Barack Obama · New York · news · Sarah Palin

Young, Handsome and Suntanned

A not so young, suntanned Berlusconi. Excuse me, why are we still hearing about Sarah Palin now that the election’s over? That’s because, of course, the election is not over. I fear it will never be over. Obama is everywhere now, just as he was weeks up to the election. Given that there’s not much… Continue reading Young, Handsome and Suntanned

Barack Obama · culture/multiculturalism · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism · news

Jew on Staff

Barack Obama picked Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff. (Emanuel’s wife is a Jewish convert.) An interesting move, no? Certainly derails a number of the crazed emails I received throughout the campaign declaring that Obama was secretly a Muslim fundamentalist terrorist. Because, you know, those kinds of people normally pick Israeli Americans for their… Continue reading Jew on Staff

Barack Obama · news · television

And then there were dolls

I suspect no one is looking at my blog tonight. Their eyes are pealed to the television as they watch Barack Obama and John McCain battle over the fifty states. I just got off the phone with a friend who multitasked talking to me while being glued to her televsion screen. I won’t say who… Continue reading And then there were dolls

Barack Obama · culture/multiculturalism · hair · Hispanics/Latinos · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism

I’m not white, I’m Jewish

“I’m Not White, I’m Jewish” is the name of the song featured in the YouTube video above. The rap song has clear sociological issues. As the performing artist strums along to his guitar, the camera pans around the room of Jewish preteens. And every face in the room? White, of course. But hey, as the… Continue reading I’m not white, I’m Jewish

Barack Obama · chronic pain/fibromyalgia · culture/multiculturalism · New York · news

What’s more historic?

Senator Barack Obama accepted the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party in front of 80,000 people Thursday night at Invesco Field in Denver. (Photo: Todd Heisler/The New York Times) I’ve never been one for politics. So, it’s no secret then that while my husband was watching Barack Obama speak at the Democratic National Convention on… Continue reading What’s more historic?