Elisabeth Baumann
- : NY
- : 43
- : Former Republican
- : Democrat
- : http://myspace.com/lis64
- : My own.
- : For reasons known only to me, "Handling Sin", by Michael Malone. I also adore anything by Christopher Moore, and could read "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffeneger over and over and over again and still cry. Last, but not least, "The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov, and "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
- : "No one is exempt from the call to find common ground." -- Barack Obama
I Held My Nose
Back in the day when I was still a Republican, back in 1999, I fell for McCain. I fell hard. A war hero, a maverick, who cared about global warming, American Indian issues, campaign finance reform. He talked straight, he...more »
Posted on May 14, 2008 7:33 PM
It's My Party
It's my party and I'll cling if I want tolie if I have to, grasp if I want toYou would strive too if it happened to you Nobody knows that Obama can winso please let me just bide my timeWhy...more »
Posted on May 13, 2008 9:15 PM
I'm Having a Ball
There was once a little ball.It was round.It fell on the ground.And then it had water and dirt on it.Things began to grow on it.Things grew and grew...and just kept growing.Some of those things thought they had brains...without really knowing...more »
Posted on May 10, 2008 3:51 AM
For ALL Democrats Out There
It's too latetonightto drag the past out into the lightWe're one but we're not the sameWe've got to carry each other, carry each otherOne love...more »
Posted on May 10, 2008 1:48 AM
Myanmar and Nedra Pickler
Unrelated, yes, I suppose.But this week Myanmar has gained my attention. Literally swept me away from thoughts of the US Presidential election.Myanmar was hit by one hell of a cyclone and the people there were badly off before it even...more »
Posted on May 9, 2008 10:58 PM
Hillary and Iraq
She's in it to win.We're in it to win.No win is possible in Iraq (it's an occupation, not a war, and tell me how anyone can possibly "win" an occupation).No win is possible for Hillary (much as she is apparently...more »
Posted on May 8, 2008 9:07 PM
Why I Became a Democrat In the First Place
I became a Dem, officially, last April.I became a Democrat long before then.Iraq. Our Constitution. Our image abroad. Those were my reasons.Since then, I can add: Americans are tired of getting fu**ed. Americans are tired of being talked down to. ...more »
Posted on May 7, 2008 1:17 AM
My Olive Branch
I have been a bitch all night on this site, and for that, I apologize.I have been eating up this victory like there's no breakfast tomorrow.There is, indeed, breakfast (and my job to go to) tomorrow. There is also a...more »
Posted on May 6, 2008 11:51 PM
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The MSM on cable is milking this night for all it's worth.I would usually be watching MSNBC -- you know how I love Keith and Rachel -- but CNN has been such fun I couldn't tear myself away.The fact that...more »
Posted on May 6, 2008 9:06 PM
Eggheads and African Americans
That's what Clinton support Paul Begala seems to think Obama supporters are tonight.Donna Brazille just tore his ass up.CNN is where the action is tonight, folks....more »
Posted on May 6, 2008 8:42 PM
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Thank you, Laura. I wish you luck with your brother too.
A personal aside: In 2006 I was miraculously reunited with three sisters I haven't seen since I was 5 years old (from my father's second marriage). All of them, and their mom, are liberal.
Posted at May 15, 2008 7:39 PM in response to I Held My Nose
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We have a long way to November, and a lot of debates to come. News stories will crop up every day in the meantime. This is just one of them.
If Obama didn't feel ready for this, do you think he'd have run? I'm keeping the faith.
Posted at May 15, 2008 7:11 PM in response to A vulgar post
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"...hoping to find traction".
Well said, tpmgary. The McCain I knew in 1999-2000 is not the McCain who's running now. McCain, now, seems much more addled, and he's lost his moral compass. When Obama said that McCain had lost his bearings, and when I call McCain addled, this is not "age-ism" -- this is not denigrating McCain for his age. If he were 50, he'd still be addled.
McCain is grasping, blindly, for the respect and love of every Republican voter he meets. This kind of approach can only lead to pandering and his losing his sense of self in the months to come. As I said in another post, I find it rather sad.
Posted at May 15, 2008 6:54 PM in response to American Politics and Nietzsche's Will To Power
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An extremely well-written, well thought-out post, Genghis. Who'd have thought a guy with a shirt like that could be so smart.
Recommended.
Posted at May 15, 2008 6:35 PM in response to American Politics and Nietzsche's Will To Power
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I read the whole article (as proof, I will share with you that everything white is now pink, to my eyes), and agree with it (my feelings for the Clintons are well known), but it reminds me of something Camille Paglia said yesterday in her weekly article: She wonders how much young Democrats really know about the Clinton presidency.
So many of Hillary's younger supporters seem to have this vision of Bill Clinton as being some sort of a super-hero. Do they get this idea from their parents? Do they do any homework at all? The MSM has clearly done their best to keep issues like Whitewater, Vince Foster, and cattle futures under wraps. These stories are "untouchable".
Do young Clinton supporters know about any of it? And if so, why would they still support her?
Posted at May 15, 2008 6:24 PM in response to HRC - The Madonna of American Politics
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LOL!! I loves you, workerbee!
Posted at May 15, 2008 5:48 PM in response to It's My Party
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Thank you, everbody. What great comments!
I kept thinking, last night, after I logged off and went to bed, how ironic it is that I'm now voting against the man I voted for in 2000.
I don't think I'm the only one who changed. McCain is not the man he was back then. He's pandered to the right and lost everything that made him a "maverick". Sad, really.
I can't wait to vote for Barack in November.
Posted at May 15, 2008 1:10 PM in response to I Held My Nose
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picaroon....I'm not about sides anymore. I'm about America. Our country. OURS. Our country. Yours and mine. Our people. PEOPLE. You and me. Us. US.
I learned how to merge in Driver's Ed class. I just didn't realize how important it was until I jumped onto the freeway for the first time.
More notes before I go to bed.
I spelled disdain wrong, in my original post. Microsoft Word did not pick up this error. Now I'm wondering if "distain" is a word. And if it is, was it just recently added to Webster's by the company that owns Tide?
I responded incorrectly to JNagarya's second comment -- like, TOTALLY. All I saw was FLORIDA in all caps and I went off like a screaming banshee about "why Obama supporters won't recognize the Michigan and Florida numbers" without reading JNagarya's post. But, not that I've read it four times, I can still honestly say that most if it still goes over my head. YES! I'm angry and I'm ashamed that I was a Republican and YES! I'm hoping that someday being a Republican or a Democrat won't FREAKING MATTER ANYMORE! What in the hell is wrong with PURPLE states, and VARIOUS voters of every shape, sex, creed, religion?!!?
(Sigh)
Okay, I'm going to bed now. Thanks to everybody who recommended my post from last night, and this one too. You sure do know how to make a girl feel welcome in these here parts!
xoxo,
Lis
Posted at May 15, 2008 1:01 AM in response to I Held My Nose
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She is THIS close. I have months to go. I'm feeling optimistic.
Posted at May 15, 2008 12:34 AM in response to I Held My Nose
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I can't explain PA, OH, nor WV.
Perhaps their citizens can.
Posted at May 15, 2008 12:15 AM in response to Hillary's Hard Working Whites
