Why do we segregate ourselves based on our political affiliation? Chardon Moore examines who benefits from keeping us divided amongst ourselves.

Chardon’s Completely Un-Sexy But Very Useful Guide to Lobbying Your Government

How to be an Effective Advocate: Lesson #1

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Well, it’s not an exciting topic, but it is a necessity. Chances are, at least once in your life, there will come an issue so important to you that you will want to lobby your legislator. This un-sexy series will teach you the do’s and don’ts of getting them to listen to you. I can’t guarantee that they’ll do what you want, but your chances will be better than 90% of the constituents who complain to their elected official.

During his victory speech, Obama said, “…to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president, too.”

It was a brilliant line, one that was surely dismissed by those for whom it was intended. The Hillary supporters who abstained or voted McCain in protest, or the Palin groupies who want the U.S. of A to be a Christian Theocracy, both believed Obama was an empty suit: a man full of beautiful rhetoric without the substance to back it up. To them, his words were meaningless.

However, he’s been going out of his way to prove that he wasn’t just blowing smoke.

It’s the time of year for Christmas lights, both the skillful and the sloppy, the breathtaking and the profane (who on God’s Green Earth needs 100 creepy light up Santas marching in a row towards Jesus’ manger? Apparently somebody in Hampstead, North Carolina).

It’s the time of year for kindness and giving, as well as selfishness and consumerism. It’s the time of year when you enjoy the company of your family, or you try hard not to blow your brains out because you’re desperately alone. To be the “most wonderful time of the year…” it sure is conflicted.

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It was one month and one day ago that we witnessed the resounding defeat of Republicanism in the U.S. of A (at least for the next 2-4 years). We, the progressives, responded to 8 years of minority status with an overwhelming victory, and damn did we enjoy it.

I don’t know about you, but after I watched Obama’s victory speech, I got laid. Turns out I wasn’t alone…Newsweek ran an article (Change You Can Conceive In; Nov. 14, 2008) about the possibility that ‘euphoric fans’ were sparking a baby boom, which means there’s going to be a ton of youngsters who won’t be able to think about Obama’s presidency without being grossed out by the thought of their parents having sex.

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