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Bushs one finger salute; Avatars

Thu Oct 28, 2004 at 06:18:36 PM PDT

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I wanted an avatar made from the "Bushs one finger victory salute" video, and being as bored as I am, I made a few, and now, Im giving them to all of you. Feel free to use them however you like. Or not. Whatever.

P.S. I would also like an avatar of Bush laughing his maniacal laugh. I f anyone can point out a link to a downloadable video(quicktime), I would very much appreciate it. Thanx.

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Bush Prank Calls

Mon Sep 13, 2004 at 03:13:31 PM PDT

Camp Chaos has some very funny cartoons @ thier website @campchaos.com They are also the people responsible for VH1 illustrated. They also have prank calls theyve done using famous voices, including George W Bush. You can listen to the mp3s of the Pranks here.

For some others, including The Governator, and Sergeant Hartman from "Full Metal Jacket". Here is the link.

Humorous political ad

Wed Aug 04, 2004 at 07:39:39 PM PDT

Will Farrel has done a political ad which can be seen at: http://whitehousewest.com/

He does his famous Bush impression. Its very funny. Watch it. :p

(sorry I couldnt be more verbose, but Ive gotta get to bed.)

Dean/Nader Debate on C-span

Fri Jul 09, 2004 at 08:07:28 PM PDT

A rerun of the Dean/Nader Debate will be replaying shortly on c-span(11:10 ET). I didnt get to see it earlier due to work, and just thought Id give a heads up to others who might have missed it, and would like to watch it. You can also watch it Live, or recorded at www.C-span.org

"Fahrenheit 9/11" Distributor Offering Free Download of Film?

Sun Jun 27, 2004 at 07:21:34 PM PDT

Techfocus is reporting that Lion's Gate films, website may have been cracked:


It looks like some shenanigans are going on over at Lion's Gate Films, the distributors of Michael Moore's new film "Fahrenheit 9/11".

According to several different sources, Lion's Gate has a page up now with a simple line:

"Download the new Michael Moore movie Fahrenheit 911!"

There is apparently a link on the page where visitors can download the file. However, at the time of this post the site was inaccessible, and thus unverified.

As the spelling for the movie is incorrect, this one can likely be chalked up as a website crack. However, if that is the case it is clear that the intruders have placed the files directly on the site, based on the URLs offered.

According to a source, the download is of lower quality, and appears to be one made using a camcorder in a theater.

No word yet from Lion's Gate as to whether this is a clever PR ploy, or a real intrusion.

Update: The page is back to normal now, thus it appears that an intrusion did take place.

Franken body-slams Larouchie

Tue Jan 27, 2004 at 05:30:06 PM PDT

Al Franken puts the hurt down on a LaRouchie!

January 27, 2004 -- EXETER, N.H. - Wise-cracking funnyman Al Franken yesterday body-slammed a demonstrator to the ground after the man tried to shout down Gov. Howard Dean.
The tussle left Franken's trademark thick-rim glasses broken, but he said he was not injured.

Franken - who seemed in a state of shock and out of breath after the incident - was helped back to his feet by several people who watched the tussle. Police arrived soon after.

"I got down low and took his legs out," said Franken afterwards.

Franken said he's not backing Dean but merely wanted to protect the right of people to speak freely. "I would have done it if he was a Dean supporter at a Kerry rally," he said.

"I'm neutral in this race but I'm for freedom of speech, which means people should be able to assemble and speak without being shouted down."

The trouble started when several supporters of fringe presidential candidate Lyndon Larouche began shouting accusations at Dean.

Franken emerged from the crowd and charged one male protester, grabbing him with a bear hug from behind and slamming him onto the floor.

"I was a wrestler so I used a wrestling move," Franken said.

Who would you like to see Franken bodyslam next?

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Who would you like to See Franken bodyslam

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American Symbol: made in china.

Sun Jan 11, 2004 at 05:30:28 AM PDT

Levi's Closes Last Two U.S. Sewing Plants

SAN ANTONIO - Levi Strauss & Co., the California Gold Rush outfitter whose blue jeans are a globally recognized symbol of America, closed its last two U.S. sewing plants Thursday.

About 800 workers at the 26-year-old San Antonio plants lost their jobs in the move, which was announced last September.

The financially troubled company, based in San Francisco, has been shifting production to overseas contractors for years to offset drooping sales in the ultra-competitive apparel market. Only two decades ago, it had 63 U.S. manufacturing plants.

Levi Strauss spokesman Jeff Beckman said the 150-year-old company was making a delayed but unavoidable business decision.

"We tried to do our best to maintain manufacturing in the United States, but we have to be competitive to survive as a company," he said.

Sewing in San Antonio finished up around Thanksgiving and last month it ceased the laundering work done to give jeans their various finishes. Once, more than 4 million pairs of jeans were made here each year by workers earning an average of $10 to $12 per hour.

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Reminder.

Sat Jan 10, 2004 at 11:21:55 PM PDT

Democrats at Iowa Banquet
Fmr. Gov. Howard Dean, Sen. John Edwards, Sen. John Kerry & Rep. Dennis Kucinich each speak at a Linn County, Iowa, Democratic Party banquet.

Live On C-SPAN at 9:30pm ET

Heads up.

Sat Jan 10, 2004 at 08:14:44 PM PDT

Democrats at Iowa Banquet
Fmr. Gov. Howard Dean, Sen. John Edwards, Sen. John Kerry & Rep. Dennis Kucinich each speak at a Linn County, Iowa, Democratic Party banquet.

TODAY ON C-SPAN AT 9:30PM ET

You can watch it live online here (Right Column)

Major Endorsement Imminent?

Wed Dec 24, 2003 at 07:26:52 AM PDT

Nico Pitney at NotGeniuses.com is reporting:

CELEBRITY GUEST(S) ON THE CONFERENCE CALL
Watch for an announcement about the very famous celebrity or political figure who will announce Governor Dean on the 12/30 conference call. As soon as there is confirmation, it should be all over the official Blog. I don't know who it is yet; they're keeping it a secret from the state house party coordinators. But it's expected to be big news... keep your fingers crossed!

So? Who do you think it will be? Maybe a famous musician? Or a Famous Politician... What if Eddie Vedder endorsed Dean?! That would make for a cool show! Vedder jammin for Dean at a fundraiser?! Damn, I would go see that show and Donate Money even If I were a Bush Supporter! Wishful thinking...

Dean Campaign Gives Contributers more power?

Tue Dec 23, 2003 at 10:16:41 PM PDT

The Dean campaign recently sent me an e-mail asking for contributions. Only this time, I get a say in where my money goes. The list below shows the different expenditures I can contribute to. From advertising to Materials for fliers etc... I can have a say in how my contribution is spent.

White House Web Scrubbing

Thu Dec 18, 2003 at 11:19:35 AM PDT

Here we go again...

According to this WP article the Bush admin. is purging unfavorible information from the whithouse website:

It's not quite Soviet-style airbrushing, but the Bush administration has been using cyberspace to make some of its own cosmetic touch-ups to history.

White House officials were steamed when Andrew S. Natsios, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said earlier this year that U.S. taxpayers would not have to pay more than $1.7 billion to reconstruct Iraq -- which turned out to be a gross understatement of the tens of billions of dollars the government now expects to spend.

Recently, however, the government has purged the offending comments by Natsios from the agency's Web site. The transcript, and links to it, have vanished.

"Dean Makes Racial-Political History"

Fri Dec 12, 2003 at 12:18:08 AM PDT

"Howard Dean's December 7 speech is the most important statement on race in American politics by a mainstream white politician in nearly 40 years. Nothing remotely comparable has been said by anyone who might become or who has been President of the United States since Lyndon Johnson's June 4, 1965 affirmative action address to the graduating class at Howard University."

From: The Black Commentator

Nixon, Reagan and Nancy Reagan.

Thu Dec 11, 2003 at 04:25:37 AM PDT

President Nixon didn't think much of fellow Californian and Republican icon Ronald Reagan, calling him "strange" and not "pleasant to be around," newly released White House tapes show.

Reagan is not one that wears well," Nixon said.

"I know," Haldeman agreed.

"On a personal basis, Rockefeller is a pretty nice guy," Nixon said. "Reagan on a personal basis, is terrible. He just isn't pleasant to be around."

"No, he isn't," Haldeman said.

"Maybe he's different with others," Nixon said.

"No," Haldeman said.

"No, he's just an uncomfortable man to be around," Nixon said, "strange."

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black...

Dean Leads in MD and PA

Thu Dec 11, 2003 at 01:10:39 AM PDT

Dean Leads in MD and PA
Fresh on the news of Howard Dean breaking away from the pack with a 9-point lead nationally, a Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll in Pennsylvania shows Dean leading in that state's primary:

Dean 19
Lieberman 12
Kerry 10
Clark 10
Gephardt 6
Moseley Braun 3
Sharpton 3
Kucinich 2
Edwards 0
And a Gonzales Research poll in Maryland shows Dean defeating George W. Bush in the general election:

Dean 48%
Bush 41%
An August poll had the two candidates tied.

I have Beef, and a poll.

Tue Dec 09, 2003 at 05:58:54 PM PDT

Ok, I have beef. First of all, let me direct you to a 12 minute video conference with Dean on 09/19/02, the month beforethe Iraq resolution was voted on. This is in reply to what Kucinich has to say about Deans stancce on the war. (Video)

Secondly, Ive noticed people have taken ill to Al gore having an opinion. Get over it. People disagree all the time. You still have your vote. Use it how you will and stop crying because [x person] doesnt hold the same opinion. Grow up.

Finnally, A poll. Do you consider yourself a member of any parties? If so, which one.

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Which party do you belong to, if any.

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What does Dean eat for Breakfast?

Tue Dec 09, 2003 at 05:36:44 AM PDT

"Whatever it is that Howard Dean knows, or whatever it is that he eats for breakfast every morning, if I could give it to every other Democratic office holder and would-be office holder, we would immediately become the majority in the Congress and we would have about 35 governors. I have to tell you, I think a big part of it is just producing for people, actually doing what you say you're going to do at election time."

Information Resources for Political/Statistic Junkies

Sun Dec 07, 2003 at 03:11:02 AM PDT

Past and recent elecection results:


  • 2000 Presidential Results

    This site has the results from the 2000 presidential election. It also has a calculator, and an interactive map that can calculate the results by party/candidate, Demographics, a couple "what if" scenerios, and links to other statistics, including voter turnouts.

  • presidential elections

    This website has statistics from every presidential election since 1789. It also has a fair amount of information regarding the candidates.

  • 2000 Presidential, and congressional elections

    "SHOWING THE HIGHEST VOTE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, AND THE VOTE CAST FOR EACH NOMINEE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR, REPRESENTATIVE, RESIDENT COMMISSIONER, AND DELEGATE TO THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS, TOGETHER WITH A RECAPITULATION THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ELECTORAL VOTE"

  • 2002 congressional election results/recapitulation

    "SHOWING THE HIGHEST VOTE CAST FOR EACH NOMINEE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR, REPRESENTATIVE, RESIDENT COMMISSIONER, AND DELEGATE TO THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS, TOGETHER WITH A RECAPITULATION THEREOF"


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