28 Aug
“Seismic.”
“Seismic” is how the pundits described Barack Obama’s speech accepting the Democratic party’s nomination for President of the United States.
Shaken free of my cynicism is how I feel right now.
I experienced this history with Twitterfriends and my mom on Twitter. Simultaneously I was instant messaging my oldest friend, who is in all ways except biology [...]
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28 Aug
Forty five years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I have a dream speech” and changed America. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, one man with a vision exposed America’s abandonment of “justice for all” and pushed basic truths into the light. Dr. King’s dream, that all people would be judged [...]
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27 Aug
“Remember when the world used to trust us?” Vice-Presidential Nominee Senator Joseph Biden
Great photos from Leslie Sanchez of The Huffington Post via Twitter (HuffPo)
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27 Aug
The buzzing accolades are remarkably similar. “She did what she needed to do.” “She knew what she needed to do and she delivered.” “She knocked it out of the ballpark.”
Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton held the spotlights during the first two nights of the Democratic National Convention. To win, each woman had to deliver a [...]
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26 Aug
It is hard to imagine that not so long ago there were only three networks broadcasting news; once a day unless there was a national tragedy or celebration. But now in addition to newspapers, radio, and broadcast network news there’s cable, the internet and social media where people exchange headlines, breaking news and ideas like [...]
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25 Aug
Shawn P. Williams - Dallas South Blog - ‘A tale of two Conventions’
Excerpt:
When we got on the plane I heard the first of many conversations broken up into “Hillary Supporters” and “Obama Supporters.” One vendor pulled us aside in the Red Lion (Texas Delegation) and told us to “watch out for the Hillary people.” [...]
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