Politics

So, I presume that many of you saw the star-studded Obama video that everyone’s agrees makes him look hipper than his opponent. It’s inspiring but really doesn’t have a lot of substance. (This is ok, go read his policy papers if you want substance.) Now along comes a parody aimed at McCain, using many of…

Peripheral Fandangan and unintentional matchmaker Jennifer Granick assembled this slate card to give you some advice for the upcoming election this coming week.  Take a moment and read it as a first step to forming your own opinions. A number of my Democrat friends, including Jennifer mentioned above, are basically saying, "I like Obama, but…

If you came here looking for the AMPTP.com Parody Website case study, PRNews.com has picked it up as an exclusive for 14 days, so please go over there and subscribe to their website.  We’ll have it back here on February 19th, 2008 after their exclusive has expired. Steve Jobs.  Kim Jong Il.  George W. Bush. …

I’m flabbergasted: Former anti-war leader Cindy Sheehan announced on Thursday that in 2008 she will run as an independent candidate against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). "I dedicate my candidacy to the people of Iraq and Afghanistan," Sheehan said, weeping. from "Sheehan announces independent run against Pelosi" (the raw story) Displacing one of…

Like it or not, the enduring image of the CNN/YouTube debate is Billiam the Snowman.  The question itself represented a frontal assault on the prime directive of candidates in debates: control what you can about the environment.  I believe that the candidates’ staff probably felt they had an understanding with CNN that there would be…

I’m closely following the initiatives in California heading into the 2007 primary and 2008 general election.  Though not as busy as the sunshine state, Washington, Nevada, and Oregon do it too. The summary?  Community college funding is on the ballot, along with measures to segregate transportation funding and funding for regional high speed rail.  A…

From the Washington Post: The new director of national intelligence said yesterday that the United States is "very concerned" that Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda leadership are attempting to rebuild their terrorist network and establish training camps in a region of northwest Pakistan "that has never been governed by any power." This is a…

Sarah and I were riding home the other day and heard Sen. John Edwards speaking at a commencement ceremony.  The date wasn’t clear, and so it could have been in the middle of the last campaign, or it could have been yesterday.  I believe he was in North Carolina though. The contrast in rhetoric in…

This is by far the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.  With Bush having done such an awful job, this was a breath of fresh air.  While I don’t think you should watch this as a "wouldn’t it be better under the Democrats", I think it does a good job of pointing out…

The headline writers at CNN are idiots, honestly.  When the president of Iran says: We’re going to hide our nuclear program, which we’ve been doing for 12 months now, and We’re going to start giving nuclear technology to failed states. What do you think the headline should be?  Apparently, #2 isn’t scary enough for the…