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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 9:07 AM PST

2004/11/03 · 09:07

it's pretty rough. even rougher because we thought we had it yesterday. braced for victory.

we're the world's most powerful country.
we're going broke quickly.
we have a huge fundamentalist/born-age population that's unfortunately easily manipulated by base appeals to their religious values.
we have a thoroughly fucked up media. Read More

early morning MP3 distraction

cecil vortex

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Monday November 01, 2004 · 3:50 AM PST

2004/11/01 · 03:50

If you're looking for a two minute break, there's an all-new, all-free piece of pro-Kerry audio shtick, now playing up on ye olde Monkey Vortex Radio Theater. It starts with this simple pair of questions:

What if, hypothetically speaking, the two presidential candidates, by bizarre coincidence, bore the first names of the two Beatles who've skipped this mortal sphere? And what if the two remaining Beatles were therefore obligated to consider the aforementioned presidential candidates for induction into the world's greatest rock band? Read More

National "Say Goodbye to a Right-Wing Cable Show" Day w/poll

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Friday October 29, 2004 · 12:55 AM PDT

2004/10/29 · 00:55

Here's a fun time-killer as we race toward Tuesday. Take a few minutes to write your least favorite cable news show a reasonable, pleasant, specific, genuine sounding goodbye. Then send it to that show and their bosses. The more we send, the more they crap themselves. The more they crap themselves, the sounder we sleep. The sounder we sleep, the better we GOTV. The better we GOTV, the brighter the sun, the bluer the skies, the sweeter the nectar that we sip.

Here's what I just sent to Scarbor-crap country. And the best part is, it comes from the heart. Read More

National "Tell Five People Kerry's Gonna Win" Day

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Wednesday October 27, 2004 · 8:39 AM PDT

2004/10/27 · 08:39

Admit it -- you like telling people Kerry's gonna win. In fact, you love telling people Kerry's gonna win. And even more importantly, folks love the way you tell them Kerry's gonna win. Your calm. Your certainty. Your strength of character. It all comes through. You state it as fact. "Oh yeah, he's gonna win. No doubt." And they get a hum. They get a whisper, a moment of peace in their stressed-out work-a-day world.

So go on -- knock yourself out -- it's your day today! -- National "Tell Five People Kerry's Gonna Win" Day. Have a great one,

-Cecil "it's winning time" Vortex

looking for a midday mp3 distraction?

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Tuesday October 26, 2004 · 2:22 PM PDT

2004/10/26 · 14:22

All-new, all-free pro-Kerry shtick, now available up on ye olde Monkey Vortex Radio Theater. It's called "Sympathy for the W." If you get a chance, drop by, give it a listen, and let us know whatcha think. The download can take a minute or so on broadband, so right-click on "play" and save as...

(also and furthermore: if you haven't heard it yet, scroll down from the main page and check out "You Be the Judge (Oh Yeah)" -- our Debate #3 mash-up.)

-Cecil "shameless promotion of audio items designed to exhort the public toward a grand and glorious Kerry victory is my middle name" Vortex

it's winning time

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Tuesday October 26, 2004 · 9:17 AM PDT

2004/10/26 · 09:17

Here we are -- finally -- the last Tuesday before Election Day. I know a lot's already been said about the importance of confidence, but I wanted to take one more sec to exhort everybody reading this -- as we all know, it's all about momentum, about being the winning team (and of course, it's all about GOTV GOTV GOTV).

Things are tipping in our favor. Reality's sliding away from Cheney/Bush at an alarming rate. If someone you know asks you what you think (or even if they don't :-) ) -- you tell 'em: Kerry's gonna win it all. A decisive victory's around the corner. The bags are backed and Bush and company are heading home.

We went into Gore/Bush with our heads down and our tails dragging. Not this time.

Goodbye George, goodbye.

anne coulter is the white witch

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Friday October 15, 2004 · 12:53 AM PDT

2004/10/15 · 00:53

Please excuse this profoundly geeky moment (geek variant: children's lit): Anne Coulter was on the tube tonight and I turned it off and my daughter asked why and I explained that I didn't want her to watch Coulter on the TV because she's one of the bad folks -- incredibly sinister.

And she asked why I disliked this person so much. And I said, well, she likes to say mean things with a big, joyless smile. And then I realized a profound truth and found just the way to explain it to my daughter:

Anne Coulter is the White Witch from Narnia. If the White Witch from Narnia had an adam's apple. She has a cold heart. And with her comes the winter.

an mp3 rhythmic debate mash -- now with horse clops

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Thursday October 14, 2004 · 8:55 AM PDT

2004/10/14 · 08:55

In case you're looking to start your day by rolling around in some highlights from last night's spectacular, I pulled together a quick 'n dirty rhythmic mash called "You Be the Judge (Oh Yeah)" and posted it up on ye olde Monkey Vortex Radio Theater.

It's a stew of critical moments from the debate, accompanied by keys, drums, and horse clops. And you know it's got to be good. If it's got horse clops.
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David Shuster / MSNBC / the truth

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Tuesday October 12, 2004 · 10:10 PM PDT

2004/10/12 · 22:10

Has anyone else noticed how good MSNBC/Hardball's David Shuster has been, particularly of late? He seems to be the only cable news reporter who's stayed focused on the truth. The other day, he called bullshit on the Bush-is-wired story, with a very reasonable, rationale explanation. I'm not saying Bush was or wasn't wired. I'm just saying, Shuster's argument against it was non-partisan and sane. Then today he's calling big-time bullshit on Sinclair by spelling out the many ways "Stolen Honor" is pure propaganda and not journalism. Excellent stuff and exactly right.

I dig Air America, and they do a great job helping us organize and stay motivated. But even more than a counter-wave of left-slanted journalists to balance things out, what I really want are just a few more gen-u-ine journalists who tell the damn truth. Cuz the truth is on our side.

Making the leap to door-to-door volunteering

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Thursday October 07, 2004 · 9:20 AM PDT

2004/10/07 · 09:20

In about a week and a half, I'm going to make the leap to door-to-door volunteer work in a battleground state. I've done local phone banks and such a little bit over the years, but this kind of face-to-face thing is new to me, let alone face-to-face in a foreign land.

I was a little lost at first -- not sure how to start out looking into this. In case there are other newbies out there like me, on the brink, interested in volunteering, not sure where to start, I thought I'd write out the steps I took and the little I've learned so far. Caveat 1: what the hell do I know? Caveat 2: longish diary ahead... Read More

President Bush is a habitual onanist

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Thursday September 30, 2004 · 9:16 AM PDT

2004/09/30 · 09:16

developing: President Bush is a habitual onanist

On the eve of the first presidential debates, some say President Bush has developed an unhealthy addiction to onanism. Sources close to the President have recently noticed that his hands are never more than 6 feet from his guy-parts. Never. Not during cabinet meetings. Not playing with his dog. Not watching "Jimmy Kimmel" on the TV. Never. Read More

How we spend our money

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Tuesday September 28, 2004 · 7:13 PM PDT

2004/09/28 · 19:13

Has anyone been keeping track of who sponsors Fox News and who sponsors, say, Air America and The Daily Show? We're gonna spend money one way or the other. I'd rather spend with purpose. I was thinking of starting to compile such a list and figgered I should check first to see if someone's beaten me to it.

Found this link on the web but didn't know if it was legit (or up-to-date):

http://www.debone.com/boycottFoxNewsSponsors.html

Thoughts / info / advice?

Thanks,
-Cecil

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