Brassfield in Brief
- Paul and Huntsman: too nuanced and non-pandering for this #GOPDebate 2 months ago
- New York City now sleeps! Where are the 24 hour coffee shops of my youth? 5 months ago
- DC suffered an earthquake and a hurricane after the tea party started driving Congress. Coincidence? Alas, science suggests so. 5 months ago
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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
American Exceptionalism’s Leftward Turn
President Obama offered a compelling narrative at tonight’s State of the Union. He did not mince words when discussing the challenges that we face today: joblessness, division, and crumbling infrastructure. America can no longer take for granted our economic stature. … Continue reading →
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The Day After: Moving Forward Part I
Americans are frustrated. We thought that January 20, 2009 would be an inflection point for the country. But the job market hasn’t recovered, the economy hasn’t rebounded, and most importantly, it feels as though opportunity continues to slip away. We … Continue reading →
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Bring an Unlikely Voter to the Polls Today
Today is Election Day. Go vote. Don’t know your polling place? Google “polling place.” Or go here. Encounter a problem voting? Call the DNC Voter Protection Hotline at 800.311.8683 (800.311.VOTE). And please–don’t use a touch screen when you have another … Continue reading →
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Vote.
The Sanity rally is over. What did the event that-attracted-a-far-greater-number-of-people-than-Glenn-Beck-and-Sarah-Palin’s signify? Why did nearly a quarter of a million people (Argh! broken link. The new Fox News article doesn’t try to do a crowd estimate.) come to a rally-without-a-cause? Most … Continue reading →
On Supporting President Obama
And all of us have to have a conversation. . . . and we’ve got to do so at a time when the economy is in a tough situation. President Barack Obama, 20 September 2010 Our world is complicated. Even … Continue reading →
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Differences of opinion
I went to the Sharpton rally with a few friends and after it fell behind schedule (as all liberal events tend to do), we headed down to the Mall to support DC Vote folks and engage in discourse with people … Continue reading →
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