Archive for the election 2008 Category
Published January 19th, 2009
Enjoy everyone. Our long national nightmare is over. And for once, I mean it.
Glenn Morrison - Contact (Air Illusions remix)
Published November 11th, 2008
I haven’t posted much on the passage of Prop 8. I’ve tried to consolidate my thoughts on it, gauge what is going on, sentiment and legality. I’ve listened to people I deeply agree with and vehemently disagree with - people I know very well or nearly not at all. Mostly I’ve been frustrated, sad and […]
Published November 7th, 2008
Sometimes you come across something that is far better thought out and better researched than your own opinions. I came across an article like that today in The New Republic. In it, John B. Judis argues that the current Democratic shift in America has been happening for some time and was simply interrupted by 9/11. […]
Published November 6th, 2008
I positively bristle when people try to characterize the US as a center-right country. I was offended by conservatives who called George W. Bush’s 2004 win (by 1% in the popular vote, 3.5M votes, and a one-state 286-252 electoral victory) a conservative mandate. Don’t remember that? Let’s get a quick taste of what was said:
Q: […]
Published November 3rd, 2008
Here are, with less than 24 hours to go, my final 2008 voting selections.
President/Vice President
Barack Obama/Joe Biden
US Representative
Brad Sherman
State Senator
Carol Liu
State Assembly
Paul Krekorian
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Pretty much a straight Democratic Ticket.
Judicial
Hilleri Merritt, Cynthia Loo, Lori-Ann Jones, C. Edward Mack, Michael Jesic
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I hate these because it’s so hard to find good info. I’m simply going by the LA County […]
Published October 29th, 2008
For the past 8 years I have lived in a country led by a man I often vehemently disagreed with. I have insulted him in many ways, called him unintelligent, wondered if he was even paying attention to what was happening to this country. The more things he said and did, the less I liked […]
Published September 2nd, 2008
So. The 17 year old, unwed daughter of GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant. And she’s keeping the baby. And wants to marry the father. Clearly this means the end of support for her from the evangelical republicans. They can’t possibly support a woman who was unable to teach her daughter right from wrong. […]
Published August 29th, 2008
Let’s look at it this way. Who is this quote from?
“The age issue, I think, was more significant in my career than the [MINORITY] issue; your resume isn’t as fat as your opponent’s, that kind of thing,” [CANDIDATE X] told TIME last month. “I don’t have 30 years of political experience under my belt but […]
Published June 25th, 2008
At least, according to Ralph Nader. Why people have ever listened to this guy, I have no freaking clue. They should stop encouraging him. Why anyone would vote for him is beyond me. Nader said:
“I haven’t heard him have a strong crackdown on economic exploitation in the ghettos. Payday loans, predatory lending, asbestos, lead. What’s […]
Published June 24th, 2008
Everyone’s favorite religious wacko, James Dobson, has pretty much invalidated many of his own moral arguments. And it seems he’s too short-sighted to even realize it.
It seems that Mr. Dobson has taken umbrage with some comments made in a speech by Barack Obama. He went on his radio show and did his best to tear […]
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