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[ Comments Off ]Posted on November 13, 2008 by admin in Politics
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Or Sarah Palin’s not retarded after all?
Don’t believe everything you read. Maybe not even the following information. “On the Internet”, as they say, “no-one knows you’re a dog“. Apparently all the hoopla about Sarah Palin thinking Africa was a country was the result of the media falling for an absurd parody of a think tank (The Harding Institute for Freedom and Democracy), a political expert (Martin Eisenstadt), and his blog. See this New York Times piece for the convoluted details.
IsThisReallyHappening.gov
[ Comments Off ]Posted on November 7, 2008 by admin in Politics
Friday, November 7th, 2008Check out the new administrations site Change.Gov
Although I’m as full of hope as many are that our president-elect will bring positive change to America and the world, I’m keeping an eye on his follow-through, especially after the major disappointment he already delivered to me regarding the FISA bill. I’m glad to say he keeps surprising me. Check out the new government site Change.gov. In some ways it feels like I just got elected president. I said back in 2001 that I thought it would be great if we started a national service corps, since the country seemed to be so excited to put young people in uniform. Why not put them in uniforms and put them to work at home? Well, here we have America Serves, which includes plans for a Classroom Corps, a Health Corps, a Clean Energy Corps, and a Veterans Corps. And since so few shared their hope with Dissociated Press when asked, maybe you’d like to share your story, and vision directly with the incoming administration. Let’s give a big fist-bump to the next generation…
We’re Making The Change – Now What’s Your Hope?
[ 4 Comments ]Posted on November 5, 2008 by admin in Politics
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008I woke up with a hangover this morning. No, I didn’t get drunk last night, at least not on alcohol. I was drunk with the power of more than 130 million voters to change the world. That old Pointer Sisters song keeps running through my head: “We can do it if we want to, I [...]
I woke up with a hangover this morning. No, I didn’t get drunk last night, at least not on alcohol. I was drunk with the power of more than 130 million voters to change the world. That old Pointer Sisters song keeps running through my head: “We can do it if we want to, I know we can make it, I know darn well we can work it out”. So now what are we gonna do? I hope we restore America’s sense of self-respect. I hope we repair our reputation abroad. I hope we let the Iraqi people have their country back. I hope we focus on alternatives to petroleum for energy. I hope we get our middle class back and put people to work. I hope a black person feels a little more a part of the country they live in than they did on November 3. What do you hope for?
Your Thoughts On Election Day?
[ 4 Comments ]Posted on November 4, 2008 by admin in Politics
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Well, I voted. Now all I can do is sit back and trust America. Which worked so well for me in 2000 and again in 2004. So I’m just trying to float through the rest of the day with a sense of humor. On that note, four-year old Truett says to get out and vote, [...]
Well, I voted. Now all I can do is sit back and trust America. Which worked so well for me in 2000 and again in 2004. So I’m just trying to float through the rest of the day with a sense of humor. On that note, four-year old Truett says to get out and vote, pointing out that you’re lucky, because “I Nevew Kin Vote Fo Fo-teen Yee-wuhs“. On the other end of the age spectrum, apparently America’s remaining dial-up Internet users have already elected McCain in a landslide. As usual, The Onion has some good stuff in their “War for the White House” section like Bush: ‘Can I Stop Being President Now?’ and commentary on long voter lines like “If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too? And by that I mean I’m not voting.” And for a sort of odd time-filler, check out the New York Times’ Election Word Train, which lets you say how you feel and watch results of others’ input as a “word crawl”. We don’t have a Word Train on Dissociated Press, but I’d love to hear your experiences or thoughts about today…
Life In 2015, If Obama Wins
[ Comments Off ]Posted on November 3, 2008 by admin in Politics
Monday, November 3rd, 2008