omigod, a post! Yay!
ohgeez, will she ever shut up about Obama?! Boo!
Part of my new job description focuses on evangelism. It seems that my main tasks are to educate people about what that word means and doesn’t mean, and to help Suburban Pres learn how to be welcoming, hospitable and even inviting in a way […]

In 2004, when he said, “We worship an awesome God in the blue states,” I said, “He’s going to be President.”
In 2008, I’ve made 250 phone calls,
knocked on 100 doors,
hand-written 60 notes to undecided voters,
entered in dozens of pages of data,
worn the heck out of my Obama t-shirts,
signed up for four hours of poll work […]

Scene 1
Overheard at the bus stop last Thursday:
Mom 1: Did you watch her speech last night?
Mom 2: Oh, no.
Mom 1: Oh, are you guys Democrats?
Mom 2: No, we’re independents. We don’t vote straight Democrat or Republican. … Yeah, this year is a really tough one.
(translation: We’re for Obama, but I know you’re for McCain and […]

In fact, here are some other community organizers worthy of note.
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It was nice to be (mostly) away from politics while on vacation last week. I did take an occasional gander at the blogs but mainly lived in a bubble with Mickey Mouse and the family.
But I’m back, and am feeling rested and feisty after vacay, so I’m making a prediction about running mate:
Obama/Schweitzer ‘08.

Who?
Brian […]

So there’s been a lot of talk about sexism and racism in the presidential campaign. Some have said that Hillary Clinton was the subject of a lot of sexist media coverage. (A few of those people go on to say that they won’t vote for Barack Obama because of that sexism. On the part of […]

Or perhaps 75 thousand of them.

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Question the First: If you know of a church website that does its thing really well, please let me know, either in comments or via e-mail. I am looking for sites that are attractive, with a simplicity of design, are welcoming to visitors, and also useful to long-time members.
Question the Second: C has heard us […]

So Obama has a controversial pastor who’s setting people’s teeth on edge. What to do, what to do?
Option A:
Assess the candidate’s fitness for public service by his record:
- what he’s said
- what he’s done
- how he’s campaigned
- what he plans to do in office.
- whom he’s brought to the table.
But that’s not very much fun, […]

First, I recommend Gene Weingarten’s article about his experiment of reading and watching pundits for 24 hours straight. (Registration may be required)
Second, I share the following, which I did not write:
NEWSCASTER BOB: Good evening, and welcome to the news. A disturbing revelation tonight, as reports indicate the abusive treatment of prisoners in United States custody […]

My latest article for the National Crankypants Monthly:
As imperfect as [Jeremiah Wright] may be, he has been like family to me… He contains within him the contradictions - the good and the bad - of the community that he has served diligently for so many years. I can no more disown him than I can […]

Sheryl’s comment in the previous post sums up what I feel about Preachergate.
Here are a few additional thoughts:
As a preface, I take members and friends of Trinity Church at their word, that the church is more than what we have seen played on infinite loop in the media.
1. It’s fairly obvious to most people in […]

Consider:
God damn America (that’s in the Bible) for killing innocent people. God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme.

My guess is last night’s debate will put this plagiarism kerfuffle to rest, so this may be a day late and a dollar short—though this video is still floating around the internet tubes. (And just listen to the spooky music! Hold me, I’m a-skeered of the black man!)
But there’s an angle on this that I […]

On Food:
Last night I sampled the brie truffle. Yes, you read that right. The inside of the truffle was dark chocolate with brie invisibly mixed in, and the whole thing covered in black sesame seeds. I didn’t taste the brie until taking a whiff before the second bite. And then, wow.
Hmm. I wouldn’t eat a […]

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