Election 2008 « Acts of Faith In Love & Life

Voter Generation

We’ve got Spirit, yes we do! I’ve got spirit, how ‘bout you? I was speaking to voters yesterday – after my Jury Duty stint – and what an experience it was! I met a 38 y.o. Iraq war vet who’d enlisted back in 2003 and he was voting for the first time ever. He was [...]

Countdown to Destiny

The long arduous journey is coming to its inevitable end. We will elect a new President on Tuesday. Then a new journey begins. We will not allow ourselves to fall into a comfortable stupor. We will not allow fear to be our primary motivator for we’ve been scared out of our wits enough! We still [...]

How Can I Be Stuck With Jury Duty?

So I have been called to perform my civic duty and am awaiting in a packed room at the SF Courthouse. It only took 7 years! I know people who’ve been called 2-3 times already. Can you believe one of my former bosses is here? I know because her name was just called and I [...]

Prop 8 Yeah or Nay?

Support for and opposition of Proposition 8 is neck and neck per the polls but I’d like it to fail just on principle. When Mormons from Utah fund legislation that affects voters in California I have a problem with that. Should Californians draft legislation that dictates how they live, particularly their so-called break away sects [...]

It’s Up To Us

Well it’s 2 days and counting. One of the drawbacks to living in a solidly Blue state is that we don’t get a final in-person appearance by either major party candidate. One erroneous thing the media has been reporting is how much more money the Obama campaign has – as if there’s something nefarious about [...]

We’re So Over the Hump Day Election Day Slump

Phew, I don’t know about you but I feel so much lighter. All that campaign fatigue has simply melted away. It’s 5 days until a “New World Order”. The Obamamercial that aired last night was like totally awesome, dude! The man who is sometimes referred to as “Obambi” by some right wing sourpusses did his [...]

8 Days and Counting!!!

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So I don’t want to count any chickens before they’re hatched, but I can’t help but notice those that are coming home to roost either! Election Day is nearly one week away and I have to say I am getting excited. I feel a shift, a momentum building though I am optimistically cautious [...]

Barack Is Not the Only One Being Tested

So it’s 10 days and counting. To election day. Hats off to those that voted early – please do so if you haven’t already. Republicans, Democrats, Greens, Independents alike we all share a common desire for our country to be ‘well’. We just don’t agree on how best to achieve that goal. That’s okay. If [...]

Payback’s A….

I wasn’t gonna say nuthin’ about nuthin’ but dang it – this is just too good! All the dirt the McCain campaign, Republican party and their media supporters have thrown is coming back on them. They have to eat a very big piece of crow over this story of the “innocent white woman McCain volunteer [...]

Take It To the Streets

We have a lovely tradition of civil disobedience and citizen protest in San Francisco that I love. It is a dichotomy that in a city known for being progressive is also squeezing out those that would dissent to make society a little fairer due to overpriced housing and costs of living. There are many Propositions [...]