The Presidential Debates are Broken
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 3 Comments »Tonight is the second presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. I'm not sure if I want to watch. Having watched the first presidential debate and the only vice presidential debate I came away with the conclusion that debates ...
Resources to Fact-Check the Presidential Candidates
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »With a month and a half to go before the election, the campaigns are getting pretty intense (no matter who you're voting for I hope we can disagree well). New accusations, gaffes and bizarre stories seem to surface every day. ...
Here’s Where I Stand: Let’s Disagree Well
Thursday, September 4th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 70 Comments »This has been an interesting couple weeks of politics, getting sick of politics and not listening to myself about politics. I've been twittering and spouting off about politics because it riles me up. Because I disagree. Because I hear things ...
Country First?
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in Politics | 4 Comments »I'm watching coverage of the Republican National Convention tonight (and making snide Twitter comments, like I did during the DNC as well, trying to be non-partisan) and noticing lots of signs that say "Country First." It's the theme of the ...
RNC Protests in St. Paul
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Politics, Twin Cities | 2 Comments »I went to a protest today. I didn't really participate, more observed. And took lots of pictures (I'm still working on uploading them). And a video. The event I went to was a peaceful march from the State Capitol to the ...
Police Raids on Protesters in St. Paul
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in Politics, Twin Cities | 1 Comment »If you don't follow my Twitter updates, you probably missed much of the hubbub over yesterday's police raids in the Twin Cities. In anticipation of the Republican National Convention, police have been raiding homes, detaining people and pulling over buses. ...
Why Can’t We Just Disagree?
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in Politics, Society | No Comments »As an addendum of sorts to my recent rant on the ineffectualness of politics, I offer this thought: Why can't people just disagree? I've talked before about how hard it is to argue, and I think the current political climate ...
Politics is Like Trying to Cure Cancer with Ointment
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in God, Church & Stuff, Politics | No Comments »The last 24 hours have probably been some of the most historic 24 hours of politics in a long time. Barack Obama officially accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party with a stirring speech last night in Denver, making him ...
Yes We Can: Hillary Clinton Made Me Cry
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »Let me start by saying I don't like Hillary Clinton. But I got teary eyed watching her tonight during the Democratic National Convention. There were two moments that got me: Her introduction video when she said, "See, you can be ...
Politicians are Rich
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »I think the story about John McCain not knowing how many houses he owns is hilarious. They're even passing out buttons at the DNC: "Ask me how many houses I own." As funny as it is that you can claim to ...
