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Yes we did.

I've been thinking about what I wanted to post - I think I'm still at a loss of words, but I wanted to post something just to commemorate. I also wanted to step back and note the bitter irony of the increased African-American participation being a factor in the passing of Prop 8, which was couched in the same language and frame as the anti-miscegenation laws a scant few decades ago. Lastly, I'm also amazed at many of the razor thin margins, both in national and local races. It certainly gives me pause, even as I appreciate the celebrations that have been going on around the nation.

We certainly have a lot of work to do.

McCain's gracious concession:

Obama's victory speech:

2008-11-05 13:33:25

Vote!

The music (which is perfect) is Deadbeat, by Velvetron.

2008-11-04 04:00:00

This is a Poll Tax...

Rachel Maddow is absolutely correct and sums up a lot of what I've been thinking about...

2008-11-03 15:06:47

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2008-11-01 09:00:06

The Obamamercial

Had some trepidation, but turned out to be very worth watching. A great job by David Guggenheim.

Along the lines of political ads, Errol Morris' new series of ads is also great. He's also written a great history of "real people ads" in political capmaigns.

2008-10-29 23:36:26