Archive for November, 2008
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
this is the obama i like
When he was preparing for the Democratic primary debates, Obama was recorded saying, “I don’t consider this to be a good format for me, which makes me more cautious. I often find myself trapped by the questions and thinking to myself, ‘You know, this is a stupid question, but let me … answer it.’ So [...]
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
“I no longer recognize marriage”
From Tom Ackerman (via Meteor Blades), an interesting concept: I no longer recognize marriage. It’s a new thing I’m trying. Turns out it’s fun. Yesterday I called a woman’s spouse her boyfriend. She says, correcting me, “He’s my husband,” “Oh,” I say, “I no longer recognize marriage.” The impact is obvious. I tried it on [...]
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Driving through fire in southern california
From LAist: A group of classical musicians on their way to a Riverside Philharmonic concert this weekend were on the 91 freeway as the fire literally crossed it. They took this video (it gets crazy at 47 seconds in) and being orchestra geeks, most appropriately gave it the soundtrack of Shostakovich’s Symphony #10 (Mvt 2).
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Obama’s campaign managers discuss their strategy
The dream team — David Axelrod, David Plouffe, Robert Gibbs and Anita Dunn — strategists of the most sophisticated presidential campaign in history — discuss Obama’s campaign for 60 Minutes, soon after Obama’s victory speech in Chicago: Watch CBS Videos Online They give some wonderful insights into the inner workings of the campaign. And their [...]
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Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Outside by your doorstep…
My brother and I were listening to the song “I go to the barn because i like the” by Band of Horses, and although the lyrics can have more than one meaning, we think it has to do with death. What do you think? (video below is not their official video, someone just put the [...]
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Saturday, November 8th, 2008
The America not talked about…
Brenda Ann Kenneally, a photographer who documents the poor, was interviewed by Alternet (link to the interview and a photo essay of poor people in Troy, New York). A must read. Two excerpts: NB: How was this “upstate” born? AK: It came into being during the 1970s with the enactment of the Rockefeller drug laws, [...]
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Can you give 30 mins of your time right now?
If you’re registered to vote, PLEASE VOTE. And if you’re an Obama supporter, can you give JUST 30 minutes, to call a few dems and supporters and make sure they voted? IT’s so easy it’s absolutely ridiculous. Several of my friends and I have been doing this for a little while now. You don’t have [...]
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
California candidates for governor 2010 (don’t) take stand on propositions
Can I just say that I’m not excited about any of the california candidates for governor for 2010? That being said, the sacramento bee has their (lack of) stands on the important propositions. Gives us great hope (sarcasm intended). Meg Whitman’s going to regret her position on Prop 8. Jerry Brown declined to comment on [...]
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
California Democratic Party lists YES on Prop 5 on website, but omits the prop from mailer
Ok, so check this out. The California Democratic Party published their endorsements for ballot initiatives a while ago. Then, a few days ago, I receive the Official Voter Guide of the California Dem Party. Curiously, Proposition 5, the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act, is missing from the endorsements. The mailer doesn’t even LIST Prop 5. I [...]
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
California progressive voter guide info
The Courage Campaign put out a progressive voter guide for Californians, incorporating the endorsements of the Courage Campaign, the blog Calitics, the California Democratic Party, the California Labor Federation, the California Nurses Association, SEIU California, the Sierra Club, the League of Women Voters, the League of Conservation Voters, and Equality California. It’s pretty rad, check [...]
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
First official pres election results in (2towns in NH). GObama!
It’s 10pm here in California, and the 1st official results are in for tomorrow’s election! Two of the smallest towns in New Hampshire — Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location — have a tradition of sending their voters to the town’s polls at midnight Nov 4th, when the polls open in the state. Didn’t know the [...]
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
All hands on deck: “We have a lot of work to do”
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
“Don’t let them have this too”
Karoli, who writes at Bang the Drum, wrote about her experience observing a Yes on 8 event in Camarillo, CA. The whole post is quite insightful and moving – check it out. Some excerpts below: Insights on the talking points from the religious leaders who spoke about Yes on 8: First point, repeated many times: [...]
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Obama in NC after his grandmother’s passing
After the speech he wiped away tears. What a tribute to the silent heroes of America. Rest in Peace Ms Dunham. The Huffington Post has a great piece on Madelyn Dunham, along with a slideshow of the most wonderful photos.
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Bruce Springsteen on Barack Obama (from Cleveland rally, with transcript of Springsteen monologue)
I must say I am honored to be here with Senator Obama tonight. And once again I thank him for inviting me. I’ve spent 35 years writing about America and its people. About what does it mean to be an American, what is our duty, our responsibility, what are our reasonable expectations when we live [...]
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Synchronized debating.
Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com. Again, this is definitely the season for brilliant political videos. Here the funny makers at 236.com video edited the presidential debates to present obama and mccain speaking synchronizingly (is that a word?) from one debate to the next.
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Daft the Vote!
Brilliant! Just brilliant. Just… the best way to go into the day before the election. With a renewed sense of belly-shaking, coordination, and attention to detail. I LOVE this comedy crew. Get out and vote, yo. And shake that belly.
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
How to Protect Your Vote (and spot dirty tricks)
As always, so beautifully produced, a video by the Obama campaign about how to protect your vote. And as always, a wonderful mix of sound and voices and music and graphics. What struck me in this video was the calm and collectedness of the presentation. It’s an issue I or others can become so easily [...]
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
New polls from Courage Campaign on Prop 4 and 8
PROP 4: Field Poll (10/31) — 45% Yes, 43% No, 12% Undecided Survey USA (11/1) — 40% Yes, 46% No, 14% Undecided PROP 8: Field Poll (10/30) — 44% Yes, 49% No, 7% Undecided Survey USA (11/1) — 47% Yes, 50% No, 3% Undecided Nail-bitingly close. Still, Prop 4 was soundly defeated twice previously (Prop [...]
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Ellen calls Obama
I know, this is SO almost two weeks ago, but it makes me smile. Check it out if you haven’t — Ellen Degeneres calling up Obama. Obama shares thoughts on his dance skills, creating an ambassador to the Ellen show position, and his halloween plans with his daughters.
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Ninja cat!
I’m back on the blog, folks. I was locked out of it for a little while, it seems one of my plugins locked access to the blog by mistake. Fixed it with some swift ftp action. Enjoy this video. It’s more entertaining each time I see it. disclaimer: not my cat. my cat’s equally cute [...]
