Obama Family Values

While I have no special insight of the man, (4.00 / 1)

I see a code of ethics and integrity that are unfortunately rare.  The other Yamaka may drop, but all signs point to the real deal.

L'cha'yim.

 

"Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world." A. Einstein

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by: StraffordDem @ Mon Mar 29, 2010 at 20:45:59 PM CDT

Happy and kosher Passover, Jon. n/t (4.00 / 1)

Republicans believe government is bad - then they get into office and prove it.

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by: GreyMike @ Mon Mar 29, 2010 at 21:28:36 PM CDT

not seen in NYT pic (4.00 / 1)

No one led the proceedings; everyone took turns reading aloud. Mr. Obama had brought Reggie Love, his personal aide, Ms. Jarrett and Eric Whitaker, another close friend, all African-American. Jennifer Psaki, the traveling press secretary, and Samantha Tubman, a press assistant, filtered in. Neither had ever been to a Seder, but they knew the Exodus story, Ms. Psaki from Catholic school and Ms. Tubman from childhood Sundays at black churches.

They peppered the outnumbered Jews at the table with questions, which the young men sometimes struggled to answer. "We're not exactly crack Hebrew scholars," said Mr. Lesser, now an assistant to Mr. Axelrod.

for transparency sake ~I represent Union print shops

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by: JonnyBBad @ Mon Mar 29, 2010 at 21:33:43 PM CDT

"E pluribus unum" (out of many, one) (4.00 / 1)

WaPo March 29

http://newsweek.washingtonpost...

With Passover on the horizon, Americans can look to the Jewish founding narrative -- the Exodus story -- for perspectives on freedom and nation building. Interestingly, the Exodus from Egypt is framed not in terms of the individual's right to freedom from oppression (though that is certainly implicit) but rather in terms of the freedom to work together to build a society of equity, of justice, and of collective social responsibility.

The story itself opens with an image of collective identification. Moses, born to Israelite parents but raised by Pharaoh's daughter, forgoes the privileges and luxuries of the royal palace to identify with his Israelite brethren. His first action as an adult reveals his sense of fealty and responsibility to the larger Israelite collective: he risks his life to come to the aid of an Israelite slave being beaten by an Egyptian, whom Moses ultimately kills in the struggle.

The climax of the story similarly emphasizes identification with the communal entity. In the moments before redemption, as the Israelites prepare to leave Egypt, they are instructed to mark their doorposts with blood in order to be spared the final plague and to be freed. Only by identifying as members of the larger community can any individual household take the steps out of Egypt. National freedom, the story tells us, is a collective, not an individual, enterprise.

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by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Mar 30, 2010 at 09:57:39 AM CDT

I'm reading The Empathic Civilization (0.00 / 0)

by Rifkin.  Haven't broken the binding in yet, so no recommendation, but I approve of the premise, which is Uno Mondo.

Saw this on Huffington if anyone's interested in the book.  Link:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...


"Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world." A. Einstein

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by: StraffordDem @ Tue Mar 30, 2010 at 11:20:57 AM CDT

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Bresler is happy (0.00 / 0)

He now has a holiday party to get invited to.

Twomey. Got any advice for the guy?

Whack-a-mole, anyone?

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by: Jack Mitchell @ Tue Mar 30, 2010 at 16:15:36 PM CDT

Twomey gets no invite, neither do the sheep....n/t (0.00 / 0)

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by: JonnyBBad @ Tue Mar 30, 2010 at 17:20:39 PM CDT

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