America

Thoughts of my home country

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Even the mullet crowd gets it now.

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Wow.
Please, God.

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Déja ewww…

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”Bill Shapiro writes to Romenesko: I’m the former managing editor LIFE (the newspaper supplement version). After The Speech last night, I couldn’t help recall our third cover featuring McCain and…. Take a peek. I think you’ll find it very fun and rather prescient.

When we shot this photo for the third cover of LIFE (the newspaper supplement version) back in September of 2004, we never dreamed we’d actually see it play out….or even anything this close.”

Posted by Admin on 10/24 at 11:50 AM
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

McCain on Attack Ads -

What a difference 9 years make…YouTube vid from back when McCain was the target of George Bush/Karl Rove’s attack ads.

Now Rove works for McCain…notice a pattern?

I’m happy the election will be over in a pair of weeks - there’s so much coming in now that I was tempted to make a new category. Hopefully - that won’t be necessary.

Posted by Admin on 10/22 at 07:34 PM
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...and then the sound of crickets

John McCain - “...And you know, I couldn’t agree with them more!”

This is what happens when you forget your own principals and just parrot words. An instant classic…

Posted by Admin on 10/22 at 05:51 PM
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

If They’re Too Big To Fail, They’re Too Big Period

imageWe seem to have forgotten that the original purpose of antitrust law was also to prevent companies from becoming too powerful. Too powerful in that so many other companies depended on them, so many jobs turned on them, and so many consumers or investors or depositors needed them – that the economy as a whole would be endangered if they failed. Too powerful in that they could wield inordinate political influence – of a sort that might gain them extra favors from Washington.

Did you know Robert Reich has a blog?

Robert Reich was the US’s 22nd Secretary of Labor under the Clinton administration and a professor at the University of California at Berkeley. You should read more.

Posted by Admin on 10/21 at 08:07 PM
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