Welcome to the professional website and personal weblog of Jeremy Del Rio. Whether you're a client, friend, or curious onlooker, please don't stay a spectator. Engage the conversation. Your contributions matter here.
politics
« Previous Entries Next Entries »Super Tuesday Election Celebration
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008“Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” – Abraham Lincoln Judah and I celebrated his victory in Friday’s election for 2nd Grade Class President by voting for Obama’s youthful [...]
Wednesday Weekly Webcast
Wednesday, January 30th, 20082020 Vision for Schools The campaign to transform public education within a single generation of students is explained in 3 minutes, 33 seconds. For more info visit www.2020Schools.net.
Monday Morning MP3 (afternoon edition with Mayor Bloomberg)
Monday, December 31st, 2007This last MMMP3 of 2007 isn’t a true podcast, nor is it even an mp3. But it is video from this morning’s sixth annual Interfaith Breakfast hosted by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the New York Public Library. While my dad’s been a regular invitee, today was my first. In a remarkably symbolic [...]
Would you knowingly support slavery?
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Perhaps you don’t remember that Snickers bar I sneaked last week. But maybe you can recall the chocolate milk you served your kid with breakfast. Or the triple chocolate chunk ice cream indulgence from this weekend. Or the ungodly pounds of chocolate distributed to emancipated American children two weeks ago on Halloween. We were inadvertently [...]
The Evangelical Crack-up
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Note to self: Read this New York Times Magazine feature article on the evolving evangelical political landscape. Jim Wallis summarizes the report here. A younger generation of evangelical pastors  including the widely emulated preachers Rick Warren and Bill Hybels  are pushing the movement and its theology in new directions. There are many related [...]
Send the One Campaign over the top
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007* As of 5:45 this afternoon, the One campaign had achieved 94% of its goal of 40,000 signers to the following letter in support of the proposed Jubilee Act: As a constituent and a member of the ONE Campaign, I write to ask you to co-sponsor the Jubilee Act. Your support would greatly enhance our [...]
Dr. Dobson’s Values Test
Friday, October 5th, 2007In a New York Times Op-Ed yesterday, Dr. James Dobson wrote: After two hours of deliberation, we voted on a resolution that can be summarized as follows: If neither of the two major political parties nominates an individual who pledges himself or herself to the sanctity of human life, we will join others in voting [...]
Tacky
Monday, September 10th, 2007From the level-headed patriots at MoveOn.org, on the eve on the 6th Anniversary of 9/11: See what the General had to say for himself, here.
More embarrassing than a $400 haircut
Saturday, August 18th, 2007Whatever remains of John Edwards’ veneer as a champion of the little guy wears steadily away. This from today’s New York Post: The populist candidate – who has denounced such lenders – invested $16 million of his $30 million in assets in Fortress Investment Group. … 34 New Orleans homeowners struggling to overcome Katrina’s aftermath [...]
Monday Miscellany
Monday, August 6th, 2007+ Homicide: Life on the Streets of Baltimore. 190 homicides in 217 days. We have to do something. + Pressures on Newark’s new mayor and political darling Cory Booker to deliver after city’s murder rate spikes again. + Playing dirty politics with age-old Christian divisions. + The Bronx is Burning. Not the show. The Team! [...]
« Previous Entries Next Entries »