I’m still catching up with things friends have sent me over the past few days. This is just awesome (thanks Suzanne).

This is by Dave Stewart, formerly of the Eurythmics. [via Garrett and Westcott]

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It is time. Way, way past time.

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Search Engine Stories - Prompt - 25 Oct. 08 ‘What is the World Seeking?’

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Frankly, there have been many times in the last eight years or so that I’ve been embarrassed by and ashamed of this country. My home nation seems to have lost track of so much, seems to promote world views and values I cannot condone, and seems to have cast a pall of sound-bite malaise over its citizenry. I realize of course that I am not the only one feeling this way.

I also realize that while I do things I think promote change, and I contribute to the campaigns of folks I think can effect broader issues, I tend to march my political ideas around in the same little circle all the time.

So, enough of that. I think Obama is the best chance we’ve got.

The video below is inspiring. It is Obama in Ohio. And did I mention, it is inspiring? He ends with a call to keep working to make it happen. So I”m hoping to reach a few more folks than my daily email chatter by posting this here. This is one thing I can do to try to help.

I also want to ask everyone to make sure to vote. The polls are looking good, but it isn’t over. Be sure to vote.

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[via The Daily Kos]

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Below is a link to a column from Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat.

I find this to be some of the most articulate discussion about Sarah Palin I’ve seen. It is quite even-handed and, at the end, Westneat makes a very thought provoking (for me anyway) point about the potential for women leaders in the US.

Short, well written, and worth a read.

“The Female Vote”

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Is worth two Bushes separated by a Bill,
Hedonist prophets in replicate.
Archon profiteers
Distribute penance w/out salvation—bless my sins father
And I will not confess yours.
Lost sheep shorn—but only a little, little, little at a time.
Itinerate hands scrub for pennies.
Their babes swaddled in barbed wire
Then come of age in sweaty back rooms,
Licentious greed the true face of freedom.
Each doorway here frames a portrait of
Reaching-out and falling hard.
Overblown commanders—relentless, remorseless
Bulldoze our bread
Into soft landings for the already-haves while
Nearby, a speckled blue egg hatches a small avian of resplendent voice.

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Search Engine Stories - 20 Sept. 08 - prompt: ‘i had a little robin’

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