Via Chantal at Duke City Fix, a collection of photos of the full moon over Albuquerque. Tonight’s is particularly beautiful — but because of the shade from the mountains here at Casa NewMexiKen, it wasn’t visible until after 8:15, a full half-hour later than the valley.
Suprisingly encouraging news about the American people, though note the huge caveat in the first line.
A new national poll released Friday showed voters who heard or read about Barack Obama’s speech on his relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and race relations, broadly approved of it.
Seven in 10 said he did a good job talking about race relations and as many said he did a good job explaining his relationship with Reverend Wright, according to a CBS News poll conducted Thursday.
More than six in 10, moreover, said they mostly agreed with what he said about race relations in this country, including a broad majority of Democrats and independents, but fewer — four in 10 — Republicans.
Those “who heard or read about” the speech. What percentage do you suppose that is? The article doesn’t provide this essential information. And overall the issue has hurt him — the fraction who say Obama could unite the country had dropped from two-thirds to one-half.
Gone with the Wind would make my list, but doesn’t crack Yahoo’s 10 Most Historically Inaccurate Movies. Still, an amusing list.
Thanks to Debby for the link.
George H.W. Bush fired the assistant secretary of state responsible for passports (Consular Affairs) when Bill Clinton’s passport file was sought inappropriately during the 1992 presidential election campaign. I remember because I inventoried the contents of the fired woman’s desk to determine what was hers and what was ours (she wasn’t even allowed to enter the building). Many are appointed by the president, few have the distinction of being fired.
It will be interesting to see if the current circumstances are political, and if so if Jr. will act as appropriately as his father did.
Ferris and Rosie each turn 46 today.
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, on this date in 1685. “Music…should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the recreation of the soul; where this is not kept in mind there is no true music, but only an infernal clamor and ranting.”
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