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AP cries copyright infringement over poster
AP is at it again, trying to make iffy cases about copyright infringement. This time they are claiming that the ubiquitous red-and-blue Obama poster we all know from the 2008 campaign was based on one of their photos and therefore they are entitled to a share of the profits. Los Angeles street artist Shepard Fairey … Continue reading
Burris turned away but undeterred
The 111th Congress convened today in Washington, and Roland Burris, the Democratic senate appointee of indicted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, was turned away because his papers “were not in order.” He is expected to meet with Majority Leader Harry Reid tomorrow and that may or may not turn out as he’d like. Analysts are saying … Continue reading
Politics: Never a dull moment
President-elect Barack Obama’s Inauguration is coming up January 20 and there’s been no shortage of news about his appointments, problems, family move, dog, daughters’ school, etc. More than enough to keep the media busy. But wait, there’s more: Roland Burris thinks he is indeed the new junior senator from Illinois, despite that fact that he … Continue reading
Time for another Constitutional amendment
Amendment XX to the U.S. Constitution changed the end of the President’s term of office from March 4 to January 20. Ratified in 1933, it recognized that times had changed, that a four-month presidential transition was no longer necessary, and that it exposed the U.S. to a dangerously long period of lame-duck governance. One has … Continue reading
No way, no how, no mailing list
MSNBC is reporting this morning that Bill and Hillary Clinton are angry that the Obama campaign is not doing more to help them retire Hillary’s campaign debt. The Clintons think they are owed the assistance because they, especially Hillary, campaigned hard for Obama toward the end of his campaign. According to the report, the Clintons … Continue reading
Lieberman’s chickens come home to roost
So Harry Reid is thinking of dumping Joe Lieberman from his committee posts? It’s about time! I’ve written before about Lieberman’s self-serving party hopping and it’s long past time for him to pay the piper. However crazy the American political system may be, party loyalty still counts for something. I can’t imagine why Lieberman thinks … Continue reading
We are not yet one nation
I fell asleep last night thinking about some of the blogs I had read yesterday. Of course I didn’t expect them all to be ecstatic about Obama’s election; after all, almost half the country voted for John McCain. No, what stuck in my mind was how many of those McCain supporters were expressing fear (their … Continue reading
Worth a thousand words: Photos of Obama’s rising
From Boston.com, home of The Boston Globe — 35 great photographs from President-elect Barack Obama’s historic campaign. Click through to see the Globe’s entire gallery:
The new face of America: President-elect Barack Obama
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans … – John F. Kennedy
Sadly, Election Day probably won’t be the end
I’m relieved that Election Day is less than 24 hours away, finally. This campaign season has been interminable and I’ve been ready for weeks for it to be over. It’s looking very good for Obama and I’m very excited about that. But I’m also extremely anxious that something could happen, something could go wrong; votes … Continue reading
Hmm, I’ve just been diagnosed with OCED
According to CNN’s Miles O’Brien, I have OCED — obsessive-compulsive election disorder. Ouch. It was a cute little filler feature on CNN, but the man really hit home with his thesis. I definitely have OCED. I check the polls online several times a day. I read most of the stories on Real Clear Politics from … Continue reading
Repugnant Dole ad attacks godlessness
I’m so disappointed with Elizabeth Dole. I’ve always liked her and thought she was a decent, honorable person — certainly not the mean-spirited prick her husband turned out to be. But her “godless” ad in North Carolina struck me as really despicable. It is so beneath a woman of Dole’s (former) stature to resort to … Continue reading
Sullivan spells it out for conservatives
“The Top Ten Reasons Conservatives Should Vote for Obama.” Andy Sullivan wields his pen and cuts to the heart of the matter — as usual. Check it out if you are still undecided. The man always makes sense. Sullivan is a British Citizen living in the U.S., a Roman Catholic, and a self-described “libertarian conservative.”
Breaking my Palin promise
I’ve just about stopped reading news of the presidential campaign since, unless I’m struck deaf and blind, I’m going to be inundated with it anyway. Still, I like to peruse the headlines over at Real Clear Politics just to get a sense of what’s being said about the campaign, and this morning I came across … Continue reading
America: A picture is worth a thousand words
Hands reach for Barack Obama at a rally in Orlando. I’ve always been a fan of the “picture within the picture,” the interesting details that tell you more than a big crowd shot or a landscape panorama. This picture grabbed my attention because there were so many hands of different colors, all reaching for each … Continue reading
Powell endorses Obama and what America can be
On NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for president. The endorsement alone was enough to be worth preserving and replaying by Obama fans. More important, however, was Powell’s explanation of why he is supporting Obama:
I don’t care if Mickey Mouse is registered to vote
The news has been full of stories about “voter fraud” this week. It seems the rolls of registered voters in some states are growing rapidly with the addition of Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters, dead people, children, and probably anything else that imaginative good-for-nothings can dream up. Many of the signatures appear to come … Continue reading
Uh oh; I r terrist?
Hmm, I just noticed my little weather widget says “Weather Underground.” It’s a good place to go for online weather information, by the way, but it occurs to me now that someone (initials S.P.) might think I’m promoting William Ayers’ 1969 radical group of the same name. Ayers and I are, after all, contemporaries. Oh … Continue reading
WordPress and PollDaddy make sweet music
This is a test of WordPress’s incorporation of PollDaddy polls today: Oh, that’s so cool. It was a lot of work designing and integrating those same polls a couple of months ago. Now it’s so simple a caveman can do it.
Colorado ballot boasts 16 presidential candidates
Did you realize there are 16 people running for president this year? Or maybe it would be more precise to say there are 16 presidential candidates on the Colorado ballot this year. I’m not sure why the bit players even bother. There must be fees and procedures for getting on the ballot in each state, … Continue reading
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