Obama has often said that he is running because of what Dr. King called "the fierce urgency of now." He needs to show that fierceness and that urgency. When we think of King, we usually think of him as resolute and dignified. But King was also filled with a prophetic anger, especially in the later years of his life. As a leader fighting for fundamental change in this country, Obama has to be willing to show us that kind of righteous anger. I don't know about you, but when I think about what George Bush has done to this country -- and what John McCain wants to keep doing -- I consider outrage the only rational and legitimate response. The last seven-plus years demand more than a beaming smile. They demand indignation. Outrage. Fury.
It's happening again. Regardless of the outcome of this thing, it's clear that half of America is falling for the same superficial trickery that gave us eight years of George W. Bush. You know the routine.
I write this so that our remembrance of 9/11 serves as reminder that we were once united in our determination to complete the unfinished business at hand -- to bring justice to those who ruined so many lives.
America must move from the errant, retributive justice of 9/11 to a healing, restorative process of truth and reconciliation.
There is still no real effective way to combat terrorism. Al Qaeda exists in places it never has been in before like Iraq, Algeria and Somalia. Bush's War on Terror has failed.
A therapist I know told me that I'd be astonished if I knew how many emergency calls she got the night that Sarah Palin gave her convention speech. Actually, I wasn't that surprised.
Red state feminism may be exciting, even interesting, but it does not speak to average women, whether they are stay-at-home moms or working-moms or neither.
Here you are at age 25 with what your Mom and I thought was a solid education, and you're but a common community organizer. Let me count the ways we did you wrong.
I've chosen to keep, protect, and embrace the memories of 9/11 in all of its pain and complexity. How you manage your memories is, of course, up to you.
To the frustrated Democrats who have responded to Obama's stationary poll position by wailing for their candidate to quit dancing and fight like a man, now I hope you see where the low road will take you.
People in the public eye get reviewed. Novelists. Restauranteurs. Actors and directors. And sometimes the reviews are bad. But Sarah Palin can't take it, that's obvious.
The man who joked about Chelsea Clinton being "ugly" cries "offensive!" The man who can't remember how many houses he owns cries "elitist!" And America eats it up.
In the chess match of partisan politics, Republicans are sacrificing a pawn. They want Obama to win the election so he can take the fall for what will be the worst four years in U.S. economic history.
