a party underwater [with art]

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Saturday December 13, 2008 · 4:22 PM PST

2008/12/13 · 16:22

As the Republican party finaly sinks into that vast ocean of ill-will it has generated over the past 8 years, it’s worth remembering that the elections of 2008 were simply the latest battle in a broader political and cultural war with historical roots reaching back many decades.

While the modern Republican party is apparently looking for a way to escape the toxicity they so adroitly and perhaps permanently attached to their brand, voters would be wise to remember the precedents in Republican governance that led us to this point and be cautious of any re-invention that does not specifically address the historical positions of the party with regards to these particular events:

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Tuesday November 25, 2008 · 6:58 PM PST

2008/11/25 · 18:58

If we learned one thing from last week's meeting of the well-heeled and the well-jowled, it would that it's not always easy to tell the two apart. If we learned anything else, it would be that CEOs of Ford, Chrysler and General Motors love their private jets --possibly more than they love their businesses.

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Friday November 21, 2008 · 5:33 AM PST

2008/11/21 · 05:33

Verizon once again proves why they should not be trusted with anyone’s private data. It was revealed today that multiple Verizon employees have accessed President-elect Obama’s cell phone records without authorization. The employees have apparently been put on paid leave until further notice.

According to telecom analyst Michael King of Gartner, the snoops could likely see the numbers Obama had called, how long his conversations lasted and when he made his calls.

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 2:11 PM PST

2008/11/05 · 14:11

The real irony of Karl Marx, of course, is the extent to which he’s been embraced by the right and used as a sort of political bludgeon applied routinely to the eyes, ears and skulls of a constituent base that couldn’t pick the guy out of a lineup.

The next time I satirize the Republican party’s ridiculous obsession with Marx, I’ll depict a decrepit elephant swinging a zombie horse through hordes of short-sighted children.

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Webcomic: Halloween's Young Republicans

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Saturday November 01, 2008 · 3:25 AM PDT

2008/11/01 · 03:25

As Halloween is now officially upon us, and we are just days from the election, I thought it only fitting to do a special piece to commemorate the occasion. Trying to imagine what my response to a munchkin McCain or a pint-sized Palin might possibly be if I were to come face to face (or more likely face to about knee) with one during the course of tonight's annual candy harvest... I had a hard time coming up with anything positive to say. So as it went, I decided not to say anything at all... and do something at least marginally more productive instead. So here's my entry into Haloween political webcomic-dom.

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Three [almost] viral vids worth seeing

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 7:20 PM PDT

2008/10/30 · 19:20

Pick one and pass it on to your friends, your kids, or your kids' friends...

Great production values here with some smooth beats...

A great remix of an old-school beat:

An here's an animated take on why Obama should get the vote.
Reportedly done by one of the animators from the Simpsons:
http://whyobamafilm.org

enjoy!

WebComic: Alan Greenspan Standup Comedian

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Monday October 27, 2008 · 1:29 PM PDT

2008/10/27 · 13:29

In his recent testimony before congress, Mr. Greenspan came clean: "I made a mistake in presuming that the self-interest of organizations, specifically banks and others, was such as they were best capable of protecting their own shareholders."

Hmm... so greed is an ineffective check on bad behavior? Curious.

Video of the statement is available here.

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AT&T EyePhone and Big brothers without borders

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Monday August 11, 2008 · 6:17 AM PDT

2008/08/11 · 06:17

CBS News recently spoke with Mr. Joel Brenner, who they described as "the nation’s top cyber-security official" about the security risks facing U.S. travelers planning on attending the Beijing Olympics.

The travel advisory was blunt: "All information you send electronically-by fax machine, personal digital assistant (PDA), computer or telephone-can be intercepted." It was of course non-news.

Then came an exchange between Mr. Brenner and reporter Bob Orr that must have come as a surprise to at least a few viewers:

Brenner: "The public security services in China can turn your telephone on and activate its microphone when you think it's off."

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Wednesday July 09, 2008 · 4:57 AM PDT

2008/07/09 · 04:57

C-span is about to do a segment on FISA. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is the scheduled guest. We can expect him to be a stone-faced apologist for this bill, but we can expect a bit of morbid entertainment as he is confronted by callers livid with his complicity in what can only be termed crimes against the constitution. They will be telling him what he is right to his face, and he's going to have to smile and take it as America looks on.

The way the segment was promoted at the top of the show was as a contentious issue, with those who value civil liberties on one side and those who value security on the other.

If there is anybody out there who happens to get a call in to the show, be sure to call them out on that fallacy. If the issue were to be simplified to two positions then it would look something like this: Those who believe in the rule of law vs. those who believe in an all powerful executive.

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Tuesday July 08, 2008 · 12:27 AM PDT

2008/07/08 · 00:27

The following is a paraphrased transcription of an interview with Mr. Ellsberg that I found over at www.fourhourworkweek.com. Video is embedded below the fold:

[People] should ask themselves whether they think it's possible that various members of Congress have either something to hide or something that would embarrass them politically that they don't want out...

It could be things that the congressperson, or the journalist, or the source wants to achieve or are planning to achieve that the government can manipulate by blocking it, by frustrating them, by promising to them. In other words, this information would enable the government to intimidate or blackmail, or manipulate every member of Congress, every official who might be tempted to reveal criminality, people like the ones in the NSA who knew that criminal action was, and is going on. This law is intended to legalize it basically, and to continue the cover-up, to conceal it.

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Tuesday June 24, 2008 · 5:37 AM PDT

2008/06/24 · 05:37

Over the last several days there have been many heated discussions on the FISA bill that's coming up for a vote this Wednesday (tomorrow) in the Senate. Most of the discussions have revolved around Senator Obama and his expressed support for the highly controversial bill. Many are looking to Obama as a Constitutional scholar, a consensus builder, and the de facto leader of his party to stand up for the rule of law and rally his party against this bill. The majority of posters in my view are simply outraged that the man they've been supporting, volunteering for, and contributing to is not living up to their expectations. And it seems fair to say that those expectations are not the ideals of the "starry-eyed but sadly naive purist" but rather the very rule of law, the foundation of order within our country, and the contract between our people and our government that vests the government with rank and authority in exchange for the simple protection of our liberties as elaborated in our founding documents.

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A conversation/debate with an Obama phone volunteer on FISA

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Friday June 20, 2008 · 5:19 PM PDT

2008/06/20 · 17:19

I just had a very interesting conversation with an Obama campaign phone volunteer. It was the first time I’ve ever been met with more than just a listener on the other end of the line dutifully recording my message for their boss. It was also the first time I’ve had a volunteer actually challenge me on my reasons for calling and my knowledge of the FISA bill.

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A conversation/debate with an Obama phone volunteer on FISA