A friend last night asked me why I, a feminist and pro-choice activist was endorsing Obama rather than Hillary Clinton (who I of course admire and support as a highly capable candidate). I explained to her that Mr.Obama has the potential to change the way politics are done in this country. I am hopeful that […]

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Just to shortly add to Hollis’s post….
I have read a little bit about Benazir Bhutto, but the main thing I remember reading was about her relationship with Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf. I read how they hated one another and had completely different views. I know that she risked her life every single day to be […]

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Benazir Bhutto is dead. Pakistan has sprinted backwards.

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I just found this really amazing site where you answer a set of questions, and they tell you which candidate you should vote for. (Based on which candidates you got the most similar answers too. REALLY COOL!

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So I just turned on my tv, and it went straight to MTV where I saw that Sen. John Edwards was on it. He is doing a live myspace telecast, it’s set up kind of like TRL in that he is surrounded by young people, but it’s political and PROGRESSIVE! There is a good sized […]

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Yesterday, I was talking about the fun i had “acting” in a commercial for the 2004 Democratic National Convention as a favor for my friend Nate who directed it. It was an extremely fun day and I loved the guys we worked with.
I had to pretend to run all day (those who are in […]

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On this day exactly 10 years ago, the life of this beautiful 35-year-old princess abruptly ended with a tragic car crash in Paris. I remember sitting at the dining room table with my bowl of Chex as my mom turned on the morning news. There it was. At only 8 years old I knew little […]

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I love the power of Facebook. The media is reporting that Rudy’s daughter is an “Obama girl” like me and many others. I guess Giuliani is realizing that verging toward the dark side can turn off the people closest to you… even your own kids. Thank goodness his daughter is smart.
Check it out and read […]

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Note: These pics are of Barney’s Beanery in L.A. (where Janis Joplin once threw a bottle at Jim Morrison, and where graffiti can be found on the wall done by Jimi Hendrix and Janis.) Also of John Lennon sporting People for Peace. And, Joni Mitchell at her Laurel Canyon home in LA during the 60’s.

I […]

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As I was perusing Newsweek at lunch this afternoon, I came across a very interesting article. It talked about how the age-old question of our generation is: “Facebook or Myspace?” I read on, chuckling about how for our mothers it was “Paul or John?” (as in The Beatles) or for our dads, “Betty […]

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