MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Thank you, Barack Obama, for ...
By Ripper on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 8:16pm |... giving me back Hope in many forms:
...elevating our national politics by:
...for making me proud once again to be an American.
- Hope that this country might finally live out its principles
- Hope that we can soon bring our troops home and close a misbegotten war
- Hope that we will ride out the economic storm and rise from the ashes of greed
- Hope that the president of the last eight years will be succeeded by one of intelligence, goodness, audacious dreams and innate competency
...elevating our national politics by:
- Refusing to attack your opponents through character assassination and smears
- Showing us the meaning of character
- Engaging us in a nuanced understanding of the issues
- Reminding us of our founding ideals
- Restoring respect for appeals to reason over appeals to emotion and prejudice
- Becoming the first black nominee to stand at the threshold of the White House
...for making me proud once again to be an American.
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