Maher and Moyers on Health Care, Obama and America

———————–

Maher: “Do you think we are still a great nation?

Moyer: “We are a very crippled giant, suffering from self-inflicted wounds that if we do not treat and heal, will in fact bring us to our knees and ultimately, to our doom.”

————————

I am sad to say, but Obama is becoming a very disappointing leader. Washington is so corrupt and politics is so intertwined with corporate money that it is impossible for our government to work the way it should. It’s very disappointing. Politics in this country, is a sham.

————————

Here is a really great interview with Bill Maher and Bill Moyers about health care, the corporate co-op of the democratic party, Obama and the future of America.

————————

The Branding of a Candidate

Really interesting interview with one of the guys who helped create Obama’s identity and logo. Naomi Klein would call this “branding,” and it sure is. It’s politics of a new generation…

Prop 8: The Musical

This is freaking amazing. And has two of my favorite actors in it.

Wise words from Bernie Sanders

No matter how much we progess, it seems ignorance will always struggle for power. Racism, homophobia, sexism, greed–symptoms of a society detached, a society blinded to the interconnectedness of life.

We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes

After tonight’s debate, my respect for Obama has turned into adoration. I never thought I would become swept up by his proposed ideals of hope and change, but there is something about this man that moves me. He makes me invision a better future, and lord knows in this time of crumbling empire, we sure do need it. For without hope for a better tomorrow, what reason do we have to progress?

This election is the most historic election in modern American history. Obama is and will be one of those great Americans, the kind that future generations will study in history classes. I think we have a hero in the making–what an exciting time to be a young American.

But let’s win this election before getting too excited.

I can’t believe McCain rejected Obama’s handshake at the end of the debate. McCain looked like a doddering old man, wobbling around the stage, spouting off his lists upon lists of experience and has-beens and done-thats. Whenever I see him speak, I can’t get his green-screen speech out of my head: “That’s not change we can believe in.”

I feel that there is so much more to this election than just Obama and McCain. The implications of this election have shed light upon how far we have come, and yet how far we still have to go. It seems that we are stepping forward and backward at the same time, a sort of quasi-tango dance. But one thing is clear: culture is majorally shifting, we are entering a new era. Of what? I am not sure. But let’s hope it involves restoration of the catastrophies of the past eight years, and illumination and realization of our potential bright and hopeful future.