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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Hilary has a past and a record too

How come no one has challenged Hilary Clinton about her years as a Young Republican, where she supported Barry Goldwater, a segregationist, who ran against Lyndon Johnson in 1964? It's funny that she referenced Lyndon Johnson's mastery in getting landmark civil rights legislation passed. I wonder, if Goldwater had been elected President, would Hilary or Obama be able to seek their party's nomination for President. This is something that I think all of us should reflect on, including Hilary.
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I am very proud of the this sign in The Old Spanish Quarter in St. Augustine, Florida, because it marks the site of a house owned in the 1760's by a Minorcan settler, Franciso Triay, who was related to my mother. How fitting it was that I would see this sign on December 1, which was the day after my mother's funeral. Life has a way of reminding you of who you are.

Me Accepting Humanitarian Award at Lincoln Center on November 10th
The Punjabi Literary and Cultural Society presented me with a humanitarian award Saturday, November 10th at Lincoln Center in New York. Also receiving awards were United Nations Church Center Chaplain, Reverend Kathleen Stone and Matt Weiner, Program Director of The Interfaith Center in New York. The awards were presented on a program that was full of Sikh, Hindu and Sufi music, dancing and literature. I was proud to be presented with an award on this program because, I believe that most communities around the globe want to be free to express their faith and cultural traditions without fear, harm and judgment. This is what my weekly column and work involving The New Seminary at the Untied Nations is about.
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