D and I watched the election results and speeches last night via BBC News‘s live Internet video feed. It was nice to get a more international perspective on the whole thing, and the uncooperative satellite connection to Kenya was amusing,…
Category: politics
Sherman Alexie pwns Stephen Colbert
My favorite part is at the very end, when Colbert knows he’s been pwnd and can’t even summon a comeback: Just before D and I watched this, we had a brief discussion about how it made more sense for even…
Depressing Quotation of the Day
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” Thanks a lot, John Adams, and happy birthday to you too. ~CKL
I Voted Yesterday.
The government here in our new home conducts all elections by mail, so D and I have already cast our ballots. If you can vote early, I encourage you to do so. Yesterday, I helped decide legislation and appoint leaders…
“Whether apostrophe or inverted comma…”
“…there’s no one as Irish as Barack O’Bama.” ~CKL
iz mai birfday
I thought there would be more lolcats on this subject, but I guess it’s a bit common. Today is also former President/peanut farmer Jimmy Carter’s birthday. I recall with unusual lucidity a moment from my childhood, when some friends and…
A Surprise to No One
C’mon, I read Making Light. What did you expect? You are a Social Liberal (78% permissive) and an… Economic Liberal (25% permissive) You are best described as a: Strong Democrat Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid ~CKL
I Miss Aaron Sorkin
But at least we still have Sorkin parodies, like this West Wing homage from Maureen Dowd: OBAMA I appreciate your sense of humor, sir, but I really could use your advice. BARTLET Well, it seems to me your problem is…
Stephanie Lenz, Copyright Hero
In case you haven’t seen the news, Stephanie Lenz is the woman who is suing Universal Music Corp for issuing a takedown notice against this video of her kids, which happens to have Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” playing in the…
He Told You So
There’s been a lot of to-do in the news lately about the economy–recession, financial crisis, yada yada yada. You know what? I heard all this back in May, 2007, from James Scurlock*, director of the documentary Maxed Out and author…