With Passion:
Pennsylvanian AFL-CIO Treasurer Richard Trumpka sermonizes to his brothers and sisters of the union.
With Pragmatism:
Virginia automobile dealer Don Beyer makes the logical argument as a small businessman
As important as what they say is where they're from and the fact that they took the initiative; workers and small businesses - two demographics without which no USA president could govern successfully, nor the USA economy function productively.
Full Version: White men come out for Obama
More CEO's of small businesses support Obama than support McCain. The most telling quote is the one that ends the story:
Also of interest is this New Hampshire Republican who has jumped ship from the McCain campaign. An image search brings up several photos of him paling around with Mike Huckabee. I think he just atoned for that sin.
[Don't get me wrong. I rather like Mike, so long as he's doing a talk show and not in a government position where some of his more fundamentalist ideas can be imposed on others. "Mike and Sarah" would make a good pair for a morning show of religulousness and egocentrism.]
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"I would rather pay a little higher tax on a higher profit than a lower tax rate on lower profits."
If more of them think this way then it bodes well for Obama's ability to fix the economy should he win.Also of interest is this New Hampshire Republican who has jumped ship from the McCain campaign. An image search brings up several photos of him paling around with Mike Huckabee. I think he just atoned for that sin.
[Don't get me wrong. I rather like Mike, so long as he's doing a talk show and not in a government position where some of his more fundamentalist ideas can be imposed on others. "Mike and Sarah" would make a good pair for a morning show of religulousness and egocentrism.]
Some interesting post-election quandaries on the 2008 presidential race results in Appalachia:
Charles M. Blow of the New York Times does his best Mohammed Ali interpretation
An interesting electoral map to play around with
A few "Rednecks" really did vote for Obama - and with their usual unique brand of enthusiasm
A "moderate" prediction made before the election, along with a breathtaking photo of an Appalachian vale
Did white voters in the South vote for Obama? and the current NPR electoral map with Missouri still too close to call! Overall I would say the results should be encouraging to a guy accused of being a terrorist and Arab.
Charles M. Blow of the New York Times does his best Mohammed Ali interpretation
An interesting electoral map to play around with
A few "Rednecks" really did vote for Obama - and with their usual unique brand of enthusiasm
A "moderate" prediction made before the election, along with a breathtaking photo of an Appalachian vale
Did white voters in the South vote for Obama? and the current NPR electoral map with Missouri still too close to call! Overall I would say the results should be encouraging to a guy accused of being a terrorist and Arab.
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the current NPR electoral map with Missouri still too close to call! Overall I would say the results should be encouraging to a guy accused of being a terrorist and Arab.
The razor-thin margin in Missouri is very amazing. I believe the state will be called for McCain, who leads by about 5,000 votes out of nearly 3 million cast. I think most of the last cache of the provisional ballots there were not counted.
The problems with preparations for the Commonwealth Games in India, oddly enough, are an indicator of the fundamental problem that Obama and the other Democrats and progressives are having with the 2010 midterm elections.
The spin of this conservative yet fair and balanced view of the Games preparation leaves out the fundamental reasons for the poor standards - noted elsewhere in today's NYTimes - that public standards of cleanliness in India tend to be different from private standards.
The Times does not note that the same is true in all capitalist systems, but that's another story.
And even more fundamental than public and private differences is that between familial and corporate standards in company behavior. Family-owned businesses tend to uphold quality as a matter of pride whereas publicly-owned corporations tend to hide behind bureaucracy, especially when a family name - and pride - is not at risk. Peer pressure can work with companies just as with individuals if only one does right.
The Democrats are missing a prime opportunity to focus on the architecture of the family-run businesse as the core of a sound economy. That architecture is company loyalty earned by producing a quality job for all employees as though they are family and not 'illegal immigrant' to be discarded and/or replaced as need be.
The spin of this conservative yet fair and balanced view of the Games preparation leaves out the fundamental reasons for the poor standards - noted elsewhere in today's NYTimes - that public standards of cleanliness in India tend to be different from private standards.
The Times does not note that the same is true in all capitalist systems, but that's another story.
And even more fundamental than public and private differences is that between familial and corporate standards in company behavior. Family-owned businesses tend to uphold quality as a matter of pride whereas publicly-owned corporations tend to hide behind bureaucracy, especially when a family name - and pride - is not at risk. Peer pressure can work with companies just as with individuals if only one does right.
The Democrats are missing a prime opportunity to focus on the architecture of the family-run businesse as the core of a sound economy. That architecture is company loyalty earned by producing a quality job for all employees as though they are family and not 'illegal immigrant' to be discarded and/or replaced as need be.
The (white) people of Moneygall, Ireland are happy that Obama is coming to town. Obama's great-great-great grandfather emigrated from this small Irish village to America and the townspeople are celebrating their blood ties to the American presidency as Obama visits Ireland.
BBC video.
Moneygall Obama t-shirts.
SkyNews video: Obama Given Hero's Welcome In Moneygall
BBC video.
Moneygall Obama t-shirts.
SkyNews video: Obama Given Hero's Welcome In Moneygall
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Around 3,000 people lined the streets of Moneygall to welcome the American leader, whose great-great-great grandfather was raised there.
Falmouth Kearney, a shoemaker, was born in the village in Co Offaly in 1831 before emigrating to America in 1850.
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The couple met the village mayor and Mrs Obama hugged a tearful Henry Healy, 26, an accountant who has worked out he is the president's distant cousin.
During the brief visit, Mr Obama and wife Michelle visited the Kearney ancestral home and met the current family who live there.
They also popped into Ollie Hayes' pub to meet extended family members, including representatives of the Healy, Donovan and Benn families.
After doing the rounds of his new relatives, a relaxed Mr Obama tucked into a pint of Guinness. Even Mrs Obama had a half pint of the famous tipple.
Falmouth Kearney, a shoemaker, was born in the village in Co Offaly in 1831 before emigrating to America in 1850.
* * *
The couple met the village mayor and Mrs Obama hugged a tearful Henry Healy, 26, an accountant who has worked out he is the president's distant cousin.
During the brief visit, Mr Obama and wife Michelle visited the Kearney ancestral home and met the current family who live there.
They also popped into Ollie Hayes' pub to meet extended family members, including representatives of the Healy, Donovan and Benn families.
After doing the rounds of his new relatives, a relaxed Mr Obama tucked into a pint of Guinness. Even Mrs Obama had a half pint of the famous tipple.
Yeah, but where is the birth certificate? 
Some interesting things I noticed:
Moneygall has virtually eluded the financial crisis affecting the rest of the country due to the financial usury crisis, prompting the nickname "MoneyAll".
Moneygall does not have a "cashpoint" (that's ATM for us Yanks).
One merchant in Moneygall listed his third occupation as "farmer".
Maybe Moneygall's experience has something to teach the wider more sophisticated world of international monetarism.
Moneygall has virtually eluded the financial crisis affecting the rest of the country due to the financial usury crisis, prompting the nickname "MoneyAll".
Moneygall does not have a "cashpoint" (that's ATM for us Yanks).
One merchant in Moneygall listed his third occupation as "farmer".
Maybe Moneygall's experience has something to teach the wider more sophisticated world of international monetarism.
Obama's visit to Ireland is pretty awesome. I have Irish ancestry that I want to trace and I really want to visit Ireland in the near future. Its one of the few European countries I have yet to travel to. I hear its beautiful from people who have visited.
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