IN Casino Using Obama Style to Sell Gambling

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Sunday March 01, 2009 · 8:45 AM PST

2009/03/01 · 08:45

I was a bit surprised to see this full page ad in my Indianapolis Star this morning. It is an advertisement for a new casino opening in Shelbyville (20-30 minutes east of Indianapolis). Stunningly, it uses the style of Barack Obama's campaign (including Obama silhouette) to sell it. Picture below the fold.

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Wednesday October 08, 2008 · 1:54 PM PDT

2008/10/08 · 13:54

I took the day off of work today to see the next President of the United States, Barack Obama. He spoke at a packed grandstand at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. I don't know how many people were there, but the record for the grandstand is 18,509 (Thanks NKOTB for that distinction).

It looked like the weather wouldn't give us a good day, as it had been raining all night and morning. However, there was just a bit of drizzle. not a bad October day in Indiana at all.

The doors were supposed to open at 10:00, but the line was pretty long and they started seating people earlier. I was in my seat by 9:45. Not bad.

More (and photos) below the fold.

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Wednesday July 05, 2006 · 8:05 AM PDT

2006/07/05 · 08:05

Barry Welsh, running for Congress in Indiana's 6th District (and a frequent contributor here) has declared the first week of July Independence Week. In honor of the 230th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Barry is looking for 230 contributors to kick-start the new fundraising quarter. The end date for the challenge is Friday, July 7. Why not give him something today? Just add $.76 to your contribution to make it count toeard the total.

Jeffrey Ake, LaPorte, IN, and life

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Friday April 15, 2005 · 11:46 AM PDT

2005/04/15 · 11:46

When I read that the latest American taken hostage in Iraq was from LaPorte, Indiana, I thought of all the people I grew up with. LaPorte was my neighbor, and then home, for my first 35 years. The quoted story (below the fold) saddened me even more. Read More

Ha Ha Horowitz

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Tuesday April 12, 2005 · 2:02 PM PDT

2005/04/12 · 14:02

I don't have much to say about Mr. Horowitz getting pied at Butler University last Wednesday. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. The picture is below the fold... Read More

Daniels to Hoosier State Employees: Cheney Yourself!

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Tuesday January 11, 2005 · 1:11 PM PST

2005/01/11 · 13:11

This didn't take long:

On his second day in office, Gov. Mitch Daniels cancelled the state's collective bargaining agreements with the state's unions.
The action left more than 23,000 state employees represented by unions no longer able to negotiate pay, benefits and work rules with state officials. However, pay raises granted for 2005 are not affected by Daniels' actions.

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Monday November 15, 2004 · 8:57 AM PST

2004/11/15 · 08:57

I tracked down transcripts for "The Power of Nightmares," broadcast last month on The Beeb. I don't believe this is a duplicate diary, but this series was so damned good, I just have to tell everyone.

This is a series of films about how and why [the] fantasy [of an international terrorist threat] was created, and who it benefits. At the heart of the story are two groups: the American neoconservatives, and the radical Islamists. Both were idealists who were born out of the failure of the liberal dream to build a better world. And both had a very similar explanation for what caused that failure.

Very well done, it looks at the use of fear to push idealogical changes to society. The juxtaposition of the rise of these opposing views, for the same reasons (the defeat of liberalism) is an interesting perspective. It's a shame it wasn't shown in the States before the election.

Not that it would have mattered.

Here's the links

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IN Casino Using Obama Style to Sell Gambling

Obama Wakes up Naptown (with photos) UPDATED with video

Please Help Barry Welsh Get 230 Donations

Jeffrey Ake, LaPorte, IN, and life

Ha Ha Horowitz

Daniels to Hoosier State Employees: Cheney Yourself!

"The Power of Nightmares" Transcripts