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Federal Matchmaker: Which Department Is Right for You? taken about 1 month agoHomeland Security Candidate |
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November 25
borinquens commented on: borinquens's photo: "London, England".
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"Very friendly warm people those Brits are. Thanks for the compliements - on the pic." |
borinquens commented on: "Maile (MY*Lay)".
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"Thanks for your thoughts on this reflective holiday. Hope you have a wonderful celebration with your loved ones as well. " |
November 23
sweetides
6 days ago
158 comments
Thank you the add! Enjoy your holiday time off! Happy Thanksgiving :)
bluefly44
7 days ago
788 comments
Hi Luis - Happy Thanksgiving! Stay safe in LA and hope that you have a great holiday!
stella_lucero
8 days ago
60 comments
Hola Luis, hope you have a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Y no valle comer mucho!
borinquens
22 days ago
12 comments
Gracias, Lucero.
Yes, I am proud to have visualized a possibility (Obama's presidency) that did become a reality - and I am a Republican. Both McCain and president elect Obama were formidable candidates. It was up to Americans to choose the path they wanted the nation to take; they did.
A year and a half before the election I posted on the New York Times' blogosphere Obama was the Democrat's Arnold Schwarzenegger but with Afro roots, and certain to defeat Hillary Clinton, who then was the media darling. It also happened. We should all be proud of our nation and the principles it just have proven not only represent but live by. And I still am a Republican.
Thanks for your comment, Lucero. "Muchas gracias, amiga."
stella_lucero
22 days ago
60 comments
Luis you hit the nail right on the head with this comment. You are so right and I am hopeful we are headed towards the reinvention of optimism.
borinquens
25 days ago
12 comments
In Search of Redemption in America.....
By Luis Vega
At times countries, like people, have feelings. The current unpredictable presidential primary cycle proves, after the war, America seeks redemption.
http://dictionary.die.net/redemption
We are a culture of reinvention, of optmism, a can-do society never defined by tragedy but by success. Unconsciously American voters want to move beyond the dark shadow of 9/11 and of candidates anchored in the recent past. An anti status-quo crowd.
Both dominant political parties, Democrat and Republican, have top contenders who are outsiders, non-traditional candidates, the embodiment of change. Some powerful living symbols of our not so long ago national sins: racial exclusion (Obama), the Vietnam war (McCain). More than a typical election cycle, this period and its candidates provide political/historical catharsis.
http://psychology.about.com/od/cindex/g/catharsis.htm
Today American presidential elections are a global political spectacle for billions of people who understand the impact America still has on their lives. Because nothing compares with the power of American democracy in action.
Now some prominent television critics are saying politics have replaced Hollywood entertainment as Americans' main distraction since the writers strike has literally stopped film and television production in the country.
Reality shows like "American Idol" and "Survivor" have morphed into national politics. Who will win at the end? Obama, Hillary, McCain or Romney? TV ratings are high.
As the whole world watches live American democracy at work, redemption might be our best (national) defense. The world watches with interest and hope.
Originally posted on January 6th, 2008:
Ten months before presidential election.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7708238.stm
Read original text at: http://luisvega-07.hi5.com
stella_lucero
about 1 month ago
60 comments
Hey Luis, I checked out the link you sent me, it was great! You seem to stay pretty busy.
borinquens
2 months ago
12 comments
A friend's blog, feel free to comment:
http://jonathanfryer.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/options-for-influence...
*i'm a 'moderate'.
peacebe
2 months ago
790 comments
Great pictures.