http://www.redroom.com/member-blog/wendybabiak Member's Blog Teaser en http://www.redroom.com/blog/wendybabiak/the-death-david-foster-wallace <p>I've had a few days of celebrating, accompanied by mixed emotions.  While Obama's election and the clear rejection of the GOP brand by the majority of the country is certainly something to celebrate, the fact that Prop. 8 in California passed and Michele Bachman was re-elected showed me that too many of our people are still entrenched in a painful paradigm of separation and hate.&nbsp;And I ... </p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/wendybabiak/the-death-david-foster-wallace">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/wendybabiak/the-death-david-foster-wallace#comments A Public Space Barack Obama Black Clock David Foster Wallace depression Illuminati Michelle Bachman Proposition 8 rapture suicide Writing Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:23:30 -0800 wendybabiak 78854 at http://www.redroom.com http://www.redroom.com/blog/wendybabiak/please-tell-me-americans-aren%E2%80%99t-this-stupid-or-this-mean <p>Since McCain floored me with his choice of Gov. Palin for his VP candidate, I've been giving some thought as to how we in this country (and in the world, for that matter) can elevate public discourse. I'm as guilty as anyone of falling into vitriol engendered by rancor. Despite Ms. Palin's own sarcasm and divisive politics, calling her a beauty-pageant bimbo is hardly productive. I'm so ... </p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/wendybabiak/please-tell-me-americans-aren%E2%80%99t-this-stupid-or-this-mean">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/wendybabiak/please-tell-me-americans-aren%E2%80%99t-this-stupid-or-this-mean#comments 2008 election anti-war Barack Obama John McCain Sarah Palin Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:11:19 -0700 wendybabiak 63241 at http://www.redroom.com