All Posts Tagged With: "Kennedy"
A Personal Reflection On Ted Kennedy
In 1988 I was serving on the Professional Consultation Committee (PCC) of a local hospital. The PCC was a citizen advisory board to the Department of Spiritual Health with a staff of Clinical Pastoral Educators. More simply put, our committee assisted the hospital chaplains. 1988 was the year Michael Dukakis ran as the Democratic nominee [...]
26Aug2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Lincoln’s Rhetorical Flourishes, Shame on McCain/Palin
The idea of responding to Sarh Palin is contemptible. Responding to McCain is bad enough. But McCain has put the country in this position – and respond we must. The latest attack by Palin is to suggest in a demeaning manner that Barack Obama “… knows something about rhetorical flourishes.”
Be whatever you want, Sarah Palin [...]
Obama, Kennedy, Lincoln, Jefferson
Great men. Men of honor, of words. Words do matter, and these four, Obama, Kennedy, Lincoln, and Jefferson demonstrate the point. We in America are blessed that men who commanded words also commanded the birth of this nation.
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.“ A [...]
A Season for Hope – Ted Kennedy
This writer grew up watching the Kennedy family. We watched and followed John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. We cried with the nation when those great men were assassinated. We were saddened when Senator Ted Kennedy seemed to fail the legacy. But Ted Kennedy is a man who demonstrates that there is salvation in America.
Ted [...]
Video – Kennedys endorse Obama, from MSNBC
Son,
I could not capture the power of the news conference today. My earlier post has some of the quotes from the Kennedys – but the written word cannot capture their presence.
We can all have hopes for the future of America. Hopes for Social Justice, for health care, for education, for peace, for prosperity, for dignity [...]
Lincoln – Less Gettysburg
Son,
“Ask not what your country can do for you, as what you can do for your country.” Remember that? Everyone knows who said it. Most of us remember that comment led to the Peace Corps. Most of us remember that John Kennedy’s leadership united the country behind the space program – a program that has [...]
Maria Shriver Endorses Obama
Son,
I am shocked – but not surprised. Maria Shriver Schwarzenegger, the First Lady of California, married to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, is endorsing Barack Obama. She appeared in California today with Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Caroline Kennedy in a shocking and surprising presentation.
Maria Shriver is the daughter of Sargeant Shriver – a get out the [...]
Caroline Kennedy or Michael Reagan
Son,
Presidents have sons and daughters. Sometimes the children grow up to engage politics, sometimes they don’t. Think of Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy, and an image comes to mind. Think of Michael Reagan, son of Ronald Reagan, and another image comes to mind – hopefully not for long.
Do the children of past Presidents [...]
Boring Republicans run a 1994 Campaign
Son,
Much of the media attention is given to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Why is that? Fox news would say it is because the media is too liberal. If the Republicans would ever say anything new perhaps they would be in the news. My notion is that the Republicans are so darn boring.
Listen to the [...]
Bush – SOTU – no call for sacrifice – no hope
Son,
One of the problems these past seven years is that the American public has not been asked to directly suffer to rigors of war. There is indirect suffering – blamed on the Democrats. Bush gave his State of Denial.
The President gave a list of highlights of his Presidency with the same set of problems that [...]
A Sense of Hope, A Sense of Destiny…. Kennedy
Son,
Inspiring events are happening in America. Civil Rights, Social Justice, workers, disabled, education, voters rights, quality Health Care, Senator Edward Kennedy. There is a movement afoot, and the Republicans will not be able to stop it.
Senator Kennedy is endorsing Mr. Obama as I write and I can barely keep up.
“…Courage, insight, bold understanding, power of [...]
Kennedys endorse Obama – so what?
Son,
There is an old axiom in local politics, “When someone or some group endorses you, you get all of their enemies and none of their friends.” Is this true? What can an endorsement by Ted Kennedy add to Mr. Obama’s candidacy.
This is important on a couple of notes. Senator Kennedy has as many detractors as [...]
Bambi Obama
Son,
Barack Obama has been anointed. Personally I am happy for him and for our country. But when a super star rises and the people rally – objective politics is endangered.
Who wants to shoot Bambi?
Dad
An afterthought – I wrote the above post with on a whim. It had already been posted when I realized the implications [...]
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