Rachel Farris

My Interests:

Humans.

Favorite Quote:

"So it has been for every generation that faced down the greatest challenges and the most improbable odds to leave their children a world that's better, and kinder, and more just.

And so it must be for us." - Barack Obama, 3 June 2008

"All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days, or in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin." - John F. Kennedy

“This is what you shall do: love the earth and sun, and animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence towards the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown, or to any man or number of men; go freely with the powerful uneducated persons, and with the young, and mothers, of families: read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life: re-examine all you have been told at school or church, or in any books, and dismiss whatever insults your soul.” - Walt Whitman

About Me:

Native Austinite and Democratic activist, Rachel Farris writes meanrachel.com, a popular progressive blog, that covers everything from congressional races, to human interest stories, to places with cool piano bars.

Her work has been anthologized in several books, including Women Write the War. As an employee at an Austin-based dot-com, she is a regular contributor to international HR industry magazines such as MOBILITY. She also pens the monthly e-mail newsletter "Open Tab," published by Texas Monthly.

Farris was recently the subject of several stories in the mainstream media as a result of her car's license plate which is OBAMA.