Yes we can!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

This will be the day, this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my father's died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring!"

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.

Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.

But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.

Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi - from every mountainside.

Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring - when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children - black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics - will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"

-MLK

Thank you America. And thank you New Hampshire!

Vote!

I voted for Obama today because, among other reasons, he is the first politician in my life who has excited me and made me feel like progressive change in this country is a real possibility.



No matter who you support, I urge you to vote.

Mini Debate Live Blog

Does John McCain not know the difference between autism and Down's syndrome? I think even Joe the plumber knows that.

Just in case...

...you needed another reason to root against the Colts: Tony Dungy supports an anti-gay rights organization.

Word of the year

So what is your pick for word of the year? You can vote at Merriam-Webster online. I highly recommend "macaca", since it pretty much singlehandedly swung the Senate to the Democrats. What other word can lay claim to such influence?

To keep up with the recent trend in my posts, my beer word of the year is "Simcoe." It seems like more and more beers are using this crazy hop. I'm still not completely sold on it, but it does have an amazingly unique taste.

Keith Olbermann Goes Off

Wow...here's a great video of Keith Olbermann going off on President Bush for his misguided comparisons between Iraq and Vietnam.

Macaca!

I am Macaca! "Macaca" is definitely word of the year, although Ann is pushing for Brangelina. (Apologies for the lame post, I have a paper due tomorrow.)