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Monthly Archives: November 2008
The Modern Day Writer Refuses To Die
(To paraphrase Edgar Varèse.) Or, perhaps, Paul Simon: “The words of the mid-list authors are written on the subway walls.” I fear that I’m about to rant, so some time ought be allotted to get small children, pets and those of a more delicate sensibility out of the room. OK? All right. You’ve been warned. Sphere: Related Content
The Political Internet Comes Of Age
This is short and to the point. I hope you take the time to follow through on the links. Barack Obama’s campaign, powered by organization and eloquence, created an entity that has never existed before and will be the yardstick for many in the future. h/t to Political Wire. Obama Raised More than $500 Million Online Barack Obama raised more than half a billion dollars online from 6.5 million visitors in his 21-month campaign for the White House, “dramatically...
A Turkey By Any Other Description–Is Still the Governor of Alaska
by Walter Brasch President Bush, as has every president since his father began the practice in 1989, annually pardons a Thanksgiving turkey. Amid hundreds of spectators, most of them members of the media, the president makes a few cute comments, issues a pardon for the turkey and a “runner-up” (in case the Main Bird can’t fulfill all the duties), and then sends the turkeys off to a petting zoo or ranch, where they live...
A Real Question: How To Get A Better Idea To Washington?
I have been trying to reach a specific person of influence to assist in one good, simple, easy idea to create a beta project that will lead to a viable, larger job creation program that would save energy at the same time. Not much luck so far but I will keep trying. At the same time a friend and political associate called yesterday with a truly good idea for the Big Three Automakers. The idea would simulate sales through...
Aye — There Be Pirates
Those gosh darned pirates! They took advantage of the complete lack of meaningful governance by locating the easy pickings. And, in so doing, they developed a new criminal tactic based on some very old criminal tactics. They preyed on the weakest and most vulnerable, and then held them ransom for their extravagant demands. Sphere: Related Content
One More View Of The Big Three From Campbell Brown (Video)
Campbell Brown of CNN offers her own view of The Big Three screw up in an editorial on her show. Embedded video from CNN Video I hope more and more will speak out and we can have a real national conversation about this tremendously important decision. Sphere: Related Content
The Bully Pulpit
One of the great attractions of patriotism is that it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what’s more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.” — Aldous Huxley As one bully begets another, so, too, the feral yowl of one can affect others. Listen to Glenn “Instapundit” Reynolds’ wife, “Dr. Helen,” today : Sphere: Related Content
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