Sunday, December 28, 2008
Chopping wood, Ohio
Chopping wood with my niece at Fox Hollow, in Lexington, Ohio. The wood splitter was purchased in the 1970s or early 1980s. It's a monster of a machine and works fast. Photo by John M. Breitinger.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Country cousins, Ohio
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Lolo Soetoro
One of my minor accomplishments this year was contributing to the world of human knowledge by creating the article on Wikipedia on Barack Obama's stepfather--Lolo Soetoro. The article required much defending, but at this point I think it is there to stay.
Like Colin Powell, I was offended both by the false charge that Obama was a Muslim and the notion that if true it would disqualify him from office. Smears and guilt by associaton were the evidence provided, including the charge that Obama's stepfather was a radical Muslim. From the research I've done along with reporters and other Wikipedia authors, there isn't much credence to those charges.
If you do a Google search on his name, this article is the number one result.
Check it out at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolo_Soetoro
Like Colin Powell, I was offended both by the false charge that Obama was a Muslim and the notion that if true it would disqualify him from office. Smears and guilt by associaton were the evidence provided, including the charge that Obama's stepfather was a radical Muslim. From the research I've done along with reporters and other Wikipedia authors, there isn't much credence to those charges.
If you do a Google search on his name, this article is the number one result.
Check it out at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolo_Soetoro
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