http://cherrybloss.org George Washington Is Rolling Over In His Grave. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:37:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I wanted to sit down and write some epic thing about yesterday's historic election of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, how much it has changed me as a person in a short time. I wanted to try and express how I was touched by the moving images of Jesse ... http://cherrybloss.org/hope-won-yes-we-did-now-the-real-work-begins/ Click here for more information on Amendment Five and see the list of people who endorse and support Instant Runoff Voting (IRV). http://cherrybloss.org/instant-runoff-voting-memphis-yes-on-five/ I admit it: I have been one of those people who has so frequently used the phrase "That's so gay" to describe a variety of things over the last several years, it's hard to know how many times I've said it or how many people I've managed to offend by ... http://cherrybloss.org/thats-so-gay-celebrity-ads/ Reading this unintelligible and unfunny screed from conservative talk show host Glenn Beck gave me renewed hope for Barack Obama. Glenn seems to think that it's not racist to vote against Barack Obama and, further, that all of these right wingers who keep taking jabs at his character (through ... http://cherrybloss.org/glenn-beck-voting-against-obama-doesnt-make-you-a-racist/ EDITED: Thank you for visiting. The Yom Kippur morning service broadcast has completed. To watch the Yizkor service webcast starting at 2:15pm CST, please visit OurTemple.org. The Yom Kippur morning service is being broadcast live both at 8am and 11am CST from Temple Emanu-El. Watching this morning's Yom ... http://cherrybloss.org/yom-kippur-morning-service-webcast/ [caption id="attachment_708" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Kol Nidre (Prayer for Yom Kippur) in my Father's Shul by Israel Birnbaum"][/caption]There are those out there who are unable to attend Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre services for one reason or another. For those who find themselves unable to physically attend Kol Nidre services tonight, October ... http://cherrybloss.org/kol-nidre-live-webcast/ Since Sarah Palin wants to engage in "Swift Boat" politics, can we so quickly forget her connection to the Alaska Independence Party? Perhaps in light of her husband's membership in said party, she and Senator McCain should probably reconsider highlighting this talking point. Unlike Obama, the Governor's husband ... http://cherrybloss.org/sarah-palins-connection-to-the-alaska-independence-party/ In a city like Washington D.C., filled with a mixture of people seeking to help their constituents and those involved in their own selfish ends, it seems fairly obvious that those who are running out of time and ideas are digging for dirt that isn't there. I read this ... http://cherrybloss.org/obama-accuses-mccain-of-looking-for-distractions/ http://cherrybloss.org/sarah-barracuda/ Oh goody. I really needed to wake up to this news today. Its bad enough that work is sparse right now -- on top of it all, the Screen Actors Guild (the film actors union) is preparing to vote on October 18th regarding whether or not the union ... http://cherrybloss.org/screen-actors-guild-close-to-strike-vote/