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Eric Byler
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Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FX7bKHjC04 Annabel and I have been volunteering three or four days a week for the Obama/Biden campaign in Northern Virginia, and will do the same down south in Charlottesville (home of Thomas Jefferson and the University of Virginia) this weekend. With only a few days left before election day, duties as a volu...Read more
If future historians ever wish to find a window into the American political zeitgeist prior to the 2008 election, they should refer to the op-ed page of the October 28thm 2008 Washington Post, which today features yet another prominent Republican (this time a Republican dynasty former U.S. Senator) and a highly respected Read more
A few days ago in Northern Virginia, I attended a press conference headlined by a hero of mine, U.S. Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), at which Barack Obama’s “Blueprint for the Change We Need for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders” was unveiled for local newspapers.
After the event, an Asian Pacific American reporter asked me an interesting question:
As a mixed race Asian American, do you feel an added connection to Barack Obama, who is also mixed race and has Asian roo...Read more
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDofbll86dY Below is my commentary on the politics behind this hastily crafted, butdevastating videoreleased by the Obama campaign today about John McCain, the Keating Five Scandal, and the broader issue of the deregulation of America's banking industry. (Read more
Hello everyone. I am in Virginia volunteering for the Obama campaign (videos coming shortly). Virginia is an important "swing state" in this election. And, the momentum of this election is also important to Virginia. Over the past several years, Virginia has been becoming more diverse, more forward-thinking, and less susceptible to the divisive politics and racial discord that characterized the 20th century. John McCain likes to tout his "experience" but the truth is that the majority of his experience came...Read more
I wasn't surprised when Sarah Palin's speech was a mean-spirited, often hateful rant, but when John McCain took the stage with his meandering, written-by-committee Speech To Nowhere, I was very disappointed when he lied each time he characterized Barack Obama's platform, and Read more
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-hUEh4IjoU Tammy Duckworth, an Asian American Iraq war veteran who spoke beautifully at the DNC Convention today.
I've been watching this YouTube channel from Denver which gives you a feeling for what it's like to be there.
Here is the 2nd part of Bill Clinton's speech:
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I want to explain that I am not at the Democratic Convention, I’m watching on TV like millions of other Americans and posting my impressions. I’ve also been following an exciting and interesting blog by Jennifer Pae, who IS at the convention.
And, here is Hillary Clinton’s speech which I thought was outstanding, if not as unique nor historic as Michelle Obama’s speech yesterday. My feeling watching the speech w...Read more
The best part about Michelle Obama's speech, which impressed me in every way, was hearing people afterward, in particular minorities and women, saying how proud they were of their country, after seen an African American woman playing such an important role in American history.
Part 1 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SDdGqBpfao
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The best part about Michelle Obama's speech, which impressed me in every way, was hearing people afterward, in particular minorities and women, saying how proud they were of their country, after seen an African American woman playing such an important role in American history.
Part 1 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SDdGqBpfao
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Eric Byler, filmmaker, director of "Charlotte Sometimes," "9500 Liberty," "Tre," and "Americanese"
