A couple weeks ago, I gathered my coworkers in the big conference room for a design critique. Instead of reviewing one of our own projects, however, I put up the websites for each of the current candidates for president. The … Keep reading
Tag Archives: Politics
Asimov on Anti-Intellectualism
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” – Isaac Asimov
Think With Question Marks
“It doesn’t matter whether you are liberal or conservative, but it’s dangerous to always think with exclamation points instead of question marks.” – Marty Beckerman, Hi, I’m Marty, and I’m a recovering Republican
Republicans, Religion and the Triumph of Unreason
“Here’s what’s actually happening. The US is the only major industrialised country that does not provide regular healthcare to all its citizens. Instead, they are required to provide for themselves – and 50 million people can’t afford the insurance. As … Keep reading
President Obama Meets the Piracy Lobby
“But as I said during the campaign, we can’t just talk to our friends. As hard as it is, we also have to talk to our enemies, and I’ve begun to do exactly that.” – President Obama at the White … Keep reading
If Obama Was Serious About Change
“If Obama was serious about change he would stop saying ‘God bless America’ and instead end every speech with ‘The Spice must flow.’” – Matthew Baldwin
Baffling, Evasive Incoherence
“If you want to know why the rest of the world is scared of Americans, consider the fact that after two terms of disastrous rule by a small-minded ignoramus, 46% of us apparently thought the problem was that he wasn’t … Keep reading
I Saw His Sole
“I don’t know what the guy said, but I saw his sole.” – President Bush, referring to an Iraqi reporter who threw shoes at him.
Yes We Did!
Wealth Groupies
Like “Joe the Plumber” — who is not a licensed plumber, whose first name isn’t Joe, whose boss’s business makes $100K, not $250K and isn’t for sale, and who couldn’t afford it if it were for sale based on his … Keep reading
Not the Way We Should be Doing It
“I’m also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, ‘Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.’ Well, the correct answer is, … Keep reading
All This Stuff has a Price Tag
“In truth, however, I know there are lots of Americans who, whatever their income, believe that the government should get its grubby hands off their money. To them, I’d simply say that if you drive on a highway, walk on … Keep reading
How is the Chicken Cooked?
To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or … Keep reading
Reason I Love Portland #375
This was the image used on the cover of the most recent issue of the Willamette Week. The original image was done by Barry Stock, and is a suprisingly good parody of the Shepard Fairey “Hope” poster. The fact that … Keep reading
Embarrassingly Superior
“Not only do I want an elite president. I want someone who is embarrassingly superior to me. Somebody who speaks 16 languages and sleeps two hours a night hanging upside down in a chamber they themselves designed.” – Jon Stewart
Don't Mock The Constitution
“Don’t mock the Constitution. Don’t make fun of it. Don’t suggest that it’s not American to abide by what the founding fathers set up. It’s worked pretty well for over 200 years.” – Barack Obama, responding to Sarah Palin
75,000 People
Sen. Barack Obama was greeted by the largest crowd of his 15-month campaign in Portland Sunday, an estimated 75,000 people, according to Portland Police. – from the Oregonian Wow. So, Obama has a few supporters in town. I heard people … Keep reading
Jeff Bissonnette's campaign used my artwork without permission
Recently, a friend let me know that she had noticed the rusted version of the Enron logo that I did for the New York Times on a campaign flyer. Sure enough, after I dug through our mail, I found a … Keep reading
Block of Cheese Day
I miss this show.
Notice of Revocation of Independence
To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her … Keep reading
Vote!
If you live in one of the Super-Tuesday states, please get out and vote today! And count your blessings that you live in a state that has a hope of influencing the primary, unlike stupid Oregon with its primary in … Keep reading
Rove on Blogging
“The Web has given angry and vitriolic people more of a voice in public discourse. People in the past who have been on the nutty fringe of political life, who were more or less voiceless, have now been given an … Keep reading
Thank You Very Much, South Carolina
Aimee Teegarden: “Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the US on a world map. Why do you think this is?” Ms. South Carolina: “I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some … Keep reading
Kulongoski has 'come alive'
The headline on today’s Oregonian: Kulongoski has ‘come alive.’ In my mind, the headline continued: “Zombie Governor terrorizes state capital.”
Senate Passes Battle Royale Act
When I loaded up Google News today, the top headline was about the Senate passing the War-Spending bill. The associated photo, however, was the logo from the Japanese film, Battle Royale, a dystopian story where the Japanese government has passed … Keep reading