I sat in the park for two hours with my crooked teal-lettered sign talking to New Yorkers.
Tag: election
Children of Our Era
We are children of our era;
our era is political.
Four years ago, I was old enough to vote in my first presidential election. I was living with my parents. I had to brave the terrors of going back to my old high school to cast my ballot. I wore my “I VOTED” sticker all day and into the night, waiting for the results that would validate my efforts and prove that I had made a difference. And then I was crushed.
Word v. Intent
It was only last Spring that Senator Obama enlightened us about the characteristics of Pennsylvanians, saying, “You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the […]
Plumbing the Issues
My interview for this week fell through so I thought I would just touch on a few issues that have recently been making my hairline recede even more than it already had before this election […]
I Can See Russia from Alaska (When I Look in Your Eyes)
A song and video close reading of the Republican vice-presidential candidate’s comments to the press. (Performance by Matthew Brookshire. Song by M. Brookshire and L. Jaramillo)