After getting about 2.5 hours of sleep last night, I am absolutely exhausted, and I have an Art History exam tomorrow. (I spent about half the night at a convention center outside of Florence with way too many Americans watching CNN and BBC on big screens and then the other half of the night refreshing [...]
So after two years of campaigning and all that jazz, Election Day in the United States has finally arrived. And I’m in Italy. Funny how things work. Anyway, how I made it through classes today without suffering a nervous breakdown, I have no idea, but I survived all the same. I hope to do some [...]
There’s always next time, right?
Prematurely lauded as the most important vice presidential debate in the history of the universe, last night’s “disuscussion” between Democriatc VP nominee Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware and Republican VP nominee Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska largely fell flat. As many have pointed out over the last few days, this was Palin’s debate to win [...]
Yesterday, Republican Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain decided to suspend his campaign and called for a cancellation (note: not a postponement) of his upcoming debate with Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama so that he could return to D.C. and help solve the financial crisis. (READ THE NEWS HERE) OK, I have several issues with this [...]
I shook Barack Obama’s hand today. In Mitchell, South Dakota, of all places. My mom’s friend called and offered us VIP tickets at the last minute Friday night. My mother, knowing full well my admiration for the Senator, told her we would probably use them. I saw him speak back in January with Hillary, Richardson [...]
I shook Barack Obama’s hand.
A major component of these speculations is about which states will be “in play.”
First NARAL and now Edwards. Oh my god. I can’t handle it. More later.
Here’s the invitation to the Obama Rally (with none other than the Barack Obama) in Sioux Falls: Here’s a picture of my flight itinerary: See the problem?