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Posted November 7th, 2012 - 4:26 am by  from London, England (Permalink)Glen and Chris -We're dancing and whooping with you In Vietnam !!!!!!!!!!
Posted November 7th, 2012 - 4:33 am by  from Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Permalink)Congratulations!!! Halima
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Posted November 7th, 2012 - 11:33 am by  from Welwyn Garden City, England (Permalink)I watched it happening into the night on two screens with BBC and Al Jazeera. Great news and a sunny morning too. It is really difficult for members of the 1% to convince the others that they care about them and are one of them.
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Posted November 7th, 2012 - 12:15 pm by from Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Permalink)Discovered that our students with their major "International Relations" ,also future diplomats do not know about some details of elections,voting in the USA. Created a paper: American election issues in art, cinema,literature. “how election issues are described in literary works.” http://www.scoop.it/t/american-election-issues-in-literature Remembered that at the University we've read the short story: "NO,A THOUSAND TIMES ,NO !written by Frank Sullivan, in "The Phoenix book of modern American humor", ed. by M.Barsley (1956) Would like to reread it, but cannot find. I love Frank Sullivan's "The Cliché Expert Testifies on Love" Would appreciate any help. Halima
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Posted November 8th, 2012 - 3:35 pm by from Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Permalink)Cadence, Thank you! I've read,reread and laughed. Halima
Posted November 7th, 2012 - 4:47 pm by  from Seattle, United States (Permalink)Very gracious, Kris. I really hope we all can remember to be. This was a horrible election - very hurtful and devisive. We need to remember that the force$$ that stirred all the hate up are still at work, and still very well funded. In the meantime ... I am glowing with joy - The Obama family was just BEAUTIFUL last night - Obama's speech was so rousing that I bookmarked it to show my grandchildren (at the same time, my daughter was posting in FB "I wish I had let the kids stay up to hear this.") - I feel like 'Camelot' has returned. AND ... - We now have 18 women in congress!! (New Hampshire is sending an all-woman delegation, plus they have a woman governor! Hawai'i has their first woman senator) - Gay marriage passed in four states (marijuana for recreational use passed in two) - the misogynist candidates who made horrible rape statements were defeated and so on ... Yes, we have a LOT more work to do. Yes, we will still have much pain and struggle. Yes, we will have to mend fences to get it all done .... But ... today .... we party!
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Posted November 7th, 2012 - 6:25 pm by from Seattle, United States (Permalink)Yeah, I am ambivalent about the marijuana thing (my daughter was shocked that I voted against it, lol). I do think way too much money is spent on prohibation and the resulting black market (and violence) -- not to mention the ridiculous, unfair, racist incarceration rates. However, I have seen no good come from the use of marijuana. Do we really need another substance to numb (dumb) people down? And do we really need to pay so much attention to it so that really important issues are ignored? I wish we could see more personal responsibility from all regarding use, but I am not so hopeful to see that soon. It took over 50 years after alcohol probition ended for MADD even to exist (while families and lives were being destroyed by alcohol use -- and still are). Conservative isn't just for 'conservatives' ;-)
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Posted November 9th, 2012 - 10:51 pm by  from Langley, United States (Permalink)For me, it's more a matter of personal freedom. Do I gamble, support illegal drugs, watch professional sports, look at pornography, have abortions, have same sex marriage, pay money into political parties??? No...but I think if someone else wants to, they should have every right to do so in this country. That's the whole point: we can say what we want, smoke/consume what we want, spend our money and leisure as we wish, goddammit: that's being an American!!! Cherie
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Posted November 10th, 2012 - 7:55 am by  from Herentals, Belgium (Permalink)too bad so much money has been spent on these elections, while many people could have used it for better purposes like food, a roof above their head etc... http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/09/politics/election-who-got-paid/index.html
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Posted November 8th, 2012 - 10:46 pm by from Langley, United States (Permalink)It's such a shame Ann Romney spent all that time measuring for new draperies, choosing new carpet colors, etc. Meanwhile, now they'll have more time to work on their home. They're going through a remodel, you know. It includes an elevator for the cars in the garage. Hey, why not when money is no object? An NPR report said that at 65, he'll probably NOT run again. I've heard enough of his voice...it's been going on for years. Cherie
Posted November 13th, 2012 - 1:43 am by  from Xiamen, China (Permalink)Yes, I agree that the best candidate won. I just don't think Romney would have been good for average people. Obviously, most in USA agree.
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Posted November 15th, 2012 - 2:35 am by from Xiamen, China (Permalink)Whats new? Any traveling lately? I am in Xiamen, but next summer plan to come home to America again and try and find a job. That will be five years in China! |