Poets in the White House

You wanna see some fantastic poetry/spoken word/rap, head on over to Poets.org for a White House event from last May.

From the PR email:
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted students from American, Gallaudet, Georgetown, and Howard Universities in May 2009, allowing them to participate in an evening celebrating poetry, music, and the spoken word.
“We’re [...]

Not My Kinda Town

I’m having one of those days when I’m convinced I was dropped off here from some other planet. Call me an alien (as in alienated), but I just cannot relate to the crying people of Chicago. Rejected! It’s shocking! Absolutely unbelievable!
There could be, and probably are, about a million reasons the IOC chose Rio de [...]

Ranting On…

…Relentless Republicans
…Brainless Baseball Management
…Gallivanting Gosselins
It’s a fine day for a rant, and god knows this world gives us plenty to rant about—so much, I can’t keep up. When I’m involved in work, I don’t get much time to rant, much less blog them, and a slew of events, including the murder of Dr. Tiller and [...]

Every End A Beginning

Hillary Clinton supporters two days ago–a picture worth a thousand words
I got on board for Hillary Clinton a little late—and now that she’s lost, I wish I’d worked my tail off for her. I’ve only actually worked for candidates twice in my life—for Mario Cuomo’s second gubernatorial race, and Jesse Jackson’s bid for the Democratic [...]

To The Democrats

An Open Letter To George McGovern and the Democratic Party:
Please, please, please! You must STOP telling Hillary Clinton to drop out of the primary race! The situation is not exactly the same as it was in 1972—how could it be? We’re living in a whole different era, with different rules, different people and a [...]

Obama Throws Reverend Under the Bus

Why did Barack Obama denounce Reverend Wright yesterday, after weeks of resisting pressure to do so? He says he was appalled by some of the things the Rev said in a National Press Club speech—but I read the speech, including the Q&A portion, and nothing the Rev said rivalled the snippets of Wrightisms that started [...]