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January 20, 2008
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Experiencing the Highs of Performance
January 9, 2008
I’m saddened by Obama’s second place finish in New Hampshire. Well now we know for sure, if we weren’t convinced by the stats already, that he needs the age 35 and under voters to turn out in large numbers in order to win the party ticket.
“With 96 percent of the New Hampshire vote tabulated before counters shut down for the night, Clinton had 39 percent, Obama 36 percent and Edwards 17 percent. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson trailed with 5 percent.
On the Republican side, McCain had 37 percent, Romney 32 percent, Huckabee 11 percent, Giuliani 9 percent and Rep. Ron Paul 8 percent. Thompson got 1 percent” (http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080109/D8U2ES381.html).
On to brighter news, I have a reading of Love and Life coming up on Friday, January 18th, starting promptly at 5pm since the library closes at 5:45pm. It will be in Atlanta at the College Park Library, which is located at 3647 Main Street, College Park, GA 30337. So if you’re in Atlanta and read this blog, please come by and support my work. Oh and I want to share a spur of the moment post with you that I did last night on Bestloverinparadise, my alternate blog:
Wow, I feel great; I performed “Thank You,” “The Cure” and “Love” tonight at The 5 Spot’s open-mic show. It was a priceless experience. I am also now a feature writer for the Atlanta division of Not For Tourists. Things are going really well; perhaps best of all, it was great seeing and hanging out with Jeanne, Abby, and Julian. I got a really great, warm and uplifting hug from Jeanne before I left; she’s great. I love her. She’s also hella smart. My fellow musicians and poets were also excellent. Wow, life is great. It’s nights like these that make me want to keep loving and living in the best way that I can.
Yeah, so I’m doing my best to keep this vibe going. Enjoy your time.
Barack Obama Prevails Again
January 4, 2008
As much as I am an ardent supporter of this great American leader, I was somewhat stunned at how handily Barack Obama won the Iowa caucus:
DES MOINES, Iowa – Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee won the Iowa caucuses last night as the candidates move on to New Hampshire.
On the Democratic side, Obama scored 38 percent of the vote with John Edwards second with 30 and Hillary Clinton third with 29. Obama won 16 delgates with Clinton getting 15 and Edwards 14. Overall, Clinton leads with 175 delegates, including superdelegates, followed by Obama with 75 and Edwards with 46.
For the Republicans, Huckabee won with 34 percent, with 25 percent for Mitt Romney, 13 percent each for Fred Thompson and John McCain, 10 percent for Ron Paul and 3 percent for Rudy Giuliani. Huckabee scored 30 delegates and Romney got 7.
After the caucuses, Democrats Joe Biden and Chris Dodd dropped out of the race.
Obama, 46 and a first-term senator from Illinois, told a raucous victory rally his triumph showed that in “big cities and small towns, you came together to say, ‘We are one nation, we are one people and our time for change has come’” (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080104/ap_on_el_pr/caucus_rdp;_ylt=AuK.wOg1ZREjj50ujAoYVFxB5494).
It’s great to know that Obama has the momentum going into New Hampshire. I love what Barack Obama’s continued victories say about him as a human being and us as a nation.
