Я не устаю бесконецно восхищаться Брайаном... Со всех сторон... читаю его soapbox, и прямо дух захватывает от того, какой он хороший, умный. милый, ответственный, *гм, вспомнилась книга про beatles, которую я так и не могу дочитать* душевный, трогательный, искренний, *захлебнулась в восторгах и стекла на Пол*

Ответственный - это я к тому, как он следит за выборами в Америке, хотя прямо его это не касается, и он мог бы никак не комментировать происходящее.... Но нет, он считает своей обязанностью бороться и как-то выступать за то, что считает правильным.... И я восхищаюсь им!!!

**Mon 03 Nov 08**
SOMEONE ELSE IS RANTING

I want to depart a little from the norm here. Anyone who drops into these pages is used to me ranting, occasionally and unpredictably, about one thing or another ... usually the incredible stupidity of Man, or his cruelty, selfishness, short-sightedness ... or ... how I play an "A" chord. It's not often political. 

But today, as we approach the US Presidential election ... I read a rant from a friend of mine - an American, a dear friend for over half my life, and someone whose integrity and intellect I trust more than I can say. It was a heartfelt tirade against what I too have come to regard as a destructive force in the world - the Republican party. It wasn't always this way ... I used to think that US politics was all a game, and that it didn't really matter if the Republicans or the Democrats won. But I have watched, horrified in the last few years, as George W Bush and his mates wrenched us back a hundred years in the eyes of most of the world, and cold-bloodedly turned my beloved America into a nation living in fear and distrust - and a nation seen as a senseless bully in the eyes of the world. I can no longer sit on any fence. I, in common with millions of people all around the world outside the USA, will be praying for the Miracle to happen; for us all to have a chance to see the America we love rise from the ashes; a new America, prepared to make new start in dealing fairly with all the nations and peoples of this planet. I will pray that it is an America which talks, and trades, and negotiates using the language of peace, instead of the blind rhetoric of the gun. 

I wish I had a vote ... I think we all do, over here, even though you might be tempted to tell us it's none of our business, because we will all be deeply affected by the result of this ballot. We all want to wake up in few days' time and learn that America, and the World, has been given another chance. We think that chance is in Barack Obama. 

And, of course, I will be praying that We Don't Get Fooled Again. 

Love
Bri 

 

**Wed 05 Nov 08**
OBAMANIA

Congratulations to America. And your brave new leader.

Wishing you, in this memorable moment, all that you dreamed of.

Love
Bri
 

**Wed 05 Nov 08**
RESPECTS

What a truly statesmanlike first presidential speech from Barack Obama ...

And ... let it not be forgotten ... what a truly gracious and generous speech from John McCain. It has got to go a long way towards healing the wounds of a country which is about to pick itself up and walk forward into a new era. Respects.

Cheers
Bri
 

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