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[ Comments Off ]Posted on October 18, 2008 by admin in Politics
Saturday, October 18th, 2008…but not expected to be living in the White House next year, unlike the fellow in this amazing photo taken in Missouri this weekend. In case you can’t make out his face, that’s Barack Obama on stage.
…but not expected to be living in the White House next year, unlike the fellow in this amazing photo taken in Missouri this weekend. In case you can’t make out his face, that’s Barack Obama on stage.
Election 2008: Cramming The Vote
[ Comments Off ]Posted on October 16, 2008 by admin in Politics
Thursday, October 16th, 2008The exam’s November 4, 2008. Are you ready?
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With only a few weeks left before the elections, I have to admit that one of the last things on my mind is, frankly, the elections. This isn’t a college exam, people. Last-minute cramming might help, but you should know your material by now. If you still find yourself getting in heated debates about hockey moms as VP’s versus terrorists as Presidents, maybe it’s time to take a break and do some reading or something. Try to remember: people with actual power love the fact that intellectuals and academics spend so much time talking about politics that they generally never do anything. Two books have fueled my pointless political dialog recently: The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule
If The Elections Go South, You Can Always Go North
[ Comments Off ]Posted on October 13, 2008 by admin in Politics
Monday, October 13th, 2008“Plus”, as Sarah Palin might add, “ya kin still seeyAmerica from they-er”.
Well, it’s time for America’s traditional leap year question since 2000: “Am I moving to Canada?” The Slate.com video at left has some thoughts to help you decide. It first occurred to me to move to Canada in November of 2000. I did some research though, and found out that they had suddenly made it more difficult, in anticipation of the mass-exodus after American democracy got hijacked. See, Canadians aren’t only nice, they’re SMART. I’m personally looking seriously at the Permanent Tourist option, but if you still find Canada appealing, here are some links to help you decide. CommonDreams.org, in typical whiney liberal fashion, actually offers 10 reasons NOT to move. Puh. We’re not falling for it, hippies. I’d link to more lists, but they can all pretty much be summarized by saying “weed, beer, hockey, health care, and no George Bush”. To which I’d like to add “and Celine Dion doesn’t live here any more”. So let’s cut to the quick. Here’s the actual eligibility list, which the CIC cleverly buried deep within their site. See you in Saskatoon!
Bush Cancels Plans For Capitol Building Fire
[ Comments Off ]Posted on October 9, 2008 by admin in Politics
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Can the president suspend elections because of an economic emergency?
I tend to be a little paranoid, but as William Burroughs said: “A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what’s going on”. You may have heard that the Pentagon, for the first time ever, has dedicated an Army force specifically to securing not some foreign region but instead to the continental United States. This has Senator Patrick Leahy, among others, reasonably concerned. Combined with last year’s National Security Presidential Directive 51, which gives the president unusually broad powers in the event of a “Catastrophic Emergency” (which means “any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions”) sounds a little fishy to me. Combine this with massive market and banking failures, and VOILA! No need to set the Reichstag on fire. The administration can just suspend the elections as soon as the Dow hits 5,000 and the bank runs begin. All of this is unlikely, of course, but I think I’ll be renting a copy of The Siege
I’m Giving Myself A Palinoscopy
[ Comments Off ]Posted on October 4, 2008 by admin in Politics
Saturday, October 4th, 2008If I need a Palinectomy, will I have to go to a Palintologist?
So I can locate the tumor and get it out of my head, once and for all. Unless she does something remarkable before election day, like pose for Playboy for instance – this will be the last I have to say about Sarah Palin. So here’s the roundup: By now you’ve probably seen the Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart. Pretty amusing, but if you’ve followed the strategies closely enough, a lot of the Palin dopiness and “youbetcha” talk is a campaign style perfected by Bush. I’m personally convinced she says “nucular” on purpose. So apparently downplaying her intelligence leading up to the debates worked, but all the same it’s a shame somehow that one of the most common comments in the press regarding the debaters was “no major gaffes”. On that point, Tucker Carlson of MSNBC summed it up about Palin when he said: “She couldn’t have done worse than expected; That would violate the laws of physics.” Strange hearing that coming from Mr. Bowtie. And lastly, David Letterman nails it with his Top 10 Things Heard at Palin Debate Camp (YouTube). Click “more” for the list if you don’t want to watch the clip. Read the rest of this entry »