18 posts tagged “video”
The mood was positively electric when Shane and I walked into Simley High School last night. Despite the chaos of a record number of people (hell yeah, MN!) trying to sort out their precincts and classroom numbers, the excitement and optimism in the air was palpable. My political junkie side took more than a few hits; it was delicious.
We made our way to a 2nd floor room to cast our votes, only to find they had completely run out of ballots! So we wrote our nominations on purple scraps of paper, folded them in half and stuffed them in a brown paper envelope (nearly overflowing with impromptu “ballots” already). Then I took a good look around the room - surrounded by neighbors, recognizing a number of local representatives, listening as talk of delegates began - and appreciated the simple fact that I got to be a part of it all.
I love voting. I love researching my candidates, I love forming my political opinions and I love having regular opportunities to let my voice be heard (even if it’s just a small part of the overall chorus). And if you took the time to attend your caucus last night: thank you. Thank you for caring, for being bold enough to make a choice and for participating in what is our greatest privilege as citizens of a democratic country.
(Oh, and if you were wondering, I voted Obama.)
Was the fifth season worth the wait? You bet it was!
Mark Morford sums it up best:
“The speech actually expresses one of the most precious and endangered ideas in all of American society: that human beings, their views and their beliefs and their notions of love and sex and what it means to be alive on this weird blue dot, these things can actually evolve, beliefs can shift, the heart can open, and no matter where you live and who you are and what you do for a living, it's never too late to let love in.“
The preview gave me chills, and the hour-long episodes themselves have left me utterly amazed by the insane variety of life on our beautiful planet. This series more than lives up to its hype; I definitely recommend it.
Even if you don’t have an affinity for Michael Moore (or films that make you depressed about the state of our society), this is definitely worth checking out. And if you won’t take my liberal, treehugging word for it, consider that Fox news – yes, THAT Fox news – even called it “brilliant and uplifting”!
I never realized rodents could be so entertaining...
