obama

From The Huffingtonpost:
As a rule, Republicans appreciate the value in defining the Democratic presidential nominee, and the GOP is usually pretty good at it. In 2000, Al Gore, they said, was an “exaggerator.” This was not only effective, thanks to a quick embrace by the media, it was also part of a narrative — when [...]

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What race are you?

I loathe checking the box that asks me to identify what race I am. There are two reasons. Number one is that usually none of the categories fit. I am not 100% white nor am I 100% Asian. Even if I were 100% Asian, I don’t think I’d feel comfortable checking a box that lumped [...]

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Sharing the Wealth

I earlier wrote about my mother’s worry that Barack Obama would give all of his black friends jobs and only focus on black issues. I later heard that same thought expressed by a voter in West Virginia. It’s odd isn’t it that people think giving jobs to friends has never occurred before ever in American [...]

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The Reason for You Tube’s Existence

The Young Turks.

Via Politico.

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Feminism, Hillary and Me

I’m one of those unappreciative women that grew up with equal rights and didn’t vote for Hillary Clinton. Perhaps because of my age, I found it hard to identify with Hillary. She’s nothing like me.
I am living the life that women of older generations fought for, and yet I am living it more fully than [...]

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The Audacity of Hope

I’ve surprised myself and I am actually tearing up. God bless America.

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A Christian Nation

Isn’t it ironic that in order to even be considered a candidate for President of the United States Barack Obama had to be a Christian, and yet this election has driven him away from his church and from spirituality. How could anyone not be disillusioned by the demands of this electorate?
Anyone who thinks this country [...]

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Obama is a Muslim and Other Falsehoods

Quite frankly, I don’t think that the people who say they think Obama is a Muslim really think that. I believe it’s code for we don’t feel comfortable electing a black man as president but we can’t think of a good reason. If they do, then I have to wonder how gullible are they in [...]

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Would Appalacians Vote For Obama if Hillary Were VP?

I think it’s a valid question that the pollsters should be asking. Clinton scores well with white working class voters without a college degree, especially in the Appalachian region.
Many voters in Clinton’s base core say they won’t vote for Obama unless Clinton is the V.P. Would the voters in Appalachia do the same? Would they [...]

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The no-win situation that is Guantanamo Bay

Whoever takes the presidency in November will have difficulty finding a solution to the mess of Iraq. Though perhaps one individual may be worse than the others, Obama, McCain and Clinton are doomed to failure because this administration never considered part two of playing war.
In reference to the prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay here’s [...]

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Another Dumb Headline

When you click on this link you find out that the friend is Warren Buffett. I think Warren Buffet has accomplished enough in his lifetime to be valid on his own.

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Monorail Espresso

Liberal attitude where the bike messengers get their coffee, Monorail Espresso is my favorite coffee in Seattle. I’m quite partial to the maple syrup latte with real maple syrup.

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Racism Alive and Well

A sad article about the daily racist encounters Obama supporters have experienced.
The same people who would label Rev. Wright ridiculous for thinking the U.S. created AIDS to kill black people are the people who believe this Obama-is-a-Muslim crap. They are the people looking down on some blacks for thinking O.J. was innocent [...]

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Conversations with my Mother

Yesterday in America it was Mother’s Day and so I called my mother to have a conversation about life. You may recall my post about race in America in which my mother expresses disbelief that America is ready to elect a black man as president. We picked up where we left off a few [...]

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Stubborn Old People

My grandmother was a Southern (Louisiana) headstrong woman — very self-sufficient and very stubborn. One time when she visited my family in California we decided to take her dinner to a Mexican restaurant. She refused. She told us she had heard on Paul Harvey that Mexicans ate bugs and she would not go to a [...]

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Oregon is Full of Elitists!

I have to admit I’ve never heard that one before. I’m from California and I live in Washington, so really I’ve been a neighbor of Oregon most of my life. The fact that I now learn they are just a bunch of elitists is a real shocker.
Seattle political consultant Cathy Allen, a Clinton supporter, said [...]

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How Do You Decide Which State Primaries Count?

Keith Olbermann explains it all.

For the record, this logic negates my vote.

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Gas Tax Holiday in Practice

A good post on the Washington Post fact checker that demonstrates what happened in Illinois after a six month gas tax break.
When gas prices hit a shocking $2 a gallon in Illinois in the summer of 2000, politicians demanded action. As a Democratic state senator, Obama joined other lawmakers in pushing through a six-month suspension [...]

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How Will Republicans Vote in Indiana Primary?

On Tuesday, voters in Indiana and North Carolina will go to the polls to vote in what could be one of the most significant days of the Democratic presidential race. But in Indiana, the Wall Street Journal suggests, it might not be Democrats who matter most to the final results.
Indiana’s primary is open, which [...]

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