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
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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
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
Yes We Did!
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
Block of Cheese Day
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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
You Want Free Speech?
“You want free speech? Let’s see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil who is standing center stage advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of … Keep reading
Presidenting is Hard!
“Presidenting is hard!” – Will Ferrell as George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live
In Which Miles Predicts the Future
You know, the sheer frustration of having George Bush Jr. as a president is mitigated only in being dwarfed by the knowledge that our economy is slowly and surely headed back into the toilet bowl of the 80s and thence … Keep reading
That's Just the Way it Goes
“I do know I’m ready for the job. And, if not, that’s just the way it goes.” – George W. Bush, 8/21/2000
One Frame out of 900
“One frame out of 900 hardly in my opinion makes it a conspiracy,” – George W. Bush, in response to allegations of a subliminal message in his campaign commercials