Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Bedtime...for the kids...
I had to promise the boy I'd wake him up if Obama wins the election.
The subtlety of electoral college and many other reporting are lost on a young mind.
He has been inspired over the last couple weeks with us reading about the candidates, watching coverage and speeches.
On the walk home from dinner we peeked in at a couple polling stations.
If he stays in bed through 9pm I'll be surprised, but if I wake him up with news before 11pm I'll be thrilled.
Google (almost) to the rescue!
Walking down Hudson to meet the family for dinner a random woodbe voter approached me (Obama button being on display) and asked if I knew where the nearest voting station was. I pulled out my iPhone and eventually my tester Google Phone only in the end to call Aaron in CA and have him to a quick web search for the polling station.
Oh well. At least it made me feel a little less lazy for not driving to Pennsylvania or Ohio to help get the vote.
Google at (is) the ballot box
Notice how the "G" causes the ballot box to bulge.
Did I mention you should go vote now if you haven't?
Georgia On My Mind
My colleague who votes in NYC but works out of our Atlanta office came up just to vote.
She's excited but couldn't stand the thought of being in Georgia as if Obama looses. She seemed concerned by the attitude of some racist folks down there.
I'm guessing she is way over concerned on this point, but wouldn't it be an amazing accomplishment if Georgia went blue?
Lets focus on Pennsylvania and Virgina first I guess.
She's excited but couldn't stand the thought of being in Georgia as if Obama looses. She seemed concerned by the attitude of some racist folks down there.
I'm guessing she is way over concerned on this point, but wouldn't it be an amazing accomplishment if Georgia went blue?
Lets focus on Pennsylvania and Virgina first I guess.
6am November 4th 2008
Passing PS89 this morning there was already a gathering of a few voters getting in their early morning ballots.
Having been pretty quite the last few weeks on LoMa for a variety of reasons, some of which included a crescendoing additions to campaign coverage, I'm excited. I'm very excited. Today will likely be one of the most (if not THE most) historic election of my lifetime.
Taking a moment to hearken back to a previous famous election I read this 1860 post from The Atlantic. It references a hole bunch of details that have faded through history, but the key points you get. As a little motivation for folks laking the energy to vote...
"The theory of democracy presupposes something of these results of official position in the individual voter, since in exercising his right he becomes for the moment an integral part of the governing power."
A vote like today only comes around once. Vote.
Having been pretty quite the last few weeks on LoMa for a variety of reasons, some of which included a crescendoing additions to campaign coverage, I'm excited. I'm very excited. Today will likely be one of the most (if not THE most) historic election of my lifetime.
Taking a moment to hearken back to a previous famous election I read this 1860 post from The Atlantic. It references a hole bunch of details that have faded through history, but the key points you get. As a little motivation for folks laking the energy to vote...
"The theory of democracy presupposes something of these results of official position in the individual voter, since in exercising his right he becomes for the moment an integral part of the governing power."
A vote like today only comes around once. Vote.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The endorsment of one man.
The photo essay Powell referenced was from the New Yorker and can be seen online here .
Both of these documents are powerful in very different ways and for very different reasons.
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