Category Archive: politics

anoka faruqee is raffling a painting to fundraise for barack obama.

donate $5 or more on her fundraising page: https://donate.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/2012 /anoka between now and october 30 and she’ll enter you to win  2012P-30, an  11 1/4  x 10 1/2 inch acrylic painting on panel… Read More

one more reason

i’m proud to be from iowa… “We are firmly convinced the exclusion of gay and lesbian people from the institution of civil marriage does not substantially further any important governmental objective…  The Legislature… Read More

carbon footprint

we’re trying to do the right thing…    but i do too much air travel.   check out this link to calculate your (negative) impact on the globe… http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator/?src=f1

infidel by ayaan hirsi ali

there is no pleasure in reading this book.     it is completely depressing and horribly disturbing.   that said, if you have the emotional strength, you should read it. ayaan hirsi ali was born in… Read More

“indian summer”

by alex von tunzelmann is a fantastic read. in the beginning, there were two nations.   one was a vast, mighty and magnificent empire, brilliantly organized and culturally unified, which dominated a massive swath… Read More

california’s proposition 8

“no state shall … deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”     that’s from the 14th amendment to the constitution of the united states. marriage is a relationship… Read More

anoka faruqee

is raffling a painting to people who make a donation to the obama campaign.   the retail price of the painting is $6000.   here’s how it works: donate $75 or more via her… Read More

sarah palin terrifies me.

because i can see her appeal.   she’s photogenic.   a small-town success story.  real-life liza doolittle.   a mom.   an all-american, reform-spouting “i’m an outsider!” and “i’m just like you middle-america!”  (albeit in a… Read More

this gives me hope…

reporting from alaska –         http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/alaska-women-reject-palin-rally-is-huge/

studio visit with andrea higgins

this is a portrait of first lady pat nixon by andrea higgins. several years ago, higgins became interested in representing people by painting textiles from their wardrobes. fabrics are fundamental to the aesthetics… Read More

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