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Category: United States
US politics
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Looking forward to November 5
I’ve wondered in this political season how many people who enjoyed a particular blog quit reading because of that person’s support for a particular candidate. I feel this election is very important and as such I have been very outspoken in support of Barack Obama. I hope that has not driven people away who have enjoyed Reality Me in the past. Recently, Cathy and I upset, and ran off, one reader that we assumed was passing through and making brief comments on blogs supporting Obama. We forgot that the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon taught us that all people are closely connected. In this case, our "passing" Republican was not a troll but a quiet reader of both our blogs who delurked for a political statement. I know this because it turns out she is a friend of my brother.
So, I’m looking forward to November 5, 2008, to cut back on some of the political posts and get back to the humor in life, some tech, pictures of my children, and news of the odd.
Blogging, at least mine, is an opinionated form of publishing that may be biased and at times without objectiveness. With its world-wide reach, the potential audience for a blog is huge. As such, the odds are someone is going to be disturbed, or offended. I can only hope that spurs some interesting conversations in comments and perhaps an opportunity to meet for coffee and discuss our differences. So if the Pro-Obamaness of Reality Me has driven you nuts, let’s have some coffee together and talk something other than politics. In the meantime, check out this great video from Obama!
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Wassup!
Alright Youtube, I’m giving you another chance because this video is just plain funny and has a great end.
Its been eight long years since the boys said wassup to each other. Even with the effects of a down economy and imminent change in the White House, the boys are still able to come together and stay true to what really matters.
For reference, here is the original wassup commerical:
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Opie, Andy, Richie and The Fonz say vote Obama
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Despotism vs Democracy
Despotism is a form of government by a single authority, either an individual or tightly knit group, which rules with absolute political power. This 1946 Encylclopedia Britannica newsreel made to educate classrooms about political science explains:
If a community’s economic distribution becomes slanted, its middle income groups grow smaller and despotism stands a better change to gain a foothold. [Source, Despotism (1946), 4:40-4:51]
Another sign of a poorly balanced economy is a taxation system that presses heaviest on those least able to pay. A larger part of a small income is spent on necessities such as food. Sales taxes on such necessities hit the small income harder. In the days of the salt tax, feudal despotisms were partly sustained by this and other ?? [Source, Despotism (1946), 5:58-6:27]
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Presidential Campaign as a D&D Game
I want to thank grog at the DailyKos for his interpretation of the presidential campaign as a Dungeons and Dragons game. It was funny until the gazebo reference..then it was hilarious!
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Universal Health Care?
Everyone go to Daisy Cutter and chime in with your thoughts on Universal Health Care. See also countries with universal health care vs those without.
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McCain’s Fallback Career – Comedian
McCain also got some good laughs at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner:
I haven’t found McCain’s closing yet although ABC has a 13 minute version of John’s performance but they don’t provide the ability to embed and the quality on my machine is painful to watch like ABC had their mics too hot. Be sure to watch Obama’s Fallback Career – Comedian.
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Obama’s Fallback Career – Comedian
Obama roasts McCain at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner:
Obama’s closing remarks:
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Today’s satire (was The most absurd thing I have read today)
Update:
Blogger rule #34- Never post prior to coffee.
Blogger rule #35- Never post while multitasking.
Blogger rule #71- Never post if after skimming an article you are not sure if it was satire or serious.
Blogger rule #3- Never post when your gut feeling says you are making a mistake (drafts are a good thing)All that said, check out today’s satirical find at Patterico’s Pontifications. (after all, it was labeled humor as b-i-l points out) I misread it on my first pass. And my apologies to Jim Treacher and Patterico.
I try to read both sides so that I can understand the McCain supporters and to thoroughly appreciate all the issues. This statement is ridiculous:James F. Treacher, Professor of Media Studies at Noesutch University, notes: "If Obama isn’t an evil, racist, fascist hatemonger of hateful hatred, why hasn’t he conceded the election?" [Source, Patterico’s Pontifications, Obama Rallies Turn Ugly]What kind of logic is that? And coming from a university professor?! Btw, I think Patterico is stretching a bit in his Obama Rallies Turn Ugly.You could write that quote as a fill in the blank and it still wouldn’t make sense! "If McCain isn’t an evil…" "If Bush isn’t an evil…" "If James F Treacher isn’t an evil…" It just isn’t a logical statement particularly when the contest is so even yet polls are showing Obama slightly ahead. Maybe we should do away with elections and we the people could all contribute questions toward a standardized test. Whichever candidate scores highest on The People’s Test wins the office. -
I Twittered the debate
I allowed myself to be distracted by the Presidential debate at Belmont in Nashville last night. I Twittered my thoughts as Obama, McCain, and Brokaw played their game. Naturally, apologies were issued for the flood. Read from bottom up.
#debate08 #nashdebate mccain scores last laugh by blocking tom brokaw’s teleprompter. Tom needs an improv class. about 9 hours ago from txt
#debate08 #nashdebate its the anticipated pow reference! Everyone drink! about 9 hours ago from txt
#debate08 #nashdebate political cartoonists are going to be on easy street for the next 4 years regardless of who gets elected. about 9 hours ago from txt
#nashdebate #debate08 not with Russia. The next cold war will be with China. Search http://realityme.net for “china” about 9 hours ago from txt
#debate08 #nashdebate have they forgotten they are on a stage in Nashville? Instant win to the first one that pulls out a guitar! about 9 hours ago from txt
#debate08 #nashdebate yes! Now its a debate! about 9 hours ago from txt
@therealhoff re Rules for Radicals yes about 9 hours ago from txt in reply to therealhoff
#nashdebate #debate08 a minute ago mccain’s hero was Reagan now its Teddy Roosevelt. about 9 hours ago from txt
#debate08 #nashdebate that’s the 2nd invocation of The Reagan! about 9 hours ago from txt
#nashdebate #debate08 either the debate caused twitter fail whaled, everyone went silent at once, or my phone melted. about 9 hours ago from txt
#debate08 #nashdebate i predict tonight’s winner is Tom Brokaw. Mccain, i won’t see a dime of your 5k. Wear my shoes! You won’t like them. about 10 hours ago from txt
@vinull keep a heathy society and have a productive happy society. The sick don’t add to gnp. #debate08 #nashdebate about 10 hours ago from txt in reply to ViNull
#nashdebate #debate08 John if you kill the oceans you kill us all. There is more to the continental shelves than money. about 10 hours ago from txt
Tom is really getting ticked about the 1 minute time. Just turn off their mics at 60 seconds. #debate08 #nashdebate about 10 hours ago from txt
#nashdebate #debate08 did he just complain about’fix it for us’? Isn’t that what we just did on wall street? about 10 hours ago from txt
Mccain is desperate! He invoked The Reagan! #debate08 #nashdebate about 10 hours ago from txt
$5k tax cut for medical won’t help many of the 47 million uninsured. I won’t see a dime of that 5k and i will still be without healthcare. about 10 hours ago from txt
Scalpel vs hatchet was good. #nashdebate #debate08 about 10 hours ago from txt
@akula i second the minute gong! #debate08 #nashdebate about 10 hours ago from txt in reply to Akula
Mccain can also lose “my friends” and “I did that” #nashdebate #debate08 about 10 hours ago from txt
I like that the candidates aren’t hidden been podiums. #debate08 #nashdebate about 10 hours ago from txt
Things they must quit saying:Obama-“well look” McCain-“i suspended my campaign” #nashdebate #debate08 about 10 hours ago from txt
@vinull i am liking the whip cracking. Obama takes first cheap shot. #debate08 #nashdebate about 10 hours ago from txt in reply to ViNull
Just how long was that campaign suspended? 2 days if at all? #debate08 #nashdebate about 11 hours ago from txt
http://debatehub.c-span.org/ is well done! about 11 hours ago from twhirl
@cspan just invited people to join them through skype. Cspan is demonstrating the right way to use technology! #nashdebate #debate08 about 11 hours ago from txt in reply to cspan
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With due apologies for the Twitter flood
Rumor has it that outside a this valley thar be other states beyond just Tennersee. Nows I can vouch for that cus I done traveled a bit in my life and seen me those other states. That is til I ran into da Mississip out there to the West. Head South an’ it gets hot inside an out! The weather and food is spicy! And thar’s that Gulf of Mexco. Lota water an nothing else. Head East an tis the same thang. Ocean of water and far da eye cn see. Taint nothing else.
Now, it been told that beyond all da water thar’s other lands. Some says we came from there. Some says all the land was squished t’gether an it drifted apart like Billy’s raft done in the river current las sumner. Ifn ya ask me, I gots to say what’s it matter. Sholy a Twitter message caint reach dem other lands. It’d fly straight off da Earth befo’ ev’r reachin them lands.
Ahem! Sorries.
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I predicted Tom Brokaw the winner
At about 9:55pm I called Tom Brokaw the winner of the Presidential debate in Nashville.
#debate08 #nashdebate i predict tonight’s winner is Tom Brokaw. Mccain, i won’t see a dime of your 5k. Wear my shoes! You won’t like them. about 1 hour ago from txt
Anyone call it sooner?
Update: My other debate Tweets.