Tag Archives: 2004 Democratic Convention

Sitting in my car, listening to Barack Obama (*please read to the end.)

Posted on December 18, 2016 by sheilawill

I had meant to go grocery shopping. As NPR came on the radio, I heard Barack Obama’s eloquent voice, and a realization struck me: This could be his last news conference as president. I started taking notes on my shopping … Continue reading →

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George McGovern: “My Conscience is Clear”

Posted on October 21, 2012 by sheilawill

I met Democratic presidential nominee Sen. George McGovern in 1972, when I worked in his campaign in Montana. I didn’t know what to say. “Just keep telling the truth,” I blurted. And he did, that year, and in all the years … Continue reading →

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Go Barack! Thank you Gabby!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by sheilawill

Distant, standoffish, that’s how Barack Obama is often described. Not true. He doesn’t bawl or scream but why does that make him unemotional? Did you see the way he hugged Gabby last night before the State of the Union address? … Continue reading →

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Amy Goodman and me

Posted on November 28, 2011 by sheilawill

Writing at 38,000 feet, on my way home to Tucson from New York City. So close to a sliver of moon. No stars in sight. Last night, Amy Goodman of “Democracy Now” watched “The Descendants” with us, completing a day … Continue reading →

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Wait there’s more…

Posted on June 8, 2011 by sheilawill

How did I forget the merging of my two stories at the 2004 Democratic Convention in “Advising Obama — In a Dream,” yesterday’s post? When I heard that George McGovern was at the convention in Boston I scurried over to … Continue reading →

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Advising President Obama — in my dream

Posted on June 8, 2011 by sheilawill

President Obama confided in me this morning. I was asleep. “I don’t believe in Jesus,” he told me, “but I get a lot of flak for it.” Boy was I surprised, even if it was a dream. Why was he … Continue reading →

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