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Let's make 9/11 a day of unity instead of a day of fear

For the past month, our national attention has been focused on how we feel about Islam. The controversy surrounding Cordoba Center ("the mosque at ground zero"), an Islamic community center planned in Lower Manhattan, has inspired some to engage in a vitriolic contest pitting Islamophobia against the principle of religious freedom. 

Coffee Vote Launch Sept 17-19 (near you!)

It's election season and we're excited to introduce a NEW, nationally-coordinated Coffee Vote program designed to make a huge impact this November

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E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One)

E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One) is our nation's motto appearing on the official US seal. Embodied in this simple phrase is this idea: individuality and cultural diversity are strengths, not threats to a society. This is the foundation of the American ideal: we are united in respecting difference and diversity.
 

What do I think about Glenn Beck?

I have been asked many times in recent days, "What do you think about Glenn Beck?"  I haven't commented because I haven't been focused on him enough to really know.  But since his rally at the Lincoln Memorial this weekend is distracting so many Americans who could put their time to much better use, here is my take:

I wrote the following in Wednesday's Facebook post, without mentioning Mr. Beck but with him partially in mind:

When will my oath end?

 Years ago, I took this oath: 
 
I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
 

Wake up, America! Don't get distracted by wedge issues! It's about the Economy.

Wake up, America!  We need to refocus our attention on our economic crisis.
 
While we divide over wedge issues that are designed to emotionally trigger and distract us in an election year, millions of Americans are slowly marching into poverty and the fate of our nation's overall economy and social infrastructure is uncertain. http://washingtonindependent.com/94925/death-and-joblessness
 
We've got to pull ourselves together and deal with the national debt, joblessness & the growing poverty in our country.

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