GOP Superstar?

Posted on Thursday 9. July 2009 at 13:14

Here’s to your inevitable political downfall!
I read this article about the respective public spectacles over Michael Jackson and Sarah Palin and it got me thinking about the spectacle that became Sarah Palin last autumn during the American presidential elections and her present attention-grabbing efforts. Her untimely resignation from the Alaska gubernatorial seat should be [...]

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Embassy Fortress

Posted on Monday 6. July 2009 at 15:33

Nothing gets in or out.
I had to go to the American Embassy in Cairo this morning. My passport still has five years left before it expires, but all of my visa pages have been used up. This is not necessarily from traveling a lot—traveling between EU countries now requires no passport control—but from living [...]

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Iran and Revolution

Posted on Monday 29. June 2009 at 14:38

Liberation Theology for the 21st Century
I caught this article from the Christian Science monitor this morning on the trepidation of Arab states over reacting to the current situation in Iran. They cited the “voice of a disenfranchised [Iranian] people” as the mechanism for the current political and social unrest and that this is the biggest [...]

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Obamanation

Posted on Wednesday 21. January 2009 at 18:21

And so it begins.
In case anyone missed this yesterday (it was evening for me), you can download the audio here.
President Obama’s Inaugural Address
It was a good speech. I, for one, am glad to have a President again who can string words together in a meaningful way. Enjoy.

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Voice of Reason

Posted on Saturday 10. January 2009 at 12:44

“We had no idea that Jimmy was a rapist. We didn’t know.” Granted, we also didn’t talk to little Jimmy about sex, and we told him that it was dirty.

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A Toast

Posted on Friday 14. November 2008 at 17:03

To the losers.
Hot on the heels of my last post, Tim Krieder, cartoonist and the brains behind “The Pain” comic series, posted this piece, which reflected my very strange dream quite a bit. The comic itself is not the important part of that link, however. Please make sure that you continue on a read the [...]

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We Did Good

Posted on Wednesday 5. November 2008 at 08:22

And now the real work begins.
Well America, as a collective, we chose well. We were faced with the most important set of decisions that we have made in a long time and we made the right ones. I, for one, am thrilled. I actually cried out of relief this morning.
While President Elect Obama is positioned [...]

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It’s Time

Posted on Monday 3. November 2008 at 23:32

God Damned Right It’s Time
Well, if you haven’t voted already, since there seemed to be a great trend toward voting early or absentee—likely because Americans are leaving the United States like rats from a burning ship: it’s time.
The Economist finally published their endorsement for a U.S. Presidential candidate this week. I will let you guess [...]

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Unnecessary Measures

Posted on Friday 15. August 2008 at 10:55

Don’t forget to wear a condom.

The comic this morning on xkcd is a good example of arguments for and against electronic voting.
Read it. Careful though: it is funny, so the humorless fascists for whom you work may have blocked the site and also be in the business of firing anyone who tries to access [...]

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Spot On

Posted on Wednesday 30. July 2008 at 11:35

This guy, Tim Krieder, is brilliant. Today’s comic is particularly good; and poignant.
http://www.thepaincomics.com/weekly080730.htm
Enjoy.

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