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A Steady Peace. . .With the People
Published on 2011-02-03 15:27:46
We should choose better allies: The ally in question is known for having consistent police brutality; has been under “emergency rule” since the previous president was assassinated in 1981; has held four farcical “elections” over that time period, during which the incumbent president has won in landslides; regularly imprisons all political opposition without warrant; [...]
Working Together Tomorrow
Published on 2011-01-27 14:18:26
“What comes of this moment will be determined not by whether we can sit together tonight, but whether we can work together tomorrow.”– President Barack Obama from the State of the Union Address 2011, 1/25/11. Dear Mr. President: Good luck with “tomorrow,” sir. Rearranging the seating arrangements made for a nice show of superficial civility [...]
Sticking to Pledges, Hoping We Thrive
Published on 2011-01-19 07:34:32
While darlings of the right continue to paint the President as an opportunistic devil spawn and sentimentalists on the left continue to worship him as the 21st century’s first bonafide prophet, there seems to be no apparent sign that our political rhetoric will tone down nor that the era of civility the President calls for [...]
