Posted on August 31st, 2008 by Misha Houser
This was sent to me this evening. If you’re not familiar with Starhawk, she is a noted feminist writer and peace activist and is now a panelist for a new website devoted to religion, run by Newsweek and the Washington Post. There is a clear difference between the way protestors were handled at the Democratic National Convention, and the way they’re being treated at the RNC…
By Starhawk
It’s Friday night. Our Pagan Cluster is sitting on the bluff of the Mississippi having our first real meeting, when Lisa gets a call. The cops are raiding the Convergence Center, where we’re organizing meetings and trainings for the protests against the Republican National Convention. It’s not a role play, the caller says. It’s real.
Instantly, we jump up and hurry back the six or eight blocks to the old theater we are using for meetings, trainings and social gatherings. I‘ve spent the last two days doing magical activism trainings, teaching people how to stay calm and grounded in emergency situations and when things get chaotic. Now it’s time to put the training into practice. Aaron, a tall, red-headed young man who could be one of my nephews strides along beside me. “Are you grounded?” I ask him. He nods, and runs ahead. (more…)
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Posted on August 31st, 2008 by wdrjd
By William D. Randall
Fresh off the Democratic National Convention in Denver last week, the McCain Campaign announced the selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate. While many speculated that McCain would pick Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty or Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman (I), McCain’s pick of Gov. Palin reflects a sense of desperation by the McCain campaign to capture the support of HRC supporters who may have felt they were ignored by the party over the pick of Barrack Obama and Joe Biden as the Democratic ticket in the fall.
But who is Sarah Palin? Besides the fact that she is a 44 year-old mother of five, and whose political experience is limited to being the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska (total population 6,175) and Governor of Alaska (a state with a total population smaller then that of Austin, Texas) she is a relative unknown in national politics, unless that includes beauty contests (Gov. Palin was runner-up in the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant). Not to mention a star high school basketball player and local news broadcaster. (more…)
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Posted on August 30th, 2008 by Dan Chmielewski
Bill Maher is back on HBO and be sure to catch his show. The headline of this post is his assessment of McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as VP. My favorite line though: “Republicans know how to fill a football stadium with screaming people too. They filled the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina.”
With the lone exception of Matt Cunningham and the other Republican commentators on this site, all my conservative neighbors feel this pick is a huge mistake. There’s even been a suggestion that someone nominate Romney at the Convention, but no one knows how to do this without politically castrating McCain for his pick.
More pics after the jump.
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Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Dan Chmielewski
Senator John McCain is 72 today. He’s 72. 72.
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Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Dan Chmielewski
Read all about it here.
And in the OC, a big hat tip to Chris Prevatt and Misha Houser for their on-site coverage. Besides the Regsiter and the Times, TheLiberalOC blog was the only Orange County political blog on site at this historic Democratic National Convention.
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