I should probably start with the fact that I am a huge Joe Biden fan. Joe is snarky and funny and his “gaffes” are usually just him being too honest rather than anything else. Plus he destroyed Robert Bork. Plus he’s really smart. But Joe Biden knocked it out of the park today. He was …
Tag Archive: Obama
Sep 12 2012
I get e-mail: Mitt Romney is super likable
Sometimes I get e-mail that I have to share. Subj: FW: Why should we vote for Mitt Romney when he is such a despicable unlikeable guy? This is the man who should be President of theUnited States! A lot is being said in the media about Mitt Romney not being “likable” or that he doesn’t “relate …
Jul 25 2012
Alexander Hamilton: Badass
I didn’t know all of this about Alexander Hamilton, this is incredible. Writer and star of the Broadway musical In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs “The Hamilton Mixtape” at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word on May 12, 2009. Accompanied by Alex Lacamoire. Lyrics: How does a bastard, orphan, son …
Jul 18 2012
I get e-mail! Noboma fo fou mo yrs
The following is an e-mail I received from family. Feel free to go nuts in the comments. Everything presented as it was, with names removed. These are all govt stats & are only the tip of the iceberg. What did you expect from a couple disbarred lawyers whose only “job” had been a inner city community worker? …
Apr 28 2012
This is not just a war on women
This isn’t just a war on women, it’s a war on dignity, it’s a war on common decency, it’s a war on the GOP’s own conservative principles. When someone accuses liberals of being smug and turning our country into a “nanny state”, ask them which party thinks women are too stupid to make their own …
May 01 2011
Obama Wins Reelection!
Not really, but basically. He’s killed Osama Bin Laden, and I’ve got to tell you, this is almost as big as 9/11 or JFK. If this was mid-afternoon, I think we’d all be cheering and popping champagne and making out. All the politically and religiously and nationally different people on my Facebook page are celebrating. …
Jan 31 2011
Social media and the revolution in Egypt
Originally posted at socialaxcess.com The revolt in Egypt has shades of the Green Revolution of 2009 in Iran. Like then, the revolution has been supported and promoted by social media like Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. Iran cracked down hard, blocking many IP addresses and making the internet so slow that it was difficult to use, …
Oct 09 2009
Strange Dreams: Zombies, The Civil War, Count Olaf, and Obama’s Nobel Prize
From last night: 1. Zombies were attacking and every time anyone felt under the weather they had to be chained up outside on the roof until it was clear that they were not turning into Zombies. I blame F for showing me Plants vs Zombies. 2. I was writing a paper for a history class …


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