For 82 days in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy ran for President. His campaign was described as magical and mystical. With RFK, we believed that anything was possible. Then his life was tragically cut short. His great potential left unfulfilled. There hasn’t been another politician, since RFK, who has inspired this country so profoundly…until Barak Obama. Will Barack Obama be able to recreate the magic of those 82 days?

Archive for October 6th, 2008

List Of 300 Celebrities That Favor Obama

Monday, October 6th, 2008

On July 24, 2008 Nas said he was not endorsing Obama but does believes in Obama and that Obama is hope, change and the smartest president[ial] [candidate] he’s heard speak ever since Jimmy Carter’s time when Nas started paying attention

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MAKE BELIEVE MAVERICK

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Instead, with Rove protégé Steve Schmidt at the helm, McCain has turned the campaign into a torrent of debasing negativity, misrepresenting Barack Obama’s positions on everything from sex education for kindergarteners to middle-class

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I'll Never Let Go Jack: Voter Registration, Bingo, and Open House

Monday, October 6th, 2008

I remember flipping through AOL News in 2004 and one of the headlines was “Who Is Barack Obama” and it was talking about this speech in the 2004 Democratic National Convention. In 2007, I got to take a Race and Politics class,

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Jay-Z rallies Detroit audience at Cobo concert supporting Obama

Monday, October 6th, 2008

What I say tonight cannot be held against Barack Obama. I’m just a free citizen exercising his free speech. I’m not here to tell you who to vote for. I’m voting for Barack Obama, but that’s just me.”

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Hope…etc.

Monday, October 6th, 2008

With each story about the presidential campaign, I couldn’t help but think about how possible it is that we could elect Barack Obama president this year. The thought stirs something deep within my belly – a real sense of hope.

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Barack Obama and the US International Explaining Team

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Now. Not so much in the 2000 campaign. Gore is one of the smartest guys in public life, and he has done more heavy lifting on public awareness of climate change than any other person. He also campaigned like a total pussy in 2000.

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Barack Obama:By Elias Crim and Matthew Vadum

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Jeremiah Wright, the founder of Trinity United Church of Christ. Until their recent public break, Wright and Obama were close. Wright, whose words inspired the title of Obama’s book, The Audacity of Hope, offi ciated at Obama’s

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Ethical View

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Paul’s never been involved in a political campaign before, but was inspired by Barack’s call for change. He and his wife have two children around the same age as Barack’s daughters, and Paul believes that Barack has a sincere commitment

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3 10 To Yumi A Presidential Perspective on Good Writing

Monday, October 6th, 2008

“I announced today that I am forming a presidential exploratory committee I’m not just starting a campaign, though; I’m beginning a conversation — with you, with America Because we all need to be part of the discussion if we’re all

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Give It Back

Monday, October 6th, 2008

The rocker in rolled-up plaid sleeves slung another guitar over his shoulder and tossed out a raspy line that made clear to the thousands on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway how he feels about Barack Obama.

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