http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup Always attack from the left Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:15:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lest anyone worry that my recent posting of Obama ads means I've drunk the kool-aid, I'll point to this post that's a pretty good approximation of where I stand: I actually think that an Obama victory would be substantially better than any of the other main candidates. I do think his ... http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup/2008/02/29/not-perfect-but-not-bad/ What a great ad: And this one's not bad either: It's nice to have a Democratic candidate for President who actually thinks it's important to inspire people. http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup/2008/02/29/viva-obama/ Since John Edwards dropped out of the contest a few days ago, I've been thinking about how I am going to vote in the Democratic primary on Tuesday. Should I cast a symbolic vote for a candidate who is no longer running, to show my displeasure with what's left ... http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup/2008/02/04/im-voting-for-barak-obama/ In case you find yourself thinking that the majority of Senate Democrats actually care about things like the rule of law, Glenn Greenwald puts Monday's vote into perspective for you: Senate Democrats today took a stand for their procedural rights, not against telecom immunity or warrantless eavesdropping. After all, many of ... http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup/2008/01/29/right-votes-wrong-reasons/ I want to say to you as I move to my conclusion, as we talk about "Where do we go from here?" that we must honestly face the fact that the movement must address itself to the question of restructuring the whole of American society. There are forty million ... http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup/2008/01/21/martin-luther-king-jr-day/ Whatever the reason for Hillary Clinton's "surprising" victory in yesterday's New Hampshire primary, I have to say I'm disappointed. I had some hope that after losing both Iowa and New Hampshire, the way would be paved for someone other than her to be the Democratic nominee. Someone I ... http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup/2008/01/09/just-say-no-to-hillary-clinton/ I quite like this one: http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup/2008/01/02/john-edwards/ Now that the overly-emphasized Iowa caucuses take place on the ridiculously early date of January 3rd, I suppose it's about time for me to offer up my opinions on the 2008 primary candidates. Let's start with the Democrats, since that's the primary I'll be voting in here in Connecticut. My ... http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup/2007/12/30/presidential-politics/ The hero of the day is Senator Chris Dodd, as he stopped the Senate from approving retroactive immunity for the telecom companies, at least for now: Throughout the day Senator Dodd stood on the Senate floor and spoke out against the Bush administration's abuse of executive powers. He spoke out ... http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup/2007/12/17/thats-my-senator/ Get great free widgets at Widgetbox! The Directors approached the making of the film in a way that has never been done before, choosing to show the reality of Stress Positions in as authentic a way as possible. They filmed a person being put into Stress Positions over a 6 ... http://www.of2minds.org/wakeup/2007/11/25/stress-position/