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Obama Wins - Why All Americans Have a Reason to Celebrate

Even if your candidate didn’t win tonight, you have reason to celebrate. We all do.

Ten months ago, when Obama won in Iowa, we had a glimpse of what was possible and what became real tonight. What I wrote then about one state is now true for the whole country:

 

 

Barack Obama’s impressive victory says a lot about America, and also about the current mindset of the American voter.

Because tonight voters decided that they didn’t want to look back. They wanted to step into the future — as if a country exhausted by the last seven-plus years wanted to recapture its youth.

And they turned out in unprecedented numbers today to make sure that no amount of scrubbed rolls, malfunctioning machines, endless lines, or polling places running out of ballots would block the way. Continue reading ›

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2008 11 05 Activism
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Lindsay Lohan Hates Sarah Palin

I really cannot bite my tongue anymore when it comes to Sarah Palin. Continue reading ›

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2008 09 16 Activism
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Gennifer Flowers to Vicki Iseman - Come Out and Say It

Gennifer Flowers came out today to remind everyone of her legacy in the pantheon of political scandals. She told the television show “Extra” that if Vicki Iseman “has nothing to hide, I think she should come forward.” Continue reading ›

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2008 02 22 Interview and Bio
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Bloomberg Vows To Break New York Mayor Curse

Is there a curse on City Hall? Rudy Giuliani this week became the latest victim of a political urban legend - that New York City mayors who aim for higher office will always miss.

Giuliani’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination collapsed after a stunning defeat in Tuesday’s Florida primary, where he had pinned all of his hopes as part of his unorthodox strategy of paying less attention to smaller, early-voting states.

The two-term mayor’s dramatic slide from the front of the presidential pack renewed discussion of whether the office is under a political spell. Continue reading ›

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2008 02 01 Cool Stuff
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Hayden Panettiere Fights Japan’s Whaling Atrocities In D.C.

Actress Hayden Panettiere, who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet on NBC’s hit series Heroes, will lead a rally against a resumption of commercial whaling at 1 p.m. this Sunday, January 27, in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle.

“Whales face increasing threats from climate change, ship strikes, entanglement in nets, and chemical and noise pollution, yet Japan, Norway and Iceland continue to kill them in increasing numbers,” Panettiere said. “I am looking forward to talking with officials who actually make and carry out our policies, as well as fellow young people who will be voting in the upcoming election — I want our voice to be heard.” Continue reading ›

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2008 01 27 Activism
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Scarlett Johansson - My Heart Belongs To Obama

Scarlett Johansson returned from the Persian Gulf with a whole lot of soldiers’ trinkets and a delusion of her own engagement _ to Barack Obama.

“I am engaged … to Barack Obama,” Johansson joked in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday. “My heart belongs to Barack, and that is who I am currently, finally, engaged to. Yes.” Continue reading ›

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2008 01 26 Movie Buzz
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