nov.19.8
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Obama’s Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy
This is great:
"According to presidential historian Davis Logsdon of the University
of Minnesota, some Americans might find it "alienating" to have a
President who speaks English as if it were his first language."
-and-
"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a
way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder
can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what
Americans are needing also," [Palin] said.
{from the borowitz report via huffington post}
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nov.19.8 |
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NEW MUSIC: Shout Out Louds
We talked about the invasion of Normandy today in "Language, Class
and Power," in the context of language change via the people who
settle there.
And now I can't get the "Shout Out Louds - Normandie" out of my head.
Enjoy:
{download mp3 here}
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nov.17.8 |
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"Terrorizing Dissent" - a new documentary about the violent suppression
of peaceful protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul
this past July – is now available to download. (The trailer is here.)
Am I the only one who completely missed how big of a debacle
this was? That hundreds upon hundreds of peaceful protesters
were violently arrested and tear gassed, just for being outside the
designated "protest zone?" In the film, you see a whole park full of
people minding their own business, not even holding signs or anything,
get arrested. Most egregiously, journalists with valid press
credentials
were top among those systematically prosecuted.
A sad state of our democracy indeed.
Watch the thing. {via the huffington post}
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nov.16.8 |
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under: politics |
Build-a-Beard workshop
and they (kiva) donates $one to a good cause.
{via seth godin}
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nov.15.8 |
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NEW MUSIC: Blind Pilot
I'm the kind of mp3-blog reader who skips the writing about the music
and cuts right to the download; eager to evaluate the track for myself.
Thus, I find it rather tricky writing comments I wouldn't read myself.
But
what the hell:
Portland's "Blind Pilot" is two guys who seem to ride their bikes a lot.
Which is not only good for the environment, but for their music, too.
Their songs are simple and quiet - ambient even - yet a strong
rhythm
underlies each one.
Ah what the hell. Just listen to it:
Blind Pilot - "One Red Thread"
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nov.11.8 |
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under: music |
A Fall Poem
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nov.10.8 |
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under: work |
I still can't believe this is happening:
Obama puts his first press conference on youtube, via change.gov.
Viva la January 20.
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nov.9.8 |
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under: politics |
A New Obama site: Change.gov
Barack Obama has pledged to maintain a more transparent administration
(not that the bar's that high!), and his new transition Web site is certainly
a step in the right direction.
Check it out: change.gov
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nov.7.8 |
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under: politics |
A great day!
Election reactions around the country and the world. {huffington post}.
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nov.5.8 |
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My Dream about Voting
See also:
"Obama for President" by Fareed Zakaria.
Top 10 reasons to vote for Obama by conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan.
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nov.3.8 |
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