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...family, the choice is clear: our heritage or Obama. Even if the two are not mutually exclusive, as I and 57 percent of Jews believe, Jews must at least be conscious of what an Obama administration means both for our past and for our future. I hope that Silverman’s blame does not fall on us, but even if it does, we should take it in stride...
...Columbia on his first trip to South Carolina in February 2007, six days after announcing his candidacy. When the crowd started chanting, "Yes, we can," to his riff on Civil Rights, Obama abruptly changed the subject to labor's right to organize. It was clear he was making a conscious effort not to be perceived (or pigeonholed) as the same inspirational speaker they saw at the 2004 convention; he wanted to introduce himself and tell his story, but most of all he wanted people to realize that there was substance underneath all the style. Indeed, what he wanted...
...should respect undecided voters because they are trying hard to weigh the pros and cons and not be swayed by automatic, emotional responses. In the end, most of them will go with their guts - psychologists have shown that even those voters who at the explicit and conscious level deny any preference for a candidate usually have unconscious attitudes that predict how they will vote. But those who can wait until just days before a major election and still consciously describe themselves as undecided - that's an act of deliberative democratic will. At least, that's how I choose...
...tore and popped. Roxanna stared, aghast. Who was this man? The stranger looked at her, his lips parting. There, perched against the edge of his upper teeth, was the tip of his tongue, which darted forward when he saw her, as if tasting the air. Roxanna’s conscious mental processes had abandoned her completely, and it was only by virtue of her years of training that she managed to mumble an apology and shut the door behind her. Back in the hallway, she fell into confusion. Her first instinct was toward prayer (her first instincts were almost always...
...mostly female CitySteppers titter as they traipse through the studio. After several self-conscious laps around the room, the bolder CitySteppers start to experiment with leaps and flailing arm motions...