Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
DrBombay1559 from the US Virgin Islands wants to start a political blog, and this video is a test run. Don't let the blurry scratchy quality deter you -- his commentary/prediction about VP candidates is interesting. (Hat tip to James Mills.) And just in time, too, because it looks like ...
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
[freshelectrons / Flickr]
On Thursday, Barack Obama declined public financing for the general election. There was a slight lag before citizen talk revved up online -- maybe everyone needed to brush up on campaign finance laws? -- but it was in full swing yesterday. The common camps: 1) Obama lied; he's ...
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
These two videos found by Sue Salinger make it worth revisiting last week's ABC Democratic debate -- a debate that has been thoroughly trashed (by Democrats, anyway) for it near-total irrelevance. In this vein, up first: New York hip-hop vlogger Jay Smooth's mashup of debate footage and Soulja Boy:
And next: ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Earth Day altar [lars hammar / Flickr]
One youth pastor in central Pennsylvania probably isn't impressed with Google's Earth Day holiday logo today. He thinks Earth Day is the "worst holiday ever" because it turns the earth into an idol. In fact he's staging a personal boycott (hat tip to Ann ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
Go Tell Mama is one of the most interesting viral Obama campaigns out there. (Thanks, Tate Nova and Ghidewon Arefe.) This street art, signed CRO, was dreamed up -- during some soul searching after a terrible 2006 bike accident -- by Chicago graphic designer Ray Noland. His iconic posters, stencils, ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
[desi.italy / Flickr]
Last night's Democratic debate in Philly -- specifically the performance by anchors Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos -- has been widely panned: in the mainstream media, in the high-traffic political blogosphere, in thousands of outraged comments on ABC's site, and by regular people writing on their personal blogs. ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Misa Dayson found this one. It was taken in Pennsylvania and features the "Chappaqua chapter of Women for Obama." In other words: Hillary Clinton's Democratic neighbors who aren't voting for her.
[jolly / Flickr]
Hopefully these women won't need to ring the Clintons' doorbell any time soon in search of eggs ...
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Billionaires' Row in CA: where it all went down
[zombietime]
Barack Obama's remarks in CA about small-town bitterness are in their umpteenth news cycle. It's hard to know how they'll affect next Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary. One recent poll shows Obama plummeting in PA; another shows him holding steady nationally.
The blogosphere, of course, ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Three days ago, at a Drexel University rally in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton got asked on a date. To a prom. Apparently she politely responded that it might be a little tough to coordinate with her campaign schedule. (Via Ann Raber.)
[Noel Dietrich / Flickr]
If you look at the original-size version of ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
The Pennsylvania Democratic primary polls show Clinton still in the lead, despite a narrowing gap. But Earl Pickens (from Lewisburg, PA) and The Band Named Thunder think otherwise. They're so sure Obama's going to win everywhere in Pennsylvania they had to sing about it. Notice how they work in "Yes ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
In a bakery somewhere near Philadelphia, a sweet proxy campaign is underway. You get to choose a Hillary cookie or an Obama cookie. Or, in total infringement on democracy, both. (Thanks, Ann Raber!)
[Apuch / Flickr]
As of two weeks ago, Barack was winning the bakery race, but only because his campaign ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
The Pennsylvania primaries are a week from tomorrow, and it's all about the Democrats. Courtesy of Ann Raber: photographer Nikos G says that Clinton and Obama signs have popped up in windows all over Philadelphia:
[Nikos G / Flickr]
Imagine the neighborly front-stoop conversation.
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