Comments on: Additional Thoughts on - GObama! http://www.identitywoman.net/additional-thoughts-on-gobama#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Saving the World With User-Centric Identity Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:35:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: orcmidhttp://www.identitywoman.net/additional-thoughts-on-gobama/comment-page-1#comment-171460 orcmid Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:27:30 +0000 http://www.identitywoman.net/?p=792#comment-171460 You brought tears to my eyes. I never understood what "American exceptionalism" <em>was</em> until you used it in context. I suppose I always thought of it as some kind of political rhetoric and never looked at how that lands in the world. But mostly I am commenting to let you know how delighte that you are among us and that you want to be here. You grace us by your presence. You brought tears to my eyes. I never understood what "American exceptionalism" was until you used it in context. I suppose I always thought of it as some kind of political rhetoric and never looked at how that lands in the world.

But mostly I am commenting to let you know how delighte that you are among us and that you want to be here. You grace us by your presence.

]]> By: Michael Cayleyhttp://www.identitywoman.net/additional-thoughts-on-gobama/comment-page-1#comment-171333 Michael Cayley Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:18:01 +0000 http://www.identitywoman.net/?p=792#comment-171333 We'd like to have you back here in Canada. This a hopeful time. I served on the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and worked side by side with great Americans who I admire and were forging America's place in the 21st century economy. Hey - I even organized the 4th of July celebrations! (that's my birthday) Not once did any of those great Americans display the manifest destiny thing. We were there for the Hong Kong handover, a potent reminder of the British Empire. I think that history will equate American exceptionalism, "city on the hill" thinking, etc. more with the last eight years than with the time ahead. There is a lot of work to be done to turn the "light to nations" back on. I am willing to pitch in or would that require an exception? I wonder if a Mountain View, Californian experience is typically American on a per capita basis. I ask about Prop.8? Hopefully a boon to Toronto tourism. Isn't there some good identity work being done in Canada? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrpajcAgR1E Having a functioning democracy is great. Take is seriously. Remember what happened to Al Gore. A democracy that makes Obama President is great too. There was more than one "Welcome back to the world, America" party in Toronto on your election night. Hope is good. It is essential to a positive economic system. But make no mistake, there are more people in the world right now who feel far more hope right now about their economic prospects than there are who believe in the American Dream. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U We'd like to have you back here in Canada.

This a hopeful time.

I served on the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and worked side by side with great Americans who I admire and were forging America's place in the 21st century economy. Hey - I even organized the 4th of July celebrations! (that's my birthday)

Not once did any of those great Americans display the manifest destiny thing. We were there for the Hong Kong handover, a potent reminder of the British Empire.

I think that history will equate American exceptionalism, "city on the hill" thinking, etc. more with the last eight years than with the time ahead.

There is a lot of work to be done to turn the "light to nations" back on. I am willing to pitch in or would that require an exception?

I wonder if a Mountain View, Californian experience is typically American on a per capita basis.

I ask about Prop.8? Hopefully a boon to Toronto tourism.

Isn't there some good identity work being done in Canada? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrpajcAgR1E

Having a functioning democracy is great. Take is seriously. Remember what happened to Al Gore.

A democracy that makes Obama President is great too.

There was more than one "Welcome back to the world, America" party in Toronto on your election night.

Hope is good. It is essential to a positive economic system. But make no mistake, there are more people in the world right now who feel far more hope right now about their economic prospects than there are who believe in the American Dream. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U

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