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politics

01.16.08

Giuliani, Live college, fotos, news, politics, video | (3)
Candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, Rudy Giuliani spoke on my college's campus today. Notice how I had to preface that with "Candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination," that's because I talked to someone today who didn't know who he was; of all the Republican candidates Giuliani is probably the most widely recognized name, yet people still don't know who he is. Pay attention! I took advantage of my college newspaper ("Gull's Cry") press pass and skipped the very long line waiting to get in the conference room. I actually recorded (video) the first 8 minutes of his speech (I need a ...
01.12.08

Mike Huckabee? family, fotos, politics | (13)
That is the question. This describes my feelings right now: A bit torn on Ron Paul. After doing a little more self-educating on the candidates I'm now on the line between Paul and Huckabee. If you'd like to try to sway me in either direction, feel free to voice your opinions in the comments. I went to the local Republican forum today. I had never been to one before but it was pretty much how I expected it to be. Romney's table had cookies and brownies. McCain didn't have a table at all, just 3 or 4 people standing behind signs. Paul had ...
12.22.07

Captain America fotos, politics | (4)
I used a Captain America stamp on my voter's registration, I wonder if anyone will notice. I thought it was cute anyway.
12.07.07

Vote! computing, internets, politics, tech | (2)
I'm actually registering to vote for the first time ever. Sure I could have 6 years ago, but I didn't pay any attention to politics then; this is the first time that I've felt strongly enough about it to actually pay attention and vote.I used Rock The Vote to fill out my registration form. I recommend it over the standard register to vote site. With Rock The Vote they give you the form right away while on the other site they want you to read what's practically a dissertation on who is allowed to vote (which most people already know) ...
11.12.07

Words Cannot Explain books, loving, news, politics, writing | (0)
Photo: VanityFairI cannot think of a proper adjective for Norman Mailer. He was one of my favorite authors and journalists; no one else comes close to his style of writing or living. He died Saturday of renal failure, he was 84.