DIARY OF A SWING STATE VOLUNTEER

STUMPING FOR OBAMA IN BUCKS COUNTY, PA.
By Jeff Williams
As a political junkie, one of the downsides of living in New York is that our state is never contested in presidential elections. In an attempt to do my part, I’ve made two trips to Bucks County, Penn. to knock on doors and canvass voters for the Obama campaign. My first trip in September took me to Quakertown, a small town with many working class retirees. Recently I traveled to Bristol, a more economically diverse area with both McMansion-filled cul-de-sacs and trailer parks. Read more

ON ORGANIZERS, CUT THE CYNICISM

Ever since this year’s Republican National Convention, I have been disappointed to see the disparaging treatment that John McCain’s presidential campaign has afforded community organizers. Especially disheartening were the remarks of Gov. Sarah Palin and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who plainly knows better. As mayor, Giuliani worked with hundreds of community organizers and saw firsthand the tremendous impact they have on neighborhoods throughout our city and across America. Read more

MCCAIN IS NOT QUITE ABEL

I have been thinking about the possibility of Johnny McCain becoming president, and him being assassinated by the loony right-wing rapturers. He would (a) go straight to Heaven to say “I am sorry” to all the little Vietnamese children he dropped bombs on; and (b) his departure would facilitate the elevation of Sarah Palin to the presidency, so that with herself and Jesus in the White House, we would all be saved. Read more