Category Archives: politics

Master Debater

Quickly — Bush made plenty of mistakes during the debate. Here, Mark Kleiman shines a light on two he thinks should be noticed. I think perhaps the most telling statement made by Bush during the debate was his godlike remark … Continue reading

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President to visit Orchard Ridge Campus Wednesday

Bush is coming to the campus Wednesday during my database class (He’ll be there from 2-4. Class is 11-3:30). Am I gonna be able to go to class without taking a loyalty oath? This morning, after having finished up some … Continue reading

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Wondering

Is there any precedent for walking out of the U.N. General Assembly during an address from a U.S. President? Any history of any other disruption during an address – or is the process mostly civil? Not counting “axis of evil” … Continue reading

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Reagan Dead, Democrats Ready to Party

Uh – somebody over at CNN is either clueless or a real smartass or they’ve been hacked…they’ve probably corrected it by now — but they’ve got Ronald Reagan’s death notice as the masthead and a headline that reads “Democrats Ready … Continue reading

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Democracy for America

Getting ready to watch Howard Dean make his announcement live…12:30 1:00 — people on stage, finally. “We can do better, and we will.”

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How Soon We Forget

“Bush campaign chairman Marc Racicot called Kerry’s ‘crooked’ comment ‘unbecoming of a candidate for the presidency of the United States.’” – CNN Right. Now flash back to this moment. That’s much more presidential, right? I’m sure Kerry could have used … Continue reading

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tRipped Off

I think this is gonna make me sick. Good thing I just signed up for health insurance. I can actually feel myself returning to disillusionment, the hope that had been resurrected crumbling in on itself. Questions abound. Everywhere I guess … Continue reading

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Trippi Out

Dean has fired Joe Trippi and added an Al Gore campaign manager chief of staff – an insider. Dear God. I might have to mail my uncle that dollar after all.

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Heart and Not the Head

Man. I coulda answered that better. Trippi – get focused. The heart means you care. The head means you think. The answer to the question shoulda been along the lines of – I say what my heart feels – I … Continue reading

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State of the Union Address

The analogy – (as long as we’re bringing sports into the mix) Charlie Brown – the American people Lucy – George W. Bush The Football — The future of this country

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