End of the Week Links — 10/19/08
In a major coup for the Obama campaign, Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama as his candidate for President. Check out his reasoning in this video clip (I really recommend it, he is well-spoken and brings up a lot of good points):
We’ll have to see how this affects the campaign in its final days, as it is being heralded as Obama’s “October Surprise.” Though some say that this will only give Obama a minor boost in ratings, it is making quite a splash in the media.
–> Check out this post on Racialicious entitled, “An Open Letter to White Voters, Or What McCain Really Thinks of You”. The post challenges some of the negative attitudes coming from the McCain campaign and the stereotypes being made about the “typical white voter” (are we really all just xenophobic assholes who drink six-packs every day with our hockey-mom wives?). I urge you all to check this out.
–> A really cute video about President Clinton’s final days in office. I think it’s been around for a while but I hadn’t seen it until recently. It’s pretty hilarious (and I know Harlequin will die when she sees it — she has a bit of a crush on Bill).
Hope you all had a great weekend! I still haven’t received my absentee ballot and I’m getting nervous! They better send it to me sooooon. (Maybe that’s why all these links have been political…I can’t get the election out of my head!)
Great links this week; I particularly like that Racialicious one. I think the Color of Change people are also doing something similar, with people sending letters to the McCain campaign complaining about the racist rhetoric.
And I totally hear you about ballot nerves. I just found out that in my state, if you’re a first time voter you can’t vote absentee. (So, why did they send me the ballot in the first place?) Hope your ballot arrives in time! Our votes must count!
Yeah I heard about Racialicious from you actually!
Glad you enjoyed the links.