Posts Tagged ‘Presidential Elections’

Ax Not What Your Country Can Do For You…

Ax Not What Your Country Can Do For You…

Political ads are funny. Sort of. And we are getting ready to see a lot of them. I wait patiently with bated breath, sweaty palms, and a heart full of eager anticipation for the mud-slinging political spectacle that awaits just over the horizon and will culminate exactly 14 months (to the day) from...

September 17th, 2011 | Essays, Featured | Read More

Interview with Donald Miller

Interview with Donald Miller

Donald Miller is the best-selling author of Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What, Through Painted Deserts and To Own a Dragon. He is currently writing his fifth book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, which explores the principles of story-telling in our lives. A feature film is in the works...

July 11th, 2009 | Essays | Read More

I’m Glad That’s Over!

I’m actually writing this from the past, anticipating like Christmas the day when all this election talk will end, we can look forward to George Bush being out of office, and move on with our lives. Due to the magic of technology, you’re reading this after the elections. Right now, I’m...

November 6th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

A Loose Summary of My Thoughts On November 8th, 2000

“Oh, man, it’s so nice to know everything is okay now! Thank God we’ve elected a President and everything has worked out! What a historical chance to change history…I can’t wait for this country to be set right again now that that disgrace to the Oval Office will be kicked...

November 5th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

And That’s That.

I’m listening to John McCain’s concession speech right now. It’s strange to think it’s happening only a half mile away. I’ve never been so geographically close to something like this. It’s a beautiful speech, one of empathy and honor, with no political maneuvering....

November 4th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

Hollywood Victims and Hologrammed Vixens

The hours are crawling away, and it’s strangely quiet up the street at the Biltmore. Well, except for the helicopters buzzing overhead. Fox News is obnoxious and I’m no fan of MSNBC, so I’ve been stuck on CNN. Big mistake. CNN’s biggest enemy seems to be technology. They’ve...

November 4th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

Burnside Election Coverage Table of Contents

(Okay, we’ve got a lot of posts running today, and I don’t want any slipping down the page. We’ll keep this post at the top to give you a running index of all our election-themed posts. – Jordan Green) - Looking for Hope in All the Wrong Places (Penny Carothers) - Burnside Endorses:...

November 4th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

I Was There!

Earlier today, I mentioned I voted in the same building as John McCain (though he showed up later). Here’s the video, which is sort of surreal. I can’t believe they checked his ID. I wish I had Secret Service agents with me…everyone was standing waaaay too close. Embedded video...

November 4th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

Where the Candidates Fall on Israel/Palestine

By Stephanie Hicks, Guest Contributor In the last few weeks, Burnside has run a few articles about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, an issue that is close to my heart. I spent a summer teaching English in Gaza, and am currently am working as a writer/co-producer on a documentary called, With God On...

November 4th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

Interview with Douglas Johnson of NRLC

I meant to post this some days ago, but the whole vacation thing last week threw me off. Douglas Johnson is the Legislative Director for National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the largest pro-life organization in the United States. NRLC has been fighting the legislative battle against abortion since...

November 4th, 2008 | Blog | Read More