{"id":10240,"date":"2008-11-03T20:51:36","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T01:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/?p=10240"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:17","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:17","slug":"please-vote-preferably-for-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/11\/03\/please-vote-preferably-for-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"please vote (preferably for Obama)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> .. <\/em>T<\/em><\/strong>he campaign has taken far too long and still has that weird electoral college wrinkle, which focuses too much attention on toss-up states, and could hand victory to the man with fewer votes (see, The World<\/em>, “US election system unique<\/a>,” Nov. 2, 2008)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

— “battleground<\/em><\/a>” has been uttered much too often —<\/p>\n

.. \"\"<\/a> ..<\/p>\n

— and there were some ugly, distorted images —<\/em><\/p>\n

B<\/em>ut, please go out and vote tomorrow, for the candidate of your choice.<\/p>\n

\n

[<\/em>preferably for Barack Obama]<\/em> \"\"<\/a> ..<\/p>\n

Of course, if you’re really voting for John McCain because Obama is black, or because you truly believe he is a socialist or the Anti-Christ, feel free to stay home.\u00a0 Whatever the outcome, remember we are one country and we need to face the future in good faith together.<\/p>\n

\"\" p.s.<\/em><\/strong> The whole New Yorker<\/em> cover flap<\/a> (and the “winkies” we added for the parody-challenged) seems like it happened so <\/em>long ago and seems rather unimportant now.\u00a0 But, the ability to publish vibrant satire, even if some folks don’t get it or are offended, is crucial in a free society.<\/p>\n

election day
\ndark skies turn
\na bright shade of blue<\/p>\n

…. by dagosan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Obama&GrandmaDunham\"<\/a> afterwords<\/em><\/strong> (Nov. 4, 2008): Heartfelt condolences to Barack Obama and the entire family of Madelyn Payne Dunham<\/a>, who died of cancer yesterday at age 86.\u00a0 Losing a loving grandmother takes a large piece out of your heart and your life.\u00a0 I wish she could have seen her grandson making history today.\u00a0\u00a0 At this important point in a very crucial election, her death is a reminder of what is really important in our lives.<\/p>\n

after her death<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
composing roses<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
instead of words<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

\n

ikebana<\/a>
\nthe space
\nwhere the lily was<\/p>\n

winter solstice
\nI unravel my knitting
\nand begin again<\/p>\n

.. by Pamela Miller Ness<\/a>
\n\u201cwinter solstice\u201d \u2014 from The Hands of Women<\/em><\/a> (Lily Pond Press\/Swamp Press<\/a>, August 2007)
\n\u201cafter her death\u201d – \u201cikebana\u201d – from the sequence \u201cwhere the lily was<\/em>\u201d (2003)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

– Election Day, Foggy Morning, Riverside Park, Schenectady, NY; by DAG –<\/p>\n

\n

winter woods
\nseeing myself
\nin black and white<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by yu chang – Upstate Dim Sum<\/em> 2005\/1<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> .. my polling place (follow the arrow), First Reformed Church, 8 No. Church St., in the Stockade Historic District, Schenectady, NY (photo taken Election Day, Nov. 5, 2008, by David Giacalone)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n

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