A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Politics on Nov 5th, 2008
Among the many pieces of good news from the election, here are nine reasons to celebrate.
1. My adopted state of Colorado has gone blue. In addition to giving our nine electoral votes to Barack Obama, we will now have a Democratic governor, two Democratic Senators, and five out of seven Democratic representatives. Some people are […]
Posted in Sarah Palin on Sep 30th, 2008
Apparently so, according to vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. She’s seen photos of human footprints inside dinosaur tracks. Never mind that this “evidence” has been repeatedly debunked. Following in the footsteps, so to speak, of our current president, why should Palin let mere facts interfere with her beliefs?
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, John McCain, Politics on Sep 18th, 2008
Sarah (full disclosure: my sister) is participating in an interesting discussion over at An Angry American. The conversation there is I think quite representative of the political conversation as a whole in this country. Sarah wrote several specific, concrete, points about why she’s voting for Obama: the economy, the war in Iraq, abortion, etc. Her […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Politics on Sep 16th, 2008
For the first time in my voting life, I am living in a state where my vote for president will actually matter. I’m encouraged by the recent trends in Colorado: We have a Democratic governor, Democratically-controlled state legislature, and one Democratic senator. Additionally, Mark Udall, Democratic candidate for the other senate seat, is polling well. […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Sep 15th, 2008
Today’s article from the LA times about dishonest campaigning is a good example of the mainstream news media attempting to put balance on a story that really isn’t balanced. The article’s generic title and general discussion of dishonesty in campaigns imply that both the Obama and McCain campaigns are stretching the truth. But when you […]
Posted in Colorado State Convention, Uncategorized on May 17th, 2008
I lost my internet connection at the convention, so I’ll post a few more photos now that I’m back home.
Janet Napolitano, governor of Arizona, represented the Obama campaign, giving a rousing speech that worked the crowd well. I wonder if she’s angling for a VP spot.
Here’s another view of the crowd filling the World Arena:
And […]
Posted in Colorado State Convention on May 17th, 2008
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Colorado State Democratic Convention
Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff spoke about a “new Democratic majority” in Colorado. Here’s what that majority looks like filling the World Arena in Colorado Springs:
Posted in Colorado State Convention on May 17th, 2008
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Colorado Democratic State Convention
Terry McAuliffe represented the Hillary Clinton campaign at the convention. Although he wasn’t particularly inspiring, he handled well the inevitable cheering for Obama by the majority of the delegates present supporting him, emphasizing the need for party unity once the nominee is selected.
Posted in Colorado State Convention on May 17th, 2008
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Colorado Democratic State Convention
Sitting behind me at the convention is Jan Hejtmanek, who is running for the Colorado state house of representative from my district, district 20.
She faces an uphill battle in this overwhelmingly Republican district, but, as the slogan on her pin reads, “Don’t panic! vote Hejtmanek”
Posted in Colorado State Convention on May 17th, 2008
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Colorado State Democratic Convention
Representative Mark Udall, running for United States senate from Colorado, received a rock-star welcome at the Colorado state democratic convention. With lights dimmed and music blaring, he entered from the back and made his way to the podium shaking hands along the way. Here are some photos: