Archive for October, 2008
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Science is hard
It’s true; most scientists agree science is hard. I know this all too well first hand.
But that doesn’t mean you can mock and ignore it and still lead the free world. There are too many important decisions that rely on a healthy appreciate for and understanding of man’s ability to shape the world […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Culture, Politics, Rant, Religion, Scary, Sci-Tech by shelbinator
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Whither a Divided America?
Last weekend I was feeling election fatigued — even partisanship fatigued. I was nauseated by most of the things I saw going on at McCain-Palin rallies, from their lunatic fringe of bigots to their core message that people like me aren’t “pro-American” enough. But I also knew there was plenty of hate coming […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Culture, Politics, Scary, Weirdos, YouTube and such by shelbinator
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
McCain / Plumber ‘08
Of course, you know the nutty xenophobes out there will just insist on using Joe the Plumber’s middle name constantly to stoke the “The” fears.
McCainPlumber08.com
No Comments » - Posted in Geekery, Politics by shelbinator
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
I’d stand by John Lewis if I was man enough
Updated with video below!
There were many reasons I loved supporting Joe Biden. Among them was the fact that I have a tendency to speak my mind before I know it’s a good idea, and I admire that in a politician. Sometimes I’ll get really riled up and start talking trash, but then someone […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Culture, Politics, Random by shelbinator
Monday, October 13th, 2008
He’s just not like us
Bloggerinterrupted has a very good video up on YouTube with like a million skajillion views. He documents the results of the McCain-Palin campaign’s rather effective effort to brand Barack Obama as “The Other.” I’m sure people can disagree about whether there’s overt or even implicit racism and xenophobia in it, but an excellent point […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Culture, Politics, Rant, YouTube and such by shelbinator
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Don’t touch me, That One!
Wow. What a jerk.
In 2000, my father and I actually agreed on a political point. We both liked John McCain. I still knew I was voting for Gore, but I liked McCain and wanted him to be the nominee so two good men could debate serious issues and I could probably live […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Politics, Rant, YouTube and such by shelbinator
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Street Team ‘08 retrospective
A few weeks ago I mentioned this shindig over at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation with CBS political correspondent Jeff Greenfield. Since Jeff had said that the current state and trajectory of media tested his faith in American polity, I threw together this little look back at the MTV Choose or Lose Street […]
