finally someone says it. john isaacs the executive director of the center for arms control and nonproliferation has written a great piece about how much barack obama and hillary clinton agree on many critical defense and foreign policy issues. his point about the media is absolutely deadon correct . the traditional media and many blogs put their manufactured drama over...... [Show More]
notwithstanding black friday where americans showcase their ugly consumerist tendencies the long thanksgiving weekend is an important time for me to disconnect from the grid and assess the future.
putting aside personal concerns about the economy i believe were entering an important period of business cleansing and rebalancing. theres too much clutter waste and distrust. now m...... [Show More]
obama heeft dan wel zijn blackberry moeten inleveren dat wil niet zeggen dat hij nu niks meer doet op het web. zo geeft hij op you tube wekelijks zijn visie op de politiek en de wereld. dit keer steekt hij de amerikanen een hart onder de riem voor thanksgiving . zou ook wel iets voor balkenende zijn. hebben we die vervelende ferry mingelen en consorten ook gelijk niet meer nodig....... [Show More]
ik heb op dit blog al heel vaak de loftrompet afgestoken over web 2.0 initiatieven van politici als barack obama en maxime verhagen . maar verder zie ik nog vooral veel oudetrage ondoorzichtige en stroperige bestuurslagen de waterschap sverkiezin gen zijn hier een goed voorbeeld van hieronder een inhoudelijk sterke presentatie hoe het wel zou moeten. misschien dat het een beetje h...... [Show More]
by gary kamiya barack obama will confront a daunting list of priorities when he takes office on jan. 20. rescuing the nations economy if theres anything left to rescue by then will obviously be at the top of the list. but it is just as important that obama immediately declare an end to the war on terror and reverse all of the policies that have been c...... [Show More]
obamas foreign policy the case for pessimism
his appointments augur ill
by justin raimondo
w e know the sellout is a reality when we listen to jamie kirchick praise barack obamas national security appointments barack obama isnt even president yet and hes already angering some of his most devoted followers on the partys left wing. this ...... [Show More]
im thinking of attending network civilization peertopeer and the rise of green capitalism tonight at nyu theyve had some pretty good talks there including the one i attended two weeks ago with larry lessig which was similar toa larry lessig defends copyright loves charlie rose remixes as reported in techcrunch .
i didnt talk to larry after his talk maybe i s...... [Show More]
how could jesus be pleased if i vote or have voted in support of the murdering of innocent human lifea i recently read this article and was saddened to think that our country has chosen a leader who supports the shedding of innocent blood proverbs 61619
obamas abortion extremism
by robert p. george
oct 14 2008
sen. barack obamas views on life issues rangin...... [Show More]
now that ive had a chance to look at google search wiki i think its a lot of fun and really the right direction for search to move in but i noticed some who liked google better without the personalization such as andrew goodman and michael arrington .
the main sentiment expressed by both is that google is not broken so why fix ita in michael arringtons own words ...... [Show More]
activism politics
summary .abelow are some noteworthy democratic liberal leaders and organizations.
act blue political resource group portfolio
common cause
earl blumenauer aoregon a congressional website aa initiatives website aa wiki aa vote smart a
sherrod brown aohio a congressional website aa campaign website aa wiki a...... [Show More]
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jonah goldberg points to the cognitive dissonance involved as barack obama picks his cabinet
barack obamas signature issue in the primaries was his good judgment to oppose the iraq war. he invoked this more than any other qualification in his early battles with hillary clinton . she may have experience hed charge but she ...... [Show More]
verizon wireless president made a statement today that some of the employees accessed presidentelect barack obama s cell phone records. no emailsvoicemails were accessed but the people involved were put on unpaid leave.
all employees who have accessed the account whether authorized or not have been put on immediate leave with pay mcadam said...... [Show More]
this election year hundreds of thousands of voters and interested citizens went online to view or join one of their political candidates social networks.a of course the most popular and talkedabout example is presidentelect barack obamas mybarackobama.com . aa
in these campaign networks voters special interests groups and politicians were engaged.a issues were discussed...... [Show More]
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juan cole
among the many challenges that will greet presidentelect obama when he takes office there are few if any more urgent and complex than the question of iran . there are also few issues more clouded by myths and misconceptions. in this joint experts statement on iran a group of top scholars experts and diplomats with years of experience studyi...... [Show More]
washington treasury secretary henry paulson called the financial crisis now plaguing the world economy a once or twice in a 100 years event even as he warned thursday against imposing toostrict regulations to prevent a repeat calamity.
paulsons remarks follow pledges by world leaders attending last weeks emergency economic summit to begin an overhaul of the wo...... [Show More]
obama and us 6 Post Source: clintisageek.com Posted: Nov 20 2008 19:33:09
news about obama is everywhere so im not going repeat much of them. but of particular importance to file sharing obama has always been big on
net
neutrality
wow player as fcc cochair and
copyright
policies. even though im not a us citizen he has my vote on the internet. and best wishes with fixing the uss economy because its kinda dragging ...... [Show More]
supporters of network neutrality have suffered a setback with the crtc ruling in the case against bell over internet throttling.
the communications regulator denied the canadian association of internet providers caip request that bell canada cease the trafficshaping practices it has adopted for its wholesale services.
however this is turning out to be just the first round in...... [Show More]
ive followed the progress of bailout talks with the big three with greater than average interest. detroit is my town.a i grew up in detroit. im a product of detroit public schools and im a better man for it. my kids were born and raised there and members of my immediate family still live there. and i was there last weekend which is what got me thinking about what82...... [Show More]
gotham city Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Nov 20 2008 12:20:52
i was in chicago last week for the african studies association meeting at the sheraton hotel and towers. walking around on a windy night in downtown chicago looking up at the tall buildings in the foggy night i had the feeling that i was on a movie set. i remembered reading somewhere that gotham city was modeled after chicago. a young lady said some days later that she saw the batmobil...... [Show More]
reading the economist Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Nov 19 2008 17:12:00
part of the pleasure of working at home and having a flexible schedule is taking baths instead of showers. part of the pleasure of taking baths is reading. heres what caught my eye earlier today in the economist a book worth reading one day and a lovely voice gone unfortunately. 1....... [Show More]
filed under democrats barack obama economy obama administration the former head of troubled mortgage giant fannie maes federal lobbying operation thomas donilon holds a position as an adviser to presidentelect obamas transition team. donilon was in charge of the government sponsored entitys efforts to block increased federal regulation and oversight for six y...... [Show More]
there has been a lot of talk this week about how much barack obama uses his blackberry and that once he becomes president that will have to end.
for all the perquisites and power afforded the president the chief executive of the united states is essentially deprived by law and by culture of some of the very tools that other chief executives depend on to survive and to thrive. ...... [Show More]
the declaration of intelligence
this mornings papers are full of the clinton saga the one which will never die reborn. beneath it though is a more interesting story of obamas reading habits the renewed influence of authors in the oval office and obamas modelling himself on abraham lincoln. sure president bush occasionally let it be known that he was reading some...... [Show More]
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the recent election was remarkable and historic and one that will be remembered for many years to come not only because of the incredible turnout of young people with 23 million young americans under the age of 30 voting a turnout this country hasnt seen since the 70s but also because it was an election that was felt around the world.
on the night of the electio...... [Show More]
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