JOKING MATTERS
Voting was a snap in my election district. So I'm back earlier than I expected, and happy to see a joke called "The Balloonist" about Republicans and Democrats, which is making the email rounds. It's being attributed to Garrison Keillor....
Posted in Straight Up on November 2, 2004 03:56 PM
Mission Accomplished
Ballot cast, volunteering done, we await the result and contemplate the future.
Posted in Blogcritics on November 2, 2004 03:28 PM
VOTING IS A GAS.
("Book of Joe's" recent entry on the Flatulence Deodorizer provides the perfect intro to this piece.) --- Well, I did it. Something I once swore I'd never do again: I voted for the Democratic presidential candidate. (Of course, since Colorado...
Posted in Blogcritics on November 2, 2004 03:19 PM
Polls Schedule
From ABC News's The Note, today's polling place schedule. Please don't say you have more important things to do. TODAY'S SCHEDULE (all times ET): (Earliest poll open ing and latest poll closing times listed) —6:00 am: Polls in Connecticut open...
Posted in Blogcritics on November 2, 2004 02:44 PM
The Presidency: "crown jewel of the American penal system"
Why would anyone want to be president, especially now? Two words: action and power.
Posted in Blogcritics on November 2, 2004 02:06 PM
Thanks, and VOTE!
Joan Vennochi illustrates the blind faith of zealous campaign finance reformers
Posted in Blogcritics on November 2, 2004 12:07 PM
Endorsements, Such As They Are
I admit to being caught off guard and not a little nonplussed at Christopher Hitchens's apparent endorsement of Kerry in Slate last week. He now tells us he meant to endorse no one: The late Lillian Hellman was a ghastly...
Posted in Blogcritics on November 2, 2004 12:02 PM
Nice to Know – The Crap is already Flying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Tuesday allowed Republicans to challenge voter qualifications at the polls in Ohio, a key battleground state that could determine the presidential election. Nice to know the crap is already beginning...
Posted in Blogcritics on November 2, 2004 11:51 AM
Voting Observations
I voted this morning and the line was really long. I was thinking about a few things while I was in there. I wonder who Colin Powell is going to vote for today? After being ignored for much of the...
Posted in Blogcritics on November 2, 2004 11:31 AM
A Bush/Kerry Split on Google?
In studying the Google stock message boards at Yahoo, Clearstation, and MSN, I find there is a pattern of pro-Bush long traders on Google and pro-Kerry shorters. I can't imagine Google has really all that much to do with politics,...
Posted in Blogcritics on November 2, 2004 11:19 AM
Article comments
1 - Jason Koulouras
Eric, this compilation is a great resource site - thanks!
2 - Eric Olsen
thanks Jason! It's a good way to follow along in chronological order, and with it all in one place you can spot trends and relationships between stories and themes you might not have otherwise noticed
3 - Mike Kole
Eric- I'll second the note of thanks, with a special appreciation for a pic of Badnarik that is standard fare rather than one of him blowing his nose or the like. The Nader image is his own, so nobody could get too riled about it, but it looks like a Gary Numan album cover to me.
4 - Eric Olsen
we strive to be ecumenical!
5 - geekgirl2
Great set of info re the US election. The Australian elections are on soon too - I still think it's more a plague on both their houses type of thing in both countries!
6 - Eric Olsen
thanks gg2, I am certain Australians are doing a much better job of following our elections than we are of yours
7 - RJ
Eric:
I just added a link to this page onto my site, like you requested. EVERYONE SHOULD DO THIS!
8 - Eric Olsen
Thanks, and that would be great. Certainly everyone who has written posts linked from this master post would benefit greatly from as much traffic going to it as possible.
9 - Ernie Fitzpatrick
Who are we to believe on the conditions in Iraq? A man who is risking his life every minute of the day who lives there (Allawi) and is the Prime Minister, or a man running for president that would benefit by worsening conditions(JFK)?
10 - Eric Olsen
everyone has an angle, including Allawi, but that is not an unresonable question
11 - Helmut
Have any of you guys seen the new Bushisms DVD? I just bought it from www.bushism.net. It looks pretty funny. Al Franken and Brian Unger are it. Any comments?
12 - Eric Olsen
thanks Helmut, I'll add it to the Amazon list above
13 - RJ
I just linked to this page again in another post to my site. EVERYONE SHOULD DO THIS!
14 - Eric Olsen
thanks RJ, I agree
15 - Eric Olsen
and by everyone, we mean everyone who owns a computer
16 - andy marsh
it is most definately a good source, thanks for the compilation Eric!
17 - Claire
This is, in fact, a wonderful source for issues, personalities and the important things we need to consider at this time. It has been wonderfully put together and should serve as a model for the future.
Claire
18 - Eric Olsen
thanks Claire, much appreciated!
19 - Alicia Whitaker
You suck