Simon Woods

Simon Woods

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After graduating from Magdalen College, Oxford with a degree in English Literature, Simon worked briefly at The Guardian before becoming an actor. His credits include playing Mister Bingley in Pride and Prejudice, Octavian in HBO's Rome, and Doctor Harrison in the BBC's Cranford. He lives in London.

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Urgent Message to Obama Supporters

130 Comments | Posted June 3, 2008 | 12:13 PM (EST)


Listen up, Obama supporters.

You need to stop this hysterical Clinton-bashing.

Barack Obama has captured your hearts and minds with his positive message of hope, and his promise of a new kind of politics.

The trouble is, I'm not seeing much of that spirit among his supporters.

Donald...

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Can The Superdelegates Afford To Say No To Clinton?

117 Comments | Posted May 30, 2008 | 10:44 AM (EST)


This primary is not a symbol of the progress America is making in terms of gender or race; it's not a personal battle between Clinton and Obama; it's not a popularity contest. The stakes are too high for that.

It's about deciding who can save America and the rest of...

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Who is Hillary Clinton?

90 Comments | Posted April 21, 2008 | 02:15 PM (EST)


We've all become side-tracked. We've all got lost. We're all having the wrong conversations. As a Clinton supporter, I am being asked about delegates and superdelegates, about Mark Penn and Jeremiah Wright, about percentages and demographics. But let's remember something: the issue is not how the candidates can win (and...

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Hillary Sees Sense and Exits Gracefully

Posted April 3, 2008 | 12:12 PM (EST)


That "graceful" exit 22% of the electorate have been waiting for all this time, as told to Jane Austen.

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Settling herself at the bureau, her blonde hair curled pleasingly about her temples, she smoothed down her pantsuit, and took out her quill. With the venerable Mister...

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Don't Forget The Movement

Posted March 18, 2008 | 03:23 PM (EST)


Forget telephones and tax returns and monsters; forget Geraldine and Jeremiah. Forget Superdelegates and pundits and Pennsylvanian demographics. State by state, and vote by vote, it's still a question of belief.

"I'll do whatever he says to do," said Oscar winner Halle Berry of Barack Obama. "I'll...

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