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Politcal Cartoons - day of the election
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Political Cartoons - two days before the election
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Obama Ads & A Place to Bury Strangers links for 2008-11-01
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
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Obama Ads
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nice advert
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A Place to Bury Strangers was the last band of the night and the band that I was most looking forward to seeing at CMJ. Their performance certainly did not disappoint!
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All of these were followed by A Place to Bury Strangers, who put on the loudest show I’ve ever seen
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A couple of the more notable acts I caught included the always worth it Semi Precious Weapons and A Place to Bury Strangers.
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The shadows dance behind them, and as if in response, the audience begins to thrash for the first time in the evening. The shadows, the band and the audience all move together.
A Place to Bury Strangers
Political Cartoons - four days until the election
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Political Cartoons - five days to the election
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Here is a selection of some that caught my eye
TOP 5 REASONS OBAMA SUPPORTERS SHOULDN’T REST EASY
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008TOP 5 REASONS OBAMA SUPPORTERS SHOULDN’T REST EASY
1. The polls may be wrong. This is an unprecedented election. No one knows how racism may affect what voters tell pollsters—or what they do in the voting booth. And the polls are narrowing anyway. In the last few days, John McCain has gained ground in most national polls, as his campaign has gone even more negative.
2. Dirty tricks. Republicans are already illegally purging voters from the rolls in some states. They’re whipping up hysteria over ACORN to justify more challenges to new voters. Misleading flyers about the voting process have started appearing in black neighborhoods. And of course, many counties still use unsecure voting machines.
3. October surprise. In politics, 15 days is a long time. The next McCain smear could dominate the news for a week. There could be a crisis with Iran, or Bin Laden could release another tape, or worse.
4. Those who forget history… In 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote after trailing by seven points in the final days of the race. In 1980, Reagan was eight points down in the polls in late October and came back to win. Races can shift—fast!
5. Landslide. Even with Barack Obama in the White House, passing universal health care and a new clean-energy policy is going to be hard. Insurance, drug and oil companies will fight us every step of the way. We need the kind of landslide that will give Barack a huge mandate.
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“I like paying taxes. With them I buy civilization.”
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008Thomas L. Friedman uses that quote from Oliver Wendell Holms in his collumn today, “Palin’s Kind of Patriotism,” in which he points out how selfish and wrong-headed her quote abotu paying taxs was during her ‘debate’ with Joe Biden. It is, to me, so infuriating to see her take such an attitude with serious issues. Does she really think a smile, a wink, or a cute phrase is helpful?
Here’s another quote from his column
I only wish she had been asked: “Governor Palin, if paying taxes is not considered patriotic in your neighborhood, who is going to pay for the body armor that will protect your son in Iraq? Who is going to pay for the bailout you endorsed? If it isn’t from tax revenues, there are only two ways to pay for those big projects — printing more money or borrowing more money. Do you think borrowing money from China is more patriotic than raising it in taxes from Americans?” That is not putting America first. That is selling America first.
The column closes with
At least the king of Saudi Arabia, in advocating “drill baby drill,” is serving his country’s interests — by prolonging America’s dependence on oil. My problem with Palin is that she is also serving his country’s interests — by prolonging America’s dependence on oil. That’s not patriotic. Patriotic is offering a plan to build our economy — not by tax cuts or punching more holes in the ground, but by empowering more Americans to work in productive and innovative jobs. If Palin has that kind of a plan, I haven’t heard it.
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U.S. Confirmed Deaths
Reported Deaths: 4180
Confirmed Deaths: 4179
Pending Confirmation: 1
DoD Confirmation List
Source: Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
Calling McCain a Liar
Monday, October 6th, 2008Again, we can hear McCain whining. He said Obama has called me a liar, in a speech today. Why not? McCain’s lies are nothign new, see my post “McCain’s Lies“, and read the article in the NY Times that addresses McCain’s fabrications, “http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/drilling-down-on-the-facts-in-mccains-speech/.” Both McCain and Palinn fill the air with their lies. What a bad choice it would be to vote for them. Obama and Biden are excellent choices and will get my vote.
One of the best political cartoons of this campaign is
The Sarah Palin Debate FlowChart
Saturday, October 4th, 2008The ‘debate’ is past, and it convinced me of two things. Joe Biden is a mature, sincere person who will be a good vice-president. Sarah Palin is a person who does well reading cards, but has almost no level of understanding of the issues facing our country or the reuirements to be vice president. She seems self-centered, and concerned with only her and Jon McCain’s narrow self-serving agenda.
Adam Nek posted a great flowchart to accompany his blog entry, MooseHunter, for the night/morning after the debate. Here is yet another copy of the image:
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U.S. Confirmed Deaths
Reported Deaths: 4177
Confirmed Deaths: 4176
Pending Confirmation: 1
DoD Confirmation List
Source: Iraq Coalition Caualty List
Post-election Editorials, Services for Nonprofits, & A Place to Bury Strangers links for 2008-11-09
Sunday, November 9th, 2008Election-
Op-Ed Columnist - Obama and the War on Brains - NYTimes.com
Barack Obama’s election is a milestone in more than his pigmentation. The second most remarkable thing about his election is that American voters have just picked a president who is an open, out-of-the-closet, practicing intellectual.
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Op-Ed Columnist - It Still Felt Good the Morning After - NYTimes.com
ON the morning after a black man won the White House, America’s tears of catharsis gave way to unadulterated joy.
(tags: obama editorial)
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Message in-a-Box
Message in-a-box: Tools and tactics for communicating your cause is a new web resources that includes tactical guides to using a wide range communications tools for social change, packaged with some open source tools for creating media. This resource is for small to midsized nonprofit organizations.
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JustGive.org - Nonprofit Resources | FAQs
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Google Checkout
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Free Web Services for Nonprofits - Grassroots.org
The mission of Grassroots.org is to serve as a catalyst for positive social change by leveraging modern technologies and best business practices.
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Daily Express | Printer
A Place to Bury Strangers’ self-titled debut LP sets tinnitus-inducing noise-pop against atmospheric echo chambers and sweet, tear-jerking melodies. The mix of blown-out guitar, reverberating basslines and beautiful chord sequences creates a heady treat from New York’s supposedly “loudest” three-piece. From the majestic opening track Missing You to the haunting, romantic Don’t Think Lover, this is ear-shattering bleakness wrapped round slender, gentle indie-pop tunefulness. An astounding first album.
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