Jammin’ for Obama, old style

I know, the election’s over.  But I’m still happy to celebrate how we won it:  the energy of the campaign, the innovation of the volunteers, the employment of the ‘net as a powerful tool for change.  Check out this video of some hyped up volunteers making old school music in Charlottesville, VA for Obama:
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This is why we work so hard

Quote of the morning

Jonathan Alter of Newsweek speaking on MSNBC this morning:
Our first sixteen presidents could have actually owned Barack Obama as property.
History. In. The. Making.  Vote.

A canvassing story

There’s a piece in the November 3 issue of The Christian Science Monitor called, “My wife made me canvass for Obama; here’s what I learned.”  It’s the story of Jonathan Curley, a Southern banker who voted for George H.W. Bush twice and W. once.  He has a son who has served in both Afghanistan and [...]

It all comes down to this

Straight talk, folks.  It all comes down to this.  I, like many of you, have been working on this election for two years.  We have literally given blood, sweat, and tears to this, not to mention money and loads upon loads of time away from our families.  And we now have about 48 more hours to make a [...]

I love Brother West

I had the tremendous pleasure of meeting Brother Cornel West at the Democratic National Convention.  I shook his hand.  We had a conversation.  It may have been the highlight of the Convention for me.  It was 180 degrees on the roof of the Denver Athletic Club that morning and there Brother West was in his [...]

Grace in politics

My friend Richard owns this great blog, Rock the Boat.  Yesterday, he posted something that moved me and I hope it will you, as well:
You’d Never Guess It
But I hate politics. Seriously. I guess the closest thing it compares to is a drug addiction. The addict knows that the drug is what makes him miserable; [...]

The truth revealed

There are reasons why Ta-Nehisi Coates is a must read.  Here’s one:
Awesome-Sauce:  Barack Obama revealed to be Barry 13X
So the new rumor is that Barack is actually the son of Malcolm X. No seriously. Dude look at the resemblance! And they actually have a very similar speaking style. Some may be tempted to see this [...]

Dave Matthews for Barack

I used to go see Dave Matthews when I was in school in Charlottesville and he was just starting out.  So for a little nostalgia, here’s Dave’s GOTV video for Barack:

Bill Clinton with Obama in Florida

This is as close as I can find to the whole thing.  Bill Clinton on stage with Obama in a midnight rally in Orlando last night.  Enjoy.