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 November 13th, 2008

Obama & Me

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Barack Obama—no one will be surprised to learn—is an Idealist. His specific type is an ENFP, what Keirsey calls “the Champion.” ENFPs, says Keirsey, are “filled with conviction that they can easily motivate those around them.

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Hotline After Dark — The Family Man

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

McCain, asked if the choice of Sarah Palin hurt his campaign: “No. … Look, I’m so proud of her. And I’m very grateful that she agreed to run with me. She inspired people. She still does. And look, I couldn’t be happier with Sarah

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McCain is right: don’t blame Palin

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

He disputed that a different vice presidential pick would have changed the outcome against Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden. At campaign rallies, “The people were very excited and inspired by her. That’s what really mattered,

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November 12, 2008

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Wall Street Journal Kurdistan Is a Model for Iraq By Masoud Barzani Our path to a secular, federal democracy is inspired by the US. ‘Change‘ Is Coming to Asia. By Ying Ma Barack Obama’s win doesn’t bode well for the region.

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McCain to Leno: ‘I couldn’t be happier with Sarah Palin’

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

John McCain’s former campaign manager Terry Nelson says that if Sarah Palin plans to run for president, she should follow Barack Obama’s example and seize on her momentum. Nelsons suggests she take a shot at the presidency in 2012.

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Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Because of them, Barack Obama and I could wage a hard-fought campaign for the Democratic nomination. Because of them and because of you, children today will grow up taking for granted that an African-American or a woman can, yes,

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The French First Lady

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Inspired by Barack Obama, the French first lady and other leading figures say it’s high time for France to stamp out racism and shake up a white political and social elite that smacks of colonial times. A manifesto published Sunday,

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Remember Arafat?

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

In his “Open Letter to Senator Barack Obama”, Nader derides Obama for his wishy-washy approach to the conflict and challenges him to be resolute in defense of justice. “To advance change and hope, the presidential persona requires

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Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/12/2008

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Obama Victory Took Root in Kennedy-Inspired Immigration Act By Peter S. Canellos WASHINGTON — Barack Obama’s victory last week triggered an immediate accounting of debts to be paid off in constructing his new administration.

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The Senate Democratic Caucus Forgives Joe Lieberman at Their Own

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Throughout the primaries and the general election, Barack Obama liked to say that the supporters who donated money or volunteered time “owned a piece of his campaign.” Many of those supporters did so, in large part, because of a hunger

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