Archives for the 'politics' Category
way to save the world, ktvu.
tonight on the 10pm news, ktvu ran a story about hybrid cars and whether or not the added cost was really such a great deal for drivers or if it was a bunch of “hybrid hype”. the report included statistics which calculated that recouping the additional cost of buying a prius, for example, would […]
“study says many studies suck”
i had to share this article which i found on sfgate.com. it’s not so much that i think it’s a well-written piece of journalism. actually, i kinda wanted to comment on it because i think it includes a sentence that is longer than any run-on i’ve ever been criticized for writing:
Sure, couples who can […]
good bye, karl rove.
hey, by the way, just wanted to thank you for completely undermining our country. i totally get that “fartblossom” thing now. it’s a real bummer you can’t hang around these last several months, shit was really starting to hit a stride - especially with that whole iraq thing and the use of fear to […]
dear president bush, you are not even trying now.
i guess that it should really come as no surprise that president bush has commuted scooter libby’s sentence and that he is not going to face jail time for his conviction in the outing of a CIA operative. despite Bush’s statements in 2003 when the case broke that:
“I want to know who it is, […]
new art project
I spent a few minutes this weekend playing around with Gimp and created a small collection of political satire in the form of Army recruiting posters.
the call to remove embedded reporters in Iraq
If you haven’t heard, a sniper video obtained from insurgents in Iraq which has been aired by CNN has created a huge controversy. I just watched Rep. Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sit on CNN and tell Wolf Blitzer that this coverage undermines American morale and basically questions who […]
“What type of democracy do you impose with marines and bombs?”
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez made quite the spectacle at the UN the other day (you can read the partial transcript here.), sounding like a little bit of a looney by calling Bush “the devil” and saying “it smells of sulfur still today.” Personally, I would reckon Bush’s odor to be something of a combination […]
