Category: Politics

Mad Men

The Word – Mad Men | Wednesday November 19 | ColbertNation.com:

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(Via The Colbert Nation.)

Steve brings the moneytheism gospel.

The Word – Pity Party | Wednesday November 12 | ColbertNation.com

The Word – Pity Party | Wednesday November 12 | ColbertNation.com:

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(Via The Colbert Nation.)

Classic conservatism? Victims whenever they lose?

The Messiah Myth – TIME

The Messiah Myth – TIME:

“It pains me to deliver this sobering news to those who think Obama will wave his hand and erase whole ghettos: Barack Obama is a black President, not black Jesus.”

(Via Time Magazine.)

PREACH!

Op-Ed Columnist – How to Fix a Flat – NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist – How to Fix a Flat – NYTimes.com:

“‘In return for any direct government aid,’ he wrote, ‘the board and the management [of G.M.] should go. Shareholders should lose their paltry remaining equity. And a government-appointed receiver — someone hard-nosed and nonpolitical — should have broad power to revamp G.M. with a viable business plan and return it to a private operation as soon as possible.”

(Via NY Times.)

Amen. Been saying this for all government bailouts. Incompetence should not be rewarded and put in charge of fixing itself.

Taking Their Kids

Op-Ed Contributor – Anti-Gay, Anti-Family – NYTimes.com:

“Most ominous, once ‘pro-family’ groups start arguing that gay couples are unfit to raise children we might adopt, how long before they argue that we’re unfit to raise those we’ve already adopted? If lesbian couples are unfit to care for foster children, are they fit to care for their own biological children?
The loss in California last week was heartbreaking. But what may be coming next is terrifying.”

(Via NY Times.)

Why the so-called “pro-family” agenda is all anti-gay and very little family.

Decision 2008 – Gary & Gary Unmarried | The Daily Show | Comedy Central

Decision 2008 – Gary & Gary Unmarried | The Daily Show | Comedy Central:

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(Via The Daily Show.)

Embarrassment.

They Caught the Vapors

Washington Memo – Harsh Words About Obama? Never Mind Now – NYTimes.com:

“‘I don’t think that’s happened very often,’ Ms. Goodwin said. ‘The best answer I can give you is they don’t want to be on the wrong side of history, and they recognize how the country saw this election, and how people feel that they’re living in a time of great historic moment.’”

(Via NY Times.)

Biz Markie would be proud.

What an Obama Presidency Means for Technology — RoughlyDrafted Magazine

What an Obama Presidency Means for Technology — RoughlyDrafted Magazine:

“Rather than answering to big contributors, Obama now faces a different constituency: the people of the United States. The new president will now face an expectation for the same level of support that individuals have come to expect from companies on the web.”

(Via Roughly Drafted Magazine.)

One of the sea changes this election made in my view is that Obama showed that technology can be a real democratizer. Accelerating this process will make government more transparent and directly accountable to the people.

Senior Iraqi backs Obama withdrawal plan – Yahoo! News

Senior Iraqi backs Obama withdrawal plan – Yahoo! News:

“A senior Iraqi official on Thursday explicitly backed U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s plans to withdraw combat troops from the country by mid-2010, Baghdad’s clearest endorsement yet of Obama’s exit strategy.”

(Via Yahoo! News.)

This was obvious to me. It seemed like Bush-McCain-Leiberman types all wanted to stay until “victory” could be declared. Whatever that meant. It seems to me that if you are fighting for democracy, you leave because the people say so.

Indecision 2008: America’s Choice – Barack Obama Wins

Indecision 2008: America’s Choice – Barack Obama Wins:

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(Via Indecision 2008.)

It’s deep when comics well up with emotion.