Archive for April, 2008
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
The Real Winner in PA: Ron Paul?
I stumbled upon this lovely piece in the NYT today: How McCain Lost in PA. In it columnist Frank Rich points out that despite having no reason to vote, 220,000 registered Republicans went to the polls, in the closed primary, to vote against John McCain and for Ron Paul. This is alarming for the [...]
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Why Has Meta-News Become So Popular? and am I Part of the Problem?
When I decided earlier this year to start a politically themed blog for Kitsch, I decided to be more than just a talking head. Instead I wanted to focus on what has become known as “Meta-News.” Meta-News is simply covering the way the media covers the news. It felt inventive, quirky, and most importantly fit [...]
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Hits Cornell!
Stop Shopping! Change-a-lujah, Children!
This Saturday night we are going to be blessed (literally) to have the Reverend Billy come to Cornell’s Anabel Taylor Chapel & preach his gospel of Stop shopping?
What does stop shopping mean you ask? It isn’t about completely stopping your consumption but about thinking about why and how we consume. Its about [...]
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
AFSCME, the fucking union, that works for you.
So back in the 70s (I am assuming by the clothing) the union AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, made a TV commercial about all the good they do for us and therefore should get better treatment.
Then the voice actor for the commercial got tired and bored and dubbed over this [...]