February 4, 2008 – 11:49 am
Just look at that crowd… — Photo by roxannejomitchell’s photos, Creative Commons.I spent much of yesterday writing a carefully researched and documented essay comparing Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, with the aim of demonstrating why the former was a better choice for President than the latter. As it sat this evening in not-quite-done [...]
Posted in Election 2008, News Opinion, US News
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Tagged clinton, democrat, democratic-primary, election, hope, obama, primary, super-tuesday, voting
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January 30, 2008 – 11:56 am
Reminds me of “The Hanged Man”…*sigh* – Photo by Austen Squarepants. (License: Creative Commons Attribution)The Presidential primary process is settling into full swing now, as I am constantly reminded by emails from various political and activist groups. Everyone’s eyes are on the Democratic showdown between Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama, and the news is [...]
Posted in Election 2008, News Opinion, US News
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Tagged democrats, election, independents, primary, public-funding, super-delegates, superdelegates, voting, voting-machines
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January 18, 2008 – 3:36 pm
Sock Monkeys Unite!! — Photo by Bolobilly on Flickr. (License: Creative Commons Attribution)We are two elections in to the Presidential primary races, and already it has begun: conspiracy theories that the votes have been tampered with. And now, thanks to Dennis Kucinich we’re starting to get some evidence that, indeed, something is not quite [...]
January 12, 2008 – 10:26 am
Once upon a time, in a universe existing primarily in the spaces between computers, two stalwart adventurers met on the road. One, an adventurous musician with a weakness for rubber chickens. The other, an idealistic lunatic with a penchant for awkward linguistic constructions. Both had a fondness for mischief and strong drink. And so [...]
January 10, 2008 – 4:50 pm
Scaaarrrry!There has been a slowly emerging trend in fiction over the last fifteen years or so. Replacing the simple goodness of protagonists such as King Arthur and the simpleminded goodness of heroines such as Snow White, we have a growing contingent of more complicated, morally ambiguous characters taking center stage in our stories. [...]
Posted in Musings
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Tagged comics, culture, fiction, film, hellblazer, hellboy, jack bauer, john constantine, media, morality, robin hood
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December 28, 2007 – 4:43 pm
Fire DancerA great deal of emphasis is given in our stories to tales of magical creation. Wishes are granted, and the coveted item appears out of thin air. The birth of a child, in many religions, is the beginning of salvation. The creation of a building, or an artifact, or a concrete [...]
December 13, 2007 – 5:39 pm
It’s about power, not about God. Photo by MJ Mac. (License: Creative Commons Attribution)Last night, I went with my family to see The Golden Compass. Even if you are not a fan of the fantasy genre, you have probably heard about this film by now due to the efforts of some Christian [...]
December 10, 2007 – 5:49 pm
Bumper stickers as the modern version of political activism… Photo by cesar bojorquez. (License: Creative Commons Attribution)Recently, there has been an increasing amount of talk centering on the possibility (or even probability) that President Bush and his administration are going to declare martial law and bring around a new fascist state. [...]
Posted in News Opinion
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Tagged bush, congress, constitution, democrats, fear, fisa, guantanamo, illegal-wiretapping, patriot act, politics, president, terrorism, terrorist, terrorists, united-states, war-on-terror
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