Comments on: To The Mountaintop http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/ A blog about politics. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:12:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Poised | Yellow Roman Candles http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/comment-page-7/#comment-58617 Poised | Yellow Roman Candles Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:13:50 +0000 http://timeswampland.wordpress.com/?p=7888#comment-58617 [...] leather faces who’ve seen it all before - get so excited about today’s outcome. Perhaps Time’s Joe Klein best sums up their feelings: Some politicians simply are larger than life. Their stories are the stuff of high drama. Over the [...] [...] leather faces who’ve seen it all before - get so excited about today’s outcome. Perhaps Time’s Joe Klein best sums up their feelings: Some politicians simply are larger than life. Their stories are the stuff of high drama. Over the [...]

]]> By: Poised | Yellow Roman Candles http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/comment-page-7/#comment-52165 Poised | Yellow Roman Candles Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:52:25 +0000 http://timeswampland.wordpress.com/?p=7888#comment-52165 [...] But still, I am surprised to see seasoned commentators - men and women with leather faces who’ve seen it all before - get so excited about today’s outcome. Perhaps Time’s Joe Klein best sums up their feelings: [...] [...] But still, I am surprised to see seasoned commentators - men and women with leather faces who've seen it all before - get so excited about today's outcome. Perhaps Time's Joe Klein best sums up their feelings: [...]

]]> By: cyberaxis http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/comment-page-7/#comment-16673 cyberaxis Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:40:15 +0000 http://timeswampland.wordpress.com/?p=7888#comment-16673 And I would like to second what Roger Friedmann suggested (Comment # 150 - Ref: fleshing out the Madelyn Dunham story). People who do not know the where, what and WHO of Barack's story will never understand (or appreciate) his approach to life, people and politics. Thanks again. And I would like to second what Roger Friedmann suggested (Comment # 150 - Ref: fleshing out the Madelyn Dunham story). People who do not know the where, what and WHO of Barack's story will never understand (or appreciate) his approach to life, people and politics. Thanks again.

]]> By: cyberaxis http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/comment-page-7/#comment-16672 cyberaxis Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:32:43 +0000 http://timeswampland.wordpress.com/?p=7888#comment-16672 You have no idea what your words have brought to millions of Americans trying to absorb the congruence or incongruence of Madelyn's passing at this momentous cusp. There is indeed a balm in Gilead: http://cyberaxis.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/madelyn-dunham-in-memoriam-there-is-a-balm-in-gilead/ On behalf of everyone who feels about this the way I do, THANK YOU. You have no idea what your words have brought to millions of Americans trying to absorb the congruence or incongruence of Madelyn's passing at this momentous cusp.

There is indeed a balm in Gilead:

http://cyberaxis.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/madelyn-dunham-in-memoriam-there-is-a-balm-in-gilead/

On behalf of everyone who feels about this the way I do, THANK YOU.

]]> By: bensay http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/comment-page-7/#comment-16595 bensay Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:17:17 +0000 http://timeswampland.wordpress.com/?p=7888#comment-16595 Joe: thanks. Joe: thanks.

]]> By: Election 2008: The Calm Before the Freakout | "Girl Chat" http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/comment-page-7/#comment-16593 Election 2008: The Calm Before the Freakout | "Girl Chat" Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:09:43 +0000 http://timeswampland.wordpress.com/?p=7888#comment-16593 [...] Obama’s grandmother passed away election eve (via Swampland), prompting right-wing HotAir to say, “our prayers are with the [...] [...] Obama’s grandmother passed away election eve (via Swampland), prompting right-wing HotAir to say, “our prayers are with the [...]

]]> By: bryanfromhouston http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/comment-page-7/#comment-16447 bryanfromhouston Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:46:55 +0000 http://timeswampland.wordpress.com/?p=7888#comment-16447 To the hate-mongers (freeenterprise, MarcSchulz, etc.) who have posted here, may God have mercy upon your soul. . In the Bible, the question is posed, "Am I my brother's keeper?" How do you answer that question? How do you respond to your neighbor in their hour of need? I pray that God will act upon your lives in a mighty way and show you a light from which you cannot hide. Amen. To the hate-mongers (freeenterprise, MarcSchulz, etc.) who have posted here, may God have mercy upon your soul.
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In the Bible, the question is posed, "Am I my brother's keeper?" How do you answer that question? How do you respond to your neighbor in their hour of need? I pray that God will act upon your lives in a mighty way and show you a light from which you cannot hide. Amen.

]]> By: BallotVox » Blog Archive » Condolences to Obama on His Grandmother’s Death http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/comment-page-7/#comment-16361 BallotVox » Blog Archive » Condolences to Obama on His Grandmother’s Death Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:01:12 +0000 http://timeswampland.wordpress.com/?p=7888#comment-16361 [...] grandmother — Madelyn Dunham — died yesterday in Hawaii. One day before the election. RedneckCabbie, a 27-year taxicab veteran now living and working in [...] [...] grandmother — Madelyn Dunham — died yesterday in Hawaii. One day before the election. RedneckCabbie, a 27-year taxicab veteran now living and working in [...]

]]> By: Donna H. http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/comment-page-7/#comment-16350 Donna H. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:39:01 +0000 http://timeswampland.wordpress.com/?p=7888#comment-16350 Being born in 1950, I was a teen in the 60's and young adult in the 70's. My entire generation was embroiled in the civil rights movement, and the social change that accompanied it. I have wondered of late where our passion as a generation has gone....what happened to our idealism. Well, thanks to this man, Barak Obama, we have an opportunity to see the movement through. I vote for Barak, not solely because he is a black man, but because he is a man of passion, compassion, experience and intelligence. I understand the challenges that his mother and grandparents faced in those early days, and have an enduring respect for their courage. We all owe Barak's grandmother a dept of gratitude for giving our nation such a man. My prayers are with Barak and his family today, as well as for our country. Being born in 1950, I was a teen in the 60's and young adult in the 70's. My entire generation was embroiled in the civil rights movement, and the social change that accompanied it. I have wondered of late where our passion as a generation has gone....what happened to our idealism. Well, thanks to this man, Barak Obama, we have an opportunity to see the movement through. I vote for Barak, not solely because he is a black man, but because he is a man of passion, compassion, experience and intelligence. I understand the challenges that his mother and grandparents faced in those early days, and have an enduring respect for their courage. We all owe Barak's grandmother a dept of gratitude for giving our nation such a man. My prayers are with Barak and his family today, as well as for our country.

]]> By: Roger Friedmann http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/11/03/to-the-mountaintop/comment-page-6/#comment-16347 Roger Friedmann Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:33:27 +0000 http://timeswampland.wordpress.com/?p=7888#comment-16347 I want to offer my heart-felt thanks to Joe Klein for his deeply moving post about Madelyn Dunham. She was truly one of America's unsung heroes. More attention deserves to be paid to the story Klein sketches in his post. Again, thanks Joe. You're the only journalist talking right now about this truly remarkable woman. I hope you'll have the opportunity to revisit this story and develop it more fully. I want to offer my heart-felt thanks to Joe Klein for his deeply moving post about Madelyn Dunham. She was truly one of America's unsung heroes. More attention deserves to be paid to the story Klein sketches in his post. Again, thanks Joe. You're the only journalist talking right now about this truly remarkable woman. I hope you'll have the opportunity to revisit this story and develop it more fully.

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