Category Archives: Politics

Trickle-down Economics

2/26/2009 – 12:21 pm

The wife and I have discussed that we’ve felt pretty shielded from the economic downturn the country is experiencing, but that’s only because we feel like our jobs are pretty stable (she’s in health care and I’m in grad school) and we’re not in jeopardy of losing our home or cars, primarily because we get [...]

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The Great Purge of 2009

1/8/2009 – 11:57 am

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To start the year, we’re getting rid of stuff we don’t use in order to make room for the inevitable influx of stuff that’ll be coming our way–although we’re going to try our damnedest to keep it to a minimum. We live in a small, old house without a lot of [...]

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Yes, We Can! (We Hope)

11/5/2008 – 12:48 am

Wow. I followed this election on and off throughout the night, but mostly on as time went on. Mr. President Elect, you had me at Ohio. And Pennsylvania? Colorado? Florida? 338 to 156 at present.
I wrote eons ago about Obama’s utopian rhetoric, and after hearing his acceptance speech tonight (not to mention these [...]

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“Me Too” Politics?

10/12/2008 – 11:02 pm

I am more than ready for this friggin’ election to be over with and, my personal preferences aside, I think McCain is in trouble based on some of the ads I’ve seen running in southern Wisconsin. What I find interesting about these ads is that unless you look and listen closely, you’re not sure who [...]

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Talk to the Hand

7/22/2008 – 1:22 pm

My friend Will emailed this today. I think it’s brilliant.

I’m unveiling my new piece called “Talk to the Hand”. It’s a collection of pictures of McCain shielding himself from tough questions with his abnormally large, gnarled, liver-spotted hands.
Let me know what you think.
I’m hoping to collect enough of these to make a photomosaic of [...]

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Things That Would Derail Obama’s Campaign If They Were True About Him

7/16/2008 – 11:06 am

Right, so I’ve been increasingly agitated at how the election coverage so far seems to not only be tipped toward covering Obama’s every word and jumping on any perceived inaccuracies whereas McCain has remained relatively unscathed.
One of my friends started a document entitled “Aspects of John McCain And His Campaign That Would Derail Obama [...]

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Um, Am I Missing Something Here?

6/12/2008 – 4:22 pm

From the annoying message center in Windows Media Player:

May I humbly suggest that putting big-breasted lyrca body suit-wearing superhot women in video cames might not be the best example of stereotype shattering?
Just a thought.
Current Mood: Ah, Humanity |

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Women We Objectify (but Claim to Love)

3/31/2008 – 12:31 pm

I read a short article today entitled “The Endorsement: Self-Delusion” that I found to be a nice bit of writing, albeit a tad flip. Then I clicked on the tantalizingly titled link “Women We Love: Photo Galleries of Highly Attractive Women.” For who can resist?
Turns out this takes you to a page by Esquire magazine [...]

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A Vote For Rhetoric

2/25/2008 – 1:07 pm

Last Tuesday Wisconsin held their primary and, if you hadn’t noticed, Barack Obama won. I voted for him in case you’re wondering. I don’t love Obama and I don’t hate Hilary. I accept the fact that I’ll be voting for the Democrat regardless who gets the nomination.
One thing that bothers me is [...]

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Tuesday Linkage

2/19/2008 – 3:58 pm

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1) The link for the light graffiti is wrong below. Check out this one instead.
2) The other writer’s rule—don’t name your character something stupid like Ichabod or name the cat Pussums. Look, there might be people named Ichabod and cats named Pussums, but they don’t belong in your story. [...]

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