Keyes Would Like to End Election of U.S. Senators
Alan Keyes said Friday he would like to end the system under which the people elect U.S. senators and return to the pre-1913 practice in which senators were chosen by state legislatures...
Keyes' positions on free silver, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff and the League of Nations were not available at press time.
I don't think Mosh Pit Al has too much to worry about when it comes to HIM being elected directly by the people...
The worst.
Saturday, August 14, 2004
eye - Life during Warped time - 08.12.04
Bad Religion: Life during Warped time
"Packed with some of the strongest songs the band has ever recorded, The Empire Strikes First is fuelled by anger.
"We wanted to be as direct as possible and not leave things to be debated," says Bentley. "It's like, 'Well, how do you feel about [what Bush has done]?' 'Well, we feel pretty pissed off.'"
Thanks to proactive organizations like punkvoter.com and Bands Against Bush, young voters now have easily accessible resources that can turn them onto the real facts, show them how to get involved and help make sure Americans don't get fooled again..."
"Packed with some of the strongest songs the band has ever recorded, The Empire Strikes First is fuelled by anger.
"We wanted to be as direct as possible and not leave things to be debated," says Bentley. "It's like, 'Well, how do you feel about [what Bush has done]?' 'Well, we feel pretty pissed off.'"
Thanks to proactive organizations like punkvoter.com and Bands Against Bush, young voters now have easily accessible resources that can turn them onto the real facts, show them how to get involved and help make sure Americans don't get fooled again..."
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Not sure what kind of a day this was
Not sure what kind of a day this was
Talk about a split screen moment. McGreevy drops his bombshell in the same news cycle that California overturns thousands of gay marriages.
I don't want to excuse anything, especially before all the facts are known.
But in a better world Jim McGreevy would never have been closeted in the first place.
Talk about a split screen moment. McGreevy drops his bombshell in the same news cycle that California overturns thousands of gay marriages.
I don't want to excuse anything, especially before all the facts are known.
But in a better world Jim McGreevy would never have been closeted in the first place.
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Truest Story of Campaign
Truest Story of Campaign
Once again, the Onion gets it right:
Delivering the central speech of his 10-day "Solution For America" bus campaign tour Monday, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry outlined his one-point plan for a better America: the removal of George W. Bush from the White House.
"During his term in office, George Bush has relentlessly continued to be president—despite the clear benefits to America his absence would bring to the lives of citizens everywhere," Kerry said. "My one-point plan for America highlights the sort of change that this country desperately needs. And my plan is something that George Bush will never, ever be able to accomplish."
The Onion - true heirs of Gonzo Journalism. By reducing the campaign to the preposterous, they tell the story better than facts or position papers or debates can. The Kerry campaign IS the one point plan.
And that might be enough.
Once again, the Onion gets it right:
Delivering the central speech of his 10-day "Solution For America" bus campaign tour Monday, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry outlined his one-point plan for a better America: the removal of George W. Bush from the White House.
"During his term in office, George Bush has relentlessly continued to be president—despite the clear benefits to America his absence would bring to the lives of citizens everywhere," Kerry said. "My one-point plan for America highlights the sort of change that this country desperately needs. And my plan is something that George Bush will never, ever be able to accomplish."
The Onion - true heirs of Gonzo Journalism. By reducing the campaign to the preposterous, they tell the story better than facts or position papers or debates can. The Kerry campaign IS the one point plan.
And that might be enough.
Monday, August 09, 2004
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood.
Or m!ssundaztood if you like Pink. Which I only know because of being the parent of a teenager. I could never tell if it was "I'm coming OUT so you better get this party started" which would be a Pride Thing or if it was just "I'm coming UP" which would only imply, well, stairs or perhaps an elevator. In any case the party is definitely "on a Saturday night" which gives me the rest of the week to figure it out.
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood.
Or m!ssundaztood if you like Pink. Which I only know because of being the parent of a teenager. I could never tell if it was "I'm coming OUT so you better get this party started" which would be a Pride Thing or if it was just "I'm coming UP" which would only imply, well, stairs or perhaps an elevator. In any case the party is definitely "on a Saturday night" which gives me the rest of the week to figure it out.
Goodbye to a friend
Goodbye to a friend
CEDAR RAPIDS - Pat Marshall of Cedar Rapids, a longtime union and Democratic activist, has died.
Marshall, a member of the Democratic National Committee for the past 20 years, died Saturday afternoon.
Marshall, 73, was considered a "role model for a lot of women active in politics," according to Iowa Democratic Party Vice Chair Julie Thomas of Cedar Rapids. Marshall had intended to attend the party's national convention in Boston last month, but she couldn't because of cancer-related complications and a stroke earlier this summer...
I first got to know Pat back in 1992 when we overthrew the government together. She stuck up for me when I needed it back then and we stayed friends after that campaign. She was always bright and positive and she took a great interest in my daughter. Pat was a good friend and a great Democrat.
CEDAR RAPIDS - Pat Marshall of Cedar Rapids, a longtime union and Democratic activist, has died.
Marshall, a member of the Democratic National Committee for the past 20 years, died Saturday afternoon.
Marshall, 73, was considered a "role model for a lot of women active in politics," according to Iowa Democratic Party Vice Chair Julie Thomas of Cedar Rapids. Marshall had intended to attend the party's national convention in Boston last month, but she couldn't because of cancer-related complications and a stroke earlier this summer...
I first got to know Pat back in 1992 when we overthrew the government together. She stuck up for me when I needed it back then and we stayed friends after that campaign. She was always bright and positive and she took a great interest in my daughter. Pat was a good friend and a great Democrat.
Sunday, August 08, 2004
Accomplishments of the weekend
Accomplishments of the weekend
Got rid of 2/3 of The Pile of stuff from my old house
changed a car battery all by myself
laundry
a couple nice bike rides
made vegie lasagna (replace the meat with eggplant and zucchini)
Found out that my brother Jeff's dream came true
found cheap copies of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, Godzilla vs. Megalon, and the From The Choirgirl Hotel CD by Tori Amos
went on a Tori Amos kick
Listened to the entire Little Earthquakes CD by Tori Amos for the first time, because I finally decided not to hit the skip switch on "Me And A Gun."
realized that the lyrics to Crucify by Tori Amos fit the end of my marriage very well:
Nothing I do is good enough for you
And my heart is sick of being in chains
Things I failed to get accomplished
Enough work to overthrow the government
Watching the three movies I checked out
figuring out who knows me at the University of Essex
Nothing I do is good enough for you
And my heart is sick of being in chains
Things I failed to get accomplished
Saturday, August 07, 2004
Semi Random Links
Semi Random Links
What is the deal with the University of Essex?
University of Essex
Andes, NY
Story County, Iowa
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
What is the deal with the University of Essex?
As the Vote Rocks, the Stiff Wander the White House
As the Vote Rocks, the Stiff Wander the White House
Interesting point from a bigger blogger than myself:
I realize that most of what has been attracting my blogging attention recently (and not just mine) is the backlash to Bush in the popular culture. However you care to slice it (youth culture, art culture, movie culture, music culture), Bush has catalyzed an emotional and expressive response that is building exponentially toward November...
Despite the skill and savvy of Rove and Co., the model they operate out of is a generation behind, geared too much toward the tools (direct marketing) and constituencies (Bush Pioneers, fossil fuel industry) of pre-dot com culture and consciousness.
I was worrying that Springsteen, Pearl Jam and R.E.M. was too old school, but at the rate he's going W will be lucky to keep Wayne Newton on board... and the latest I hear is he's seriously chasing the all-important Amish vote.
Amish men and boys wave as President (sic) Bush's bus travels through Intercourse, Pennsylvania (huh huh, huh) in July.
But lest we forget, a quarter to a third of the nation is part of the Kristian Konservative Kulture, flying below the radar of mainstream media and pop culture. If we lose, Hollywood will look at itself and say "Nobody I know voted for Bush..."
In light of this, Bush's move to capture the all-important Amish vote almost makes sense.
Interesting point from a bigger blogger than myself:
I realize that most of what has been attracting my blogging attention recently (and not just mine) is the backlash to Bush in the popular culture. However you care to slice it (youth culture, art culture, movie culture, music culture), Bush has catalyzed an emotional and expressive response that is building exponentially toward November...
Despite the skill and savvy of Rove and Co., the model they operate out of is a generation behind, geared too much toward the tools (direct marketing) and constituencies (Bush Pioneers, fossil fuel industry) of pre-dot com culture and consciousness.
I was worrying that Springsteen, Pearl Jam and R.E.M. was too old school, but at the rate he's going W will be lucky to keep Wayne Newton on board... and the latest I hear is he's seriously chasing the all-important Amish vote.
Amish men and boys wave as President (sic) Bush's bus travels through Intercourse, Pennsylvania (huh huh, huh) in July.
But lest we forget, a quarter to a third of the nation is part of the Kristian Konservative Kulture, flying below the radar of mainstream media and pop culture. If we lose, Hollywood will look at itself and say "Nobody I know voted for Bush..."
In light of this, Bush's move to capture the all-important Amish vote almost makes sense.
Friday, August 06, 2004
This is why it's important to have a candidate for every contest
This is why it's important to have a candidate for every contest
Now, I'll bash Republicans with the best of them but even I gotta admit this guy is too far right even for the GOP:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Republican congressional candidate James Hart acknowledges that he is an "intellectual outlaw."
He is an unapologetic supporter of eugenics, the phony science that resulted in thousands of sterilizations in an attempt to purify the white race. He believes the country will look "like one big Detroit" if it doesn't eliminate welfare and immigration. He believes that if blacks were integrated centuries ago, the automobile never would have been invented.
Despite his radical views, Hart may end up winning the Republican nomination because he is the only GOP candidate on the ballot in Thursday's primary. His presence in the campaign has embarrassed Republican leaders, who were blind-sided by Hart after they didn't bother fielding a candidate. Democratic Rep. John Tanner has held the seat for 15 years and is considered safe in November.
"I would characterize him as a racist, an elitist," said write-in candidate Dennis Bertrand, a financial analyst and former military officer. "His idea of ... genetically altering the human race in order to build a super race with super intelligence is appalling."
We had a contest 12 years ago where a nutcase filed on the Democratic line and was a little embarrassing. Some might have characterized my own 1996 race as an embarrassment (my opponent supposedly described me as "they dragged someone out from under a rock")...
The write in guy only got 17% so the Republicans are stuck with Doktor Mengele.
Now, I'll bash Republicans with the best of them but even I gotta admit this guy is too far right even for the GOP:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Republican congressional candidate James Hart acknowledges that he is an "intellectual outlaw."
He is an unapologetic supporter of eugenics, the phony science that resulted in thousands of sterilizations in an attempt to purify the white race. He believes the country will look "like one big Detroit" if it doesn't eliminate welfare and immigration. He believes that if blacks were integrated centuries ago, the automobile never would have been invented.
Despite his radical views, Hart may end up winning the Republican nomination because he is the only GOP candidate on the ballot in Thursday's primary. His presence in the campaign has embarrassed Republican leaders, who were blind-sided by Hart after they didn't bother fielding a candidate. Democratic Rep. John Tanner has held the seat for 15 years and is considered safe in November.
"I would characterize him as a racist, an elitist," said write-in candidate Dennis Bertrand, a financial analyst and former military officer. "His idea of ... genetically altering the human race in order to build a super race with super intelligence is appalling."
We had a contest 12 years ago where a nutcase filed on the Democratic line and was a little embarrassing. Some might have characterized my own 1996 race as an embarrassment (my opponent supposedly described me as "they dragged someone out from under a rock")...
The write in guy only got 17% so the Republicans are stuck with Doktor Mengele.
Thursday, August 05, 2004
Springsteen Joins Anti-Bush Concert Tour
Springsteen Joins Anti-Bush Concert Tour
Directly entering partisan politics for the first time, rock icon Bruce Springsteen will join a loose coalition of high-profile musicians in an unprecedented early October concert blitz aimed at mobilizing opposition to President Bush. The effort, announced this morning, will send over 20 artists to perform more than 34 shows in nine battleground states during a single week in early October...
Iowa... battleground... Iowa... battleground...
Naah. No Bruce. Iowa City gets the Dixie Chicks and James Taylor.
UPDATE: Springsteen puts it in his own words in the New York Times. Free registration required/worth it.
Directly entering partisan politics for the first time, rock icon Bruce Springsteen will join a loose coalition of high-profile musicians in an unprecedented early October concert blitz aimed at mobilizing opposition to President Bush. The effort, announced this morning, will send over 20 artists to perform more than 34 shows in nine battleground states during a single week in early October...
Iowa... battleground... Iowa... battleground...
Naah. No Bruce. Iowa City gets the Dixie Chicks and James Taylor.
UPDATE: Springsteen puts it in his own words in the New York Times. Free registration required/worth it.
Gardens and glimmers
Gardens and glimmers
Been a while since there's been a report on Iowa's smallest farm.
There's small peppers on one of the peppers. Beans are producing but not very fast. I think I should have planted a few more. Lots of tomatos - tomatoes? tomatos? Help, I feel like Dan Quayle! - on two of the plants but none on the pink one.
But the crowning achievement: an actual eggplant is now three inches long and growing. Looked so yummy I had to buy one at the store last night.
It's a gorgeous day that feels like fall. Everyone is finishing up moving and I'm meeting new neighbors.
Been a while since there's been a report on Iowa's smallest farm.
There's small peppers on one of the peppers. Beans are producing but not very fast. I think I should have planted a few more. Lots of tomatos - tomatoes? tomatos? Help, I feel like Dan Quayle! - on two of the plants but none on the pink one.
But the crowning achievement: an actual eggplant is now three inches long and growing. Looked so yummy I had to buy one at the store last night.
It's a gorgeous day that feels like fall. Everyone is finishing up moving and I'm meeting new neighbors.
That McCain endorsement is looking pretty transparent
That McCain endorsement is looking pretty transparent
Republican Sen. John McCain, a former POW in Vietnam, called an ad criticizing John Kerry's military service "dishonest and dishonorable" and urged the White House on Thursday to condemn it as well.
The White House declined.
"It was the same kind of deal that was pulled on me," McCain said in an interview with The Associated Press, comparing the anti-Kerry ad to tactics in his bitter Republican primary fight with President (sic) Bush.
McCain, chairman of Bush's campaign in Arizona, later said "I can't believe the president (sic) would pull such a cheap stunt."
The ship is sinking and McCain doesn't want to go down with it...
Republican Sen. John McCain, a former POW in Vietnam, called an ad criticizing John Kerry's military service "dishonest and dishonorable" and urged the White House on Thursday to condemn it as well.
The White House declined.
"It was the same kind of deal that was pulled on me," McCain said in an interview with The Associated Press, comparing the anti-Kerry ad to tactics in his bitter Republican primary fight with President (sic) Bush.
McCain, chairman of Bush's campaign in Arizona, later said "I can't believe the president (sic) would pull such a cheap stunt."
The ship is sinking and McCain doesn't want to go down with it...
GOP wants Keyes
GOP wants Keyes
Hang on, Obama, it's MOSH PIT TIME!
GOP hypocrisy watch update:
Perhaps most problematic for Keyes is that he has few connections to Illinois and has criticized others for carpetbagging.
"I deeply resent the destruction of federalism represented by Hillary Clinton's willingness to go into a state she doesn't even live in and pretend to represent people there. So I certainly wouldn't imitate it," he said on Fox News on March 17, 2000...
Hang on, Obama, it's MOSH PIT TIME!
GOP hypocrisy watch update:
Perhaps most problematic for Keyes is that he has few connections to Illinois and has criticized others for carpetbagging.
"I deeply resent the destruction of federalism represented by Hillary Clinton's willingness to go into a state she doesn't even live in and pretend to represent people there. So I certainly wouldn't imitate it," he said on Fox News on March 17, 2000...
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
And you thought Ted Nugent was a weird idea
And you though Ted Nugent was a weird idea
Either two-time Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes or former deputy drug czar Andrea Barthwell will get the nod on Wednesday from the state Republican party's central committee to face off against Obama in November, party officials announced.
And since Bathwell was the one who was harassing the employees, the smart (?!?) money is on Keyes... one hitch:
Keyes, who also campaigned twice unsuccessfully for the senate from Maryland, will have to move to Illinois before election day to qualify.
Maybe Keyes will be so desperate for votes he'll jump in Michael Moore's mosh pit again!
You know, Alan Keyes was a bigger factor in the 1996 Iowa caucuses that people realize. The big anti-choice minister in Cedar Rapids endorsed Keyes instead of Pat Buchanan, and Keyes WON Linn County (second biggest in the state). If Buchanan had got that endorsement he would have beat Dole and won Iowa...
Either two-time Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes or former deputy drug czar Andrea Barthwell will get the nod on Wednesday from the state Republican party's central committee to face off against Obama in November, party officials announced.
And since Bathwell was the one who was harassing the employees, the smart (?!?) money is on Keyes... one hitch:
Keyes, who also campaigned twice unsuccessfully for the senate from Maryland, will have to move to Illinois before election day to qualify.
Maybe Keyes will be so desperate for votes he'll jump in Michael Moore's mosh pit again!
You know, Alan Keyes was a bigger factor in the 1996 Iowa caucuses that people realize. The big anti-choice minister in Cedar Rapids endorsed Keyes instead of Pat Buchanan, and Keyes WON Linn County (second biggest in the state). If Buchanan had got that endorsement he would have beat Dole and won Iowa...
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Watching the numbers come in
2004 Unofficial Michigan Primary Election Results - 100th District
One of the three counties is in and my pal is getting clobbered. But I think that's the smallest part of the district. Newaygo County is his turf and it's not in yet.
Geez this is slow, we'd be done and home by now...
UPDATE
Didn't happen. I'll sing anyway. "GOD BLESS A-ME-RI-CA..."
One of the three counties is in and my pal is getting clobbered. But I think that's the smallest part of the district. Newaygo County is his turf and it's not in yet.
Geez this is slow, we'd be done and home by now...
UPDATE
Didn't happen. I'll sing anyway. "GOD BLESS A-ME-RI-CA..."
More fun than a herd of cats
More fun than a herd of cats
News flash - the feline apartment tour has been expanded! That's right, more trivial examples of that scourge of bandwidth, that waste of megabytes - pet pictures.
Two of these cats would like good homes with not so ugly carpets...
News flash - the feline apartment tour has been expanded! That's right, more trivial examples of that scourge of bandwidth, that waste of megabytes - pet pictures.
Two of these cats would like good homes with not so ugly carpets...
Monday, August 02, 2004
An unheard of Republican endorsement
An unheard of Republican endorsement
As much as it pains me to do so I must wish my pal Marc Libants good luck tomorrow in his primary for the GOP nomination in Michigan's 100th House District. Everything I read about it says it's a safe Republican district (unfortunately), so the best they can do is a Republican who's a decent guy. Good luck, buddy, if you win I'll sing a rousing chorus of "God Bless America" in my best radio voice.
Also good positive energy goes out over the blogwaves for my brother Jeff who's got a big decision this week, and for another old friend too.
As much as it pains me to do so I must wish my pal Marc Libants good luck tomorrow in his primary for the GOP nomination in Michigan's 100th House District. Everything I read about it says it's a safe Republican district (unfortunately), so the best they can do is a Republican who's a decent guy. Good luck, buddy, if you win I'll sing a rousing chorus of "God Bless America" in my best radio voice.
Also good positive energy goes out over the blogwaves for my brother Jeff who's got a big decision this week, and for another old friend too.
Celebrity of Politics
Celebrity of Politics
The process seems to work both ways:
Former President Bill Clinton could be a host of "Saturday Night Live" this season. At least, that's what the folks at NBC are hoping. TV Guide Online quotes anonymous sources saying that Clinton has been offered the gig if he wants it...
The process seems to work both ways:
Former President Bill Clinton could be a host of "Saturday Night Live" this season. At least, that's what the folks at NBC are hoping. TV Guide Online quotes anonymous sources saying that Clinton has been offered the gig if he wants it...
Sunday, August 01, 2004
Buy a piece of "Joe Bananas'
Buy a piece of Joe Bananas - Jul 30, 2004
With of course the obligatory reference:
The family of late U.S. crime family boss Joe Bonanno is making an offer they hope the buying public can't refuse - they are auctioning off his possessions, from his suits to his mob ties...
Now godfathers have come and gone in lots of ways: Gambino dying in his sleep at home, Gotti rotting away in jail, Castellano whacked in broad daylight... but Joe Bonanno was the only one who ever managed a quiet retirement in Arizona!
With of course the obligatory reference:
The family of late U.S. crime family boss Joe Bonanno is making an offer they hope the buying public can't refuse - they are auctioning off his possessions, from his suits to his mob ties...
Now godfathers have come and gone in lots of ways: Gambino dying in his sleep at home, Gotti rotting away in jail, Castellano whacked in broad daylight... but Joe Bonanno was the only one who ever managed a quiet retirement in Arizona!
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