Comments on Italian Mother Syndrome: Inauguration, live from DC!

Dear Julia,
You did a wonderful job taking thos...

2009-01-23T21:53:00.000-05:00

Dear Julia,
You did a wonderful job taking those photos and we enjoyed all your comments. I'm sure it won't take long for you to find another good position. Why don't you try going to Washington to get a meeting with the President. Show him your intelligence and expertise. Who knows, he might chase Hilary Clinton out of her office. Good luck, Julia, and God bless you...Love, Grandpop Taraborelli.
PS: Grandmom sends her love too...Grandpop said it all.

Omar: So happy you found my blog! Were you there i...

2009-01-23T20:23:00.000-05:00

Omar: So happy you found my blog! Were you there in your blues?

Tiffany: So happy you found my blog as well! (It's a music director invasion!) Did you come down at all that day?

Richard: To your various points--

a) The Roman Catholic Church preaches a consistent ethic of life, which holds ALL life and human dignity sacred. I try my very best in my life and in my voting decisions to support these teachings. Abortion is certainly one element -- but so is pacifism, the death penalty, and human rights, among others. I believe the previous administration violated far more of this spectrum than they held sacred, and I voted in this election to achieve the *most* good possible (acknowledging that no one, on any side, will get it all right).

b) You're absolutely right about the booing. I did not participate, and tried to discourage the people I was with from joining in. Like you, I believe the office should be respected, even if I am not thrilled with the person in it. Please re-read my post; you'll see I did not condone the behavior, I was simply citing it to prove a much bigger point.

c) We are each entitled to our beliefs about what we "should" (your word) hold sacred. I do not aim to dictate mine to others through this blog, and I greatly appreciate it when my commenters treat me and my other readers with similar respect so that we can all have an interesting and fruitful discussion.

Thanks!
Julia

Julia Rocchi,
I was deeply upset and concerned ...

2009-01-22T15:56:00.000-05:00

Julia Rocchi,
I was deeply upset and concerned as I read the contents of your blog entry regarding the Obama inauguration. As someone so educated and well rounded as yourself, and as someone who holds her Italian heritage so sacred, I was surprised by the words you so passionately expressed. This administration should be so far away from being "in-line" with your beliefs and values that I am surprised to learn what you truly believe. You must certaintly be pro-choice,(the most important Roman Catholic position), anti second amendment, pro nationalized health care, and quite possibly a socialist. I would carefully evaluate your true beliefs and values, and what this administration truly means for the future of the greatest nation in the world. As a member of the voting public I will give unto Obama the respect due his newly elected position, I also wish him the best. I hope for the best, but fear the worst. Finally, in regard to your position on how lucky we are to have a crowd that only "boo-ed", I am also sadened by the lack of respect shown to a man who was leaving a position of great honor. This country bleeds of disrespect and your acceptance of this is also upsetting. Please reconsider your support of this administration, as it contradicts everything you should hold as sacred. Thank you. Richard David

Your photos are fantastic. I'm really glad that yo...

2009-01-22T14:10:00.000-05:00

Your photos are fantastic. I'm really glad that you brought light to the fact that we're all capable and should use all of this optimism and positive energy to change the universe around us. I think that people get defeated and think that they're too small and insignificant to forge true change in our world. If more people shared your sentiment, we'd be even further along the way to making this country the best it can possibly be.

Thanks for your reflections! They're fantastic.

When I saw your pics of the Washington Monument, I...

2009-01-22T10:55:00.000-05:00

When I saw your pics of the Washington Monument, I thought that we may have only been feet away from each other and not knowing it! But then I saw you were on the east side of the monument, while we were right in front of the WWII memorial.

But oh, what a day!