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In the Armory
Category Archives: Political Blather
One Last Bit of Election Stuff
November 5, 2008 – 8:49 pm
I’m fascinated by behind-the-scenes information about political campaigns, which is part of what made The War Room so interesting to me. Now Newsweek is starting to release information from their Special Elections Project. “How He Did It, 2008″ is an “inside, behind-the-scenes account of the presidential election produced by a special team of reporters working [...]
The Expected Public Service Announcement
November 4, 2008 – 8:28 am
To my fellow US citizens: go vote.
Unless you’re going to vote for candidates I don’t approve of, in which case, stay home.
And for those who live in Alabama, go vote for all of the constitutional amendments. True, our constitution is already the longest in-use constitution in the world. Yes, it’s been amended to let officials [...]
Future So Bright, I Gotta Be Gay
October 29, 2008 – 10:23 pm
Focus on the Family, James Dobson’s conservative evangelical Christian group, is dabbling in near-future science fiction. They’ve sent out a letter from 2012, four years after Obama becomes President. They have looked into the future, and it’s gays as far as their eyes can see. Same-sex marriage, first graders forced to learn about homosexuality, churches [...]
The Third Presidential Debate in Five Links
October 15, 2008 – 9:20 pm
Joe the Plumber.
Joe the Plumber.
Joe the Plumber.
Joe the Plumber.
Joe the Plumber.
Thank you, and good night.
NPR Wants You To Help Fact-Check the Debate
October 2, 2008 – 6:35 pm
Here’s something interesting: NPR wants you to help them fact-check the debate tonight, and they want you to use Twitter to do so. Make a Tweet that includes the hashtag “#factcheck” and has a primary source rebutting one of Palin’s or Biden’s claims, and NPR will take a look. You can follow along using a [...]
Also, He’s Not Here to Make Friends
September 26, 2008 – 9:09 am
It turns out it’s not just Top Design contestants spouting alternafacts about history. Here’s VP candidate Joe Biden on the current economic crisis.
“Part of what being a leader does is to instill confidence is to demonstrate what he or she knows what they are talking about and to communicating to people … this is how [...]
If It’s My Fault, Where’s My Pile of Filthy Lucre?
September 19, 2008 – 9:33 am
“Wall Street has rocket scientists creating securities…. A scientist sort of in the back room with lots of test tubes and bunsen burners–they’ve created monsters. They’ve created these securities that no one has a handle on.”
Nancy Kimmelman, former Wall Street economist
That’s right, it’s all our fault. We’re done creating V-2 rockets to rain down poorly-aimed [...]
China to Bail Out Faltering US Economy
September 17, 2008 – 10:47 am
Calling the United States “too big to fail”, the People’s Republic of China today loaned the USA up to US$1 trillion in exchange for a 79.9% equity stake in the country. The country’s management will also be replaced, though President Hu Jintao has not yet named the new leaders.
“The collapse of the United States would [...]
