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I just wanted to document this for posterity:

No tears in my eyes, but I’m feeling a chest-bursting sense of pride coupled with a knuckle-whitening fear for this man’s life and the life of his family. My mom’s been looking for a way to get me to start going to church — this historical moment might’ve been just the thing to push me toward that direction.

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I’ve been calling for it for ages. I’m not going to lie: I wish the order were reversed. Still, I think this is a ticket that (almost) everyone who intends to vote Democratic in November can get behind.

Several people whom I love and respect are Hillary Clinton supporters. I would ask these people whom I love and respect to defend Senator Clinton’s tepid response to Geraldine Ferraro’s now infamous comments about Senator Obama’s worthiness. I would ask these people to explain the Clinton campaign’s assertion that Senator Obama would be an excellent choice for vice-president and the labyrinthine logic that led them to this conclusion — especially in light of their candidate’s current position in the race to gather delegates.

I would ask them, but Keith Olbermann has asked these questions far better and more eloquently than I ever could.

(The following video is almost 10 minutes long, but it’s worth every solid gold minute)

Spotted in my Twitter stream:

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I haven’t been able to watch the news/read news sites all day after last night’s turn of events. Watching this video lifted my spirits just a bit.

Related: If you’re Canadian, go to Rapspace.tv and record a video sharing your thoughts about the Obama campaign (whatever they are).

[via McLean M Greaves]

I’m far from the most politically informed voter on the planet, but I recognize intelligence and insight when I see it. Check out this video of Obama supporter Derrick Ashong:

There are many things to love about this video; Derrick’s impassioned and informed defense of Obama’s platform, his nuanced understanding of the challenges that Americans would face while trying to implement a universal healthcare plan, are but two examples. But the thing I love most about this video is that it captures a face that is largely invisible in the media: that of a highly educated young black man who is engaged with and excited by the political process.

I have a lump in my throat just thinking about the impact this video could have.

[via Think on These Things]

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The best thing about Mitt Romney’s decision to drop out of the presidential race is that I have free reign to make all kinds of bad puns involving kittens and lost mittens for at least, oh, a whole day.

I guess there are worse things that could happen to the Obama campaign…

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