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Oh please, please, please, make Joe Lieberman your running mate, John McCain. Imagine what a team they would make!
If there’s one small bright spot in George W. Bush’s presidency – with its skyrocketing spending, endless wars, rampant lawbreaking, trashing the economy, shredding of the Constitution, and torching of America’s political capital in the world – its that Joe Lieberman wasn’t elected vice president.
He so deserves another chance.
/snark
Thank you, George W. Bush, for giving the United States no moral leg to stand on while our once and future enemy Russia systematically dismantles Georgia. You’ve plainly made the world a safer place by tying us down in a never-ending war while pumping billions of dollars of oil profits into the hands of Russian-dictator-for-life (and your soulmate) Vladimir Putin.
Yeah, we need four more years of this kind of leadership.
I got back from the Barack Obama town hall meeting about an hour ago. What I thought would be a seat in the bleachers directly behind Obama turned out to be a seat about 30 yards away. Though I wasn’t in fist-bumping range with Barack I did enjoy the experience. It was fun seeing how whipped up the crowd was, too. I also got to hang out with my busy friend Grier Martin, and see familiar faces from the Kerry-Edwards rally from four years ago.
I sat with the vets on the upper bleachers, about four people to the left of the end of the “Change We Can Believe In” sign. I’m not in any of the photographs I’ve seen on the AP or Reuters wire. If anyone can find video of the event, let me know.
And by the way, the disabled veteran who had the last question tonight is Michael Bishop, a Marine Corps veteran. I shook hands with him earlier in the evening – a very friendly fellow – but until he asked his question to Obama I had no idea he was homeless.
It really burns me up that men and women like Bishop wind up on the street after all they have given to our country. In spite of being a veteran himself, McCain has an abysmal record when it comes to supporting veterans. I hope Bishop gets the assistance he needs.
Update: WRAL has the video, and if you squint you can see me on the top left side of the screen from 00:01:00 to 00:01:10.
Update Two: New Raleigh has pictures showing me in the audience. You’ll see me in this photo: above Obama’s left shoulder, back row, and behind the dude in the yellow shirt standing and holding a camera. I’m wearing a green shirt and my dorky Navy ballcap.
At last night’s East Raleigh CAC meeting I was elected by the membership as chair. Also elected were Sue Sturgis as secretary and Andrew LeLiever as vice-chair. Together we hope to grow the East CAC and use it to better our neighborhoods. Wish us luck!
It looks like a replay of my Kerry-Edwards encounter four years ago will take place tomorrow. I’ve been given a VIP spot onstage with Barack Obama for his talk in Raleigh tomorrow night, again due to my being a veteran. While I’m still not happy that Obama voted to throw the Fourth Amendment under the bus, he beats the alternative.
Look for me on TV wearing my goofy, oversized Navy ball-cap.
Does anyone else find the N&O’s obsession with John Edwards a bit strange? I mean, Edwards is no longer running for anything. He’s not a vice-presidential candidate. He’s not even on his local town council. He wasn’t much involved in party politics before he was elected and he hasn’t been since. He’s kept a relatively low profile after dropping out of the presidential race. In short, what John Edwards does or does not do is of absolutely no consequence to anyone. So why is he emblazoned on the front page of my newspaper?
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I know I made fun of Governor Mike Easley’s fist bump with Barack Obama. It looked pathetic, after all.
It turns out the Governor’s bum shoulder was at fault. I’m not one to make light of someone’s injury. My apologies, Governor. I hope you heal quickly.
Happy Friday, everyone!!!!!1!!1!!eleven!!one!!!
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The George W Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages. The Library will include:
The Hurricane Katrina Room, which is still under construction.
The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you won’t be able to remember anything.
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After some discussions with the current chair, I’ve volunteered to take over as the chair of Raleigh’s East CAC. I was nominated for the post at last night’s meeting but will be (hopefully) voted in next month.
The volunteer job consists of running a monthly meeting where things of interest to our neighbors are discussed: such as crime, new developments in the area, etc. I’ve been impressed with the number of regular attendees at the meeting so I’m hopeful there will be plenty of participation, too.
This all builds on my Raleigh Neighborhood College experience so I’m glad to have an opportunity to put it to use. And I get to work with Charlene Willard again. How could I say no?
The sign went up on Craigslist this morning, too.
