This is the fifth installment of a new feature here on prTini — the Double Shot. Each Friday, I’ll share links to two resources, two useful blog posts or introduce you to two people. What better way to end the week (or kick-off the weekend) than with a Double Shot from prTini? Here we go […]
Tag Archives | Obama
Carefully Crafted on November 13
Carefully Crafted on January 20
President Obama
A new era of responsibility. A time to seize our responsibilities. I watched the swearing in ceremonies this afternoon in downtown Orlando with a diverse group of people. It was amazing. People clapping and cheering. Ready for a new direction. A more responsible direction. A better direction. By now, pundits, speechwriters and journalists have weighed […]
Carefully Crafted on January 14
The Military Comes Out
Remember the uproar over Rick Warren being selected to give the invocation at next week’s swearing in ceremonies? I wonder how those same people feel now. Personally, I was very conflicted by the whole Warren situation. My family emailed about it … this was my contribution to the discussion: I don’t agree with Prop 8 […]
Carefully Crafted on November 20
Arizona Politician in Obama's Cabinet
An elected official from Arizona will be named to Obama’s cabinet (sources say). Don’t take that team of rivals thing too far — Obama is not appointing John McCain. Instead, McCain’s homestate govenor, Janet Napolitano, will be named Secretary of Homeland Security.
Carefully Crafted on November 05
Palin Who? Michelle Obama is New Role Model
During the crazy election season, there was much chatter about Sarah Palin being the type of person all women should strive to be I was repulsed by that notion then — and, now that we know even more about “Sarah Barracuda,” it seems almost laughable. Michelle Obama, on the other hand, really is a role […]
Carefully Crafted on November 05
Democracy In Action
I tend to like being involved in local political races more than statewide or national races. That’s mostly because I think the politicians have more of an opportunity to develop a relationship with their constituents — and are therefore held more accountable. If you’re city council representative is doing a bad job, in theory it’s not […]
Carefully Crafted on November 05
History
Tonight was incredible. More coming tomorrow. For now, I hope everyone recognizes the historic nature of tonight’s developments. We have a friend who wrote a paper when he was just a young black kid growing up in the South about how he never thought he’d see the day when an African American was elected president. […]
Carefully Crafted on November 04
Get Out The Vote
As they said at Daily Kos, GOTV Tuesday like our country’s fate depends on it, because it does. Just think of all those community organizers who dedicated months of their lives to getting Barack Obama elected, and volunteers who gave a couple hours of thier time … and all those donors who gave large sums […]
Carefully Crafted on November 02
American Prayer
Carefully Crafted on October 29
Next-Generation Thinking
My family, like many others, hold diverse political views. But, my family isn’t quiet about where we stand. At family gatherings, there’s lots of beer consumed … and lots of opinions shared. Sometimes loudly. This election season, my family has begun having this debates via email. There’s definately a conservative wing of the family and […]