Today marks the transition of power from our 43rd president, President George W. Bush, to our 44th president, President Barack Obama. Millions of people are crowding into Washington D.C. to see the inauguration. People are making mention of Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. and their respective roles in the civil rights movement. In the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
I have hope…. that we’re not all let down.
Posted: 20th January 2009 by John in PersonalTags: Hope, Inauguration, Obama, Politics, President
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Seriously? Why is THIS an issue?
Posted: 14th October 2008 by John in PersonalTags: Christian, Muslim, Obama, Politics, Religion
Like many Americans, I’m tired of politics. This presidential campaign has been going on for too many months, and while important, I’m growing tired of hearing about it. You could ask yourself “then why is he writing about it now?” Yes, you COULD ask that – but you won’t, because you’re a loyal reader. There [...]
The FOX and the Hound: Political Bias in the Media
Posted: 2nd October 2008 by John in GeneralTags: CNN, FOX News, New York Times, News, Political Bias in the Media, Politics
While sitting here allowing various thoughts to run rampant through my head – sometimes engaging in gladiatorial fights for the privilege to remain on the Train (you know – the Train of Thought), one such thought performed well in the fight (just like Russel Crowe in “Gladiator”) and caused me to want to write about [...]
As we grow older, we change. It’s inevitable. We mature, and as we mature little things about us change. For instance, when I was younger I wouldn’t touch vegetables – they disgusted me, actually. Now I am slowly starting to realize that I don’t hate them – they don’t disgust me, in fact – I [...]
I think it’s fairly safe to say that many folks in the United States are growing tired of the presidential campaign that seems to stretch on and on, with countless political commercials, fliers and people calling to tout why their candidate is better than the rest. I know I am. But I will say, I [...]
