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Election 2008: Some reassurance on the economy
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My Views on Issues and Candidates. Sunday, September 28, 2008. Some reassurance on the economy. In e-mail exchanges with one of my daughters, I've done my best to understand the tax proposals of the two candidates and their potential consequences. I've discussed some of what I've learned below, under "Responses to reservations.". Socialism" (see below on that pseudo-issue). They aim at helping a struggling middle class. Helping the middle class may well do more to jump start and expand the econom...2) Ob...
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Election 2008: Sarah Palin, part 3: More experienced than Obama?
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My Views on Issues and Candidates. Monday, September 1, 2008. Sarah Palin, part 3: More experienced than Obama? As Republican spokespeople have tried to defend the choice of Sarah Palin, one thing they've said is that she has more experience than Barack Obama, at least more executive experience. Also, though some have made light of Obama's work as a community organizer, they really shouldn't- their remarks betray either ignorance or deliberate distortion. Doing significant community work in the South...
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Election 2008: Why Obama?: Preliminaries
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My Views on Issues and Candidates. Wednesday, October 22, 2008. I've found that as people get to know Obama, they feel comfortable with him. But not everyone gets to know him. The obstacles include the intense prejudice produced by right-wing talk show hosts and the feeling, shared especially by some of my neighbors, that the Republican party is the only true party. Further down on my blog, you'll find my reasons for choosing to support Barack Obama (see "Why Obama? And "Who I support and why". National ...
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Election 2008: Sarah Palin
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My Views on Issues and Candidates. Saturday, August 30, 2008. These are further thoughts I've had on the day McCain announced his running mate and the following morning. For my initial reaction, see "What if McCain picks Romney? There are some positives: It's great to have a woman running. She's a nice person, a mom, has a good family. But, boy, she is not qualified. And I'm not comfortable with the many other negatives I see. I am a recent BYU alum and found your blog through the DN. I agree with yo...
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Election 2008: John McCain
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My Views on Issues and Candidates. Saturday, May 24, 2008. As I'll explain later, what I like least about politics is the tendency to antagonism, enmity, contention- pride, anger, even hatred- and the deception and self-deception that often result when winning. The opposition) become more important than working to make the nation and the world better. Http:/ uk.youtube.com/watch? 1) http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? 2) http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? May 24, 2008 at 9:49 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Election 2008: Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama
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My Views on Issues and Candidates. Monday, September 1, 2008. Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama. It's 7-minutes long- you can watch Colin Powell's strongly and intelligently argued endorsement of Barack Obama by clicking here: http:/ www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27265490#27265490. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). For an explanation of the title, see here. And several on politics and related matters (including here. View my complete profile. The Face of the Other (my other blog).
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Election 2008: Obama in 30 seconds
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My Views on Issues and Candidates. Sunday, May 18, 2008. Obama in 30 seconds. To see these 30-second videos, go to http:/ www.obamain30seconds.org/pc/finalists.html. These are the finalists among the hundreds that were submitted. Margaret (my wife) and I took part in the process, voting when there were hundreds and voting again when it was down to these finalists. They Said He was Unprepared. It Could Happen To You. What We Can Draw From Obama. Little Girl and One Nation United. May 19, 2008 at 11:56 AM.
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Election 2008: Barack Obama: Take a few minutes to listen to him
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My Views on Issues and Candidates. Saturday, May 24, 2008. Barack Obama: Take a few minutes to listen to him. How do you get to know someone? Lots of ways, of course. But, among other things, it's absolutely essential to listen. To listen to the person you're trying to get a feel for. Barack Obama has written two powerful books, Dreams from My Father. And The Audacity of Hope. Dreams from My Father. Http:/ uk.youtube.com/watch? Or try http:/ my.barackobama.com/barackspeech. Against Going to War with Iraq.
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Election 2008: What if McCain picks Romney?
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My Views on Issues and Candidates. Friday, August 29, 2008. What if McCain picks Romney? I've been meaning to comment on this issue for some time. Crucial tasks related to a book I've written have been among the many reasons for delay (see http:/ faceofother.blogspot.com. For details). Now that McCain is about to pick his running mate, I thought I'd better comment before my comments are totally out of date. What if McCain picks Romney? Not in the slightest. But I still like him personally. He has a w...
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Election 2008: Get to know the candidates: additional sites
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My Views on Issues and Candidates. Monday, September 1, 2008. Get to know the candidates: additional sites. Here are links to various sites that give more background. Some thoughtful comments by Colin Powell:. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? The above preceded by many months his October 2008 endorsement found at http:/ www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27265490#27265490. A video shown before his speech at the convention: http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? An earlier video: http:/ www.youtube.com/watch?
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