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23 Nov

All ****** are created equal

Posted by awalkabout in life, parenthood, walkabout. Tagged: black, civil rights, election, equal rights, gay, gay marriage, human rights, lesbian, Mormon, Orwell, pigs, proposition 8, what white people like. 2 Comments

So there’s a buncha white guys who get together back in the day and talk a lot over home brewed ale and decide that they should declare their independence from Jolly Olde England.
The apparently fundamental rule that they came up with, “self-evident,” in 1776, was that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed [...]

30 Oct

Black and white

Posted by awalkabout in life, walkabout. Tagged: ACORN, discrimination, election, McCain, Murtha, Obama, racism, University of Pittsburgh, vote, voter protection. 10 Comments

I got a few desperate calls from Rob, the Democratic “Voter Protection” guy in New York, and called him back, wondering what was up, since I’d already confirmed my voting precinct here in town, signed up for online training, and arranged to pick up my official credentials in Pittsburgh, 90 miles away, on Saturday.
Well. Seems [...]

16 Oct

Have you played the “A” card?

Posted by awalkabout in autism, divorce, life, parenthood, walkabout. Tagged: Asperger's, blue-light, Disney, election, pass, Sarah Palin, special needs, therapy. 6 Comments

Parents of special-needs kids often have a lot to cope with: meltdowns, perseveration, echolalia, single-focusedness, sheer obliviousness. All this coping tends to drain away patience and sometimes even your ability to remain polite, especially when people who don’t understand get on your last nerve. Often at Wal-Mart. I’m not sure why that is. Maybe they’ve [...]

23 Sep

Taking a stand

Posted by awalkabout in autism, life, parenthood, walkabout. Tagged: abortion, Democrat, election, McCain, Obama, Palin, politics, presidential election, pro-life, Republican, vote. 6 Comments

Since my office is in the same building as Republican headquarters and right across the street from Democratic headquarters, it was kind of inevitable that I’d get flagged as a target for campaign sign placement. After all, I live on a main drag, where lots of people would see the sign every day.
I really hadn’t [...]

3 Sep

A mother of a job

Posted by awalkabout in autism, life, parenthood, walkabout. Tagged: Bush, candidate, election, evangelical, feminist, Heinlein, Lazarus, Palin, pregnant daughter, Republican, special needs, talking head, vice president, women's rights. 8 Comments

If I hear one more talking head complain that Sarah Palin couldn’t possibly act as vice president or president because she has five children, including a special-needs child, I think my head will fly off.
In case you’ve been in a hole somewhere, I’m talking about quotes like this from the Telegraph in the United Kingdom: [...]

3 Jun

The quick-fix society

Posted by awalkabout in life, walkabout, writing. Tagged: attack, author, Bush, Clinton, election, lie, Marcotte, Mark Twain, McCain, Melville, Obama, politics, retraction, Sharon Stone, The Root. 6 Comments

I remember the days when people used to write something–a novel, a newspaper column, whatever–and it stood. Absent some blatant factual error, what you read was what you got.
The same used to be true about what people said, particularly famous people, who speak a lot, in public, with people listening. You researched your topic, you [...]

11 Apr

Issues of the Day

Posted by awalkabout in autism, life, parenthood, walkabout. Tagged: ads, autistic, campaign, candidate, Clinton, education, election, feminism, justice, Lao Tzu, Obama, Pennsylvania, perseveration, rich, SpongeBob, therapy, vote, wealth. 6 Comments

My friends, this is NOT the week to be a registered voter in the state of Pennsylvania.
The phone is ringing at least once a day with someone demanding to know if we understand their candidate’s position on the important issues of the day: Clinton’s a recorded message, Obama’s a live person (point: Obama).
Frankly, I have [...]