All Posts Tagged With: "intellect"
Barack Obama, Romanticism Restored
H. W. Brands has written a compelling biography of Teddy Roosevelt, “T. R. The Last Romantic.” Published by BasicBooks in 1997, Brands biographical depiction of Roosevelt is as intriguing as any novel. But I cannot help making a comparison to Barack Obama of 2008.
6Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Barack Obama, Romanticism Restored | Continued
Finally, An Intellectual Moral President
Barack Obama is the President-elect. We should say that again: Barack Obama is the President-elect. It has been a long time. We in America can be proud of ourselves. Barack Obama is scholarly, educated in constitutional law, intellectually curious, a master communicator, and possesses the moral values of Ghandi, the wisdom of Solomon, and the […]
4Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 15 comments | Continued
The Root of Obama’s Calm is Humility
Why is Barack Obama so calm. People have been throwing rocks at him for two years that we know about – and he smiles and nods his head, he remains calm. The world of finance collapses and Obama remains calm. John McCain calls him a Muslim terrorist and he remains calm. What is going on […]
24Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 8 comments | Continued
Fear Must Not Choose a President
Son, When Benizir Bhutto was assassinated the entire world reacted. When the planes struck on 9/11 our government reacted. We Americans are again afraid. The moment we heard of the assassination all of us took two steps to the political right. Decisions made out of fear are not generally good decisions. But fear cannot be […]
28Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Fear Must Not Choose a President | Continued
Qualities of an American President?
Son, This is a redraft of a previous post. The previous post focused on Ron Paul – but while writing that post I realized there are bigger issues at stake. Ron Paul is running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. ON the surface it seems entirely remarkable that this man of […]
26Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Qualities of an American President? | Continued
The Rise of Ron Paul
Son, Ron Paul is running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. ON the surface it seems entirely remarkable that this man of little logic is having so much success, both in admiring fans and his ability to raise money. He is worth looking at – not because of his ideas – […]
26Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued