Born on or near August 4th 1961, in Honolulu Hawaii. Or somewhere.
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In an amazing show of solidarity, the Honolulu Marathon will be run twice this Sunday: once in Hawaii and once in...Iraq.
We've talked a lot about the terrible effects of the war in Iraq on this site. In this country the emphasis, quite naturally, is on the American victims, so we have tended to discuss the Iraqi victims. But a victim is a victim and war has too many of them.
Mike Dunford points me to an organization that supports families who've lost loved ones in the Iraq War
Yes, you read that right. Our soldiers in Iraq will run the marathon at the same time as the Honolulu race and will be considered to be contestants in the Honolulu marathon.
Message to Obama:
Happy birthday Mr. president. Keep up the good work. And don't let the bastards get you down.
Obama's real problem is that he is too nice. He needs to get tougher and expose the right wing/Republican shenanigans more and more often.
The administration and the Democrats are too quick to offer compromises to the Republicans who only abuse them. They should be forced to filibuster and show their true obstructionist ways and anti-American thinking.
Oh yeah, Happy Birthday, Mr. President.
Isn't that Honolulu, Kenya? Keep your facts straight!