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Make Your Mark
Jan
22
I got a comment from Chris Meyers Asch! One of the two brain-children (the other is Shawn Raymond) behind the Public Service Academy! I feel that this moment is historically signifcant.
Sheesh, I really am dramatic today.
Anyway, here’s the comment:
Awesome. Now do as he says and check out that link!
Jan
22
vote smart or go home
Filed Under blabbery, voter research, who cares | Leave a Comment
I had a long, heart-breaking conversation with my husband the other night. Him arguing the futility of voting and my trying not to burst into tears that this was someone under my own roof exhibiting the exact kind of apathy I can’t stand.
Obama might be firing up 18 - 25 year olds, but I’m afraid there’s a big gap of 26-35 year olds that still don’t give a crap. My brother-in-law said, “Who really cares? My vote isn’t going to make a difference.” My friend Sara said, “I know the voting systems get hacked anyway, so why bother.”
Um…does anyone else find this alarming? I feel like I’m being cornered by naysayers, and my only sword is hope. Okay, that was a little dramatic.
But it’s very upsetting. How do you make people care? Isn’t the current administration reason enough to vote?
Jan
10
Public Service Academy
Filed Under NPR, hillary clinton, public service academy | 1 Comment
What’s your opinion on the proposed Public Service Academy, the brain child of Shawn Raymond and Chris Myers Asch. Hillary is for it. I am 100% for it. Here’s an NPR story talking about if you’ve never heard of it.
Jan
10
OnTheIssues.org
Filed Under get informed!, ontheissues.org | Leave a Comment
This site is chocked full of info. I especially like the voting record info. Excellent source of info for finding out what candidates really stand for, combining all kinds of sources including media, speeches, past statements, voting records, government experience, etc.
Jan
10
the decider…
Filed Under Barack Obama, Democrats, Dennis Kucinich, John Edwards, Presidential Debates, Primaries, bill maher, get informed!, hillary clinton, presidential candidates, republicans, selectsmart.org | Leave a Comment
So, it’s coming down to the wire around here. My primary is coming up next month, and I’m still on the fence. I’m having trouble finding the nuances of difference between Clinton, Obama and Edwards, and I have to say, the debates are really helping.
I posted a quiz site a while back, and I just took the quiz again. My results were the same. If my theoretical candidate gets 100%, Barack is #2 at 78%. With Kucinich coming in 3rd, Hillary coming in 7th and Edwards coming in 9th. So there you go.
But then I’ve been watching the AMC series Mad Men and I can’t help but be grateful to Hillary and women like her for women’s lib and I think I’d love to see a woman president. Can I vote for her because of that? Do I really prefer what Obama stands for more? I’m not sure…I liked his book a lot. Especially what he had to say about ending the generational poverty in poor areas. But I also agree with Edwards “no special interest” rantings.
What I’d really like to do is squish them into one person.
As for the republicans, I just like to squish them.
Anyway, take the quiz. It’s fun. And informative. After you’re done, you can post your candidate preferences on a forum. I clicked around a few and a everyone I looked at was the polar opposite of mine. It just goes to show you that what Bill Maher says is true, we are like two separate countries voting for two separate presidents. (If you don’t have HBO, like me, you can download Real Time with Bill Maher on iTunes for free!)
I wonder if anyone will really be able to bridge that gap - or cross the aisle.
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Thanks so much for your support of the Public Service Academy! I hope your readers will find out more about our effort by visiting our website: www.uspublicserviceacademy.org.
Sen. Clinton has shown great leadership on this issue, but the Academy idea extends far beyond her or her campaign. This citizen-driven effort has attracted bipartisan support, and we need help to move it forward.
Thanks again!