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The Urban Country is an anti-war, environmentally friendly site that contains funny quotes of the week, political commentary/mockery, current events, and real-life stories and deep thoughts.

writer/editor
James D. Schwartz is a 27-year old Internet Architect and part-time University student living and working in downtown Toronto. He is passionate about hockey, computers, lifelong learning, politics, peace, history, equality, reading, writing, and traveling. You can contact Jim @ jim_schwartz9@yahoo.com
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Quote
Quote of the week: “Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.” Barack Obama

volunteer work
. Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Toronto
. Kids Help Phone
. Greenpeace Canada

side projects
. Jim's Sharepoint blog

sites i visit
. Eric Margolis
. DavidSuzuki.org
. American Conservative Magazine
. Amnesty International
. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
. The Toronto Star
. Globe and Mail
. BBC News
. Org for World Equity and Unity
. Environmentalists Against War
. Canadian Red Cross
. imason inc.

other blogs
. iBrett: Musings That Reveal
. Tybo: TylerMcDougall.com
. GeorgePechtol
. Cranky Putz
. Independent Country
. Grant Miller Media
. Freakonomics Blog

toronto links
. blogTO
. Torontoist
. Toronto Waterfront revitalization corp
. Toronto Live Webcam
. Bike Toronto
. Camp-X Official Site
. Grenadier Military Books

books i'm reading
Test-Driven Development - Kent Beck

music
1. Eddie Vedder
2. Queens of the Stone Age
3. Rebel Emergency
4. Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker

movies
1. Into The Wild
2. American History X
3. The Usual Suspects
4. American Beauty
5. The Hurricane
6. Crash

todo list
. Study Chinese
. B.Comm degree ('06-09)
. Read the Bible and Quran
. Volunteer abroad
. Skydiving
. Marriage & Kids
. Write a book

completed list
. Snowmobile the Rockies
. Hong Kong & China
. Vancouver, Whistler & Banff
. Los Angeles & San Diego
. Competed in a triathalon
. Puerto Rico
. Motorcycle to Maritimes
. New York City
. White Water rafting
. CompSci Diploma
. Las Vegas Road Trip
. Offroad Jeeping in Utah

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

 

Obama the straight shooter

Obama is not your typical politician. He speaks truths in an honest and open way without trying to paint a perfect picture of himself. In his recent speech about the Racial divide in America, he talks about the anger that exists in the United States in both the Black community and the White community. He speaks about the history of those tensions and where they come from and why there is anger and frustration on both sides of the spectrum.

If you have 37 minutes and 39 seconds, I urge you watch his latest brilliant speech. I don't know if I've ever seen a Presidential candidate as open and honest about the issues that exist between races.

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