Not much to say about this at this point, President Obama said essentially what he was expected to say. I find it interesting though that this is very much a dual purpose speech. It lays out a bold agenda by a President with nothing to lose and nothing else to run for, ever. It also…
Despite Republican obstructions, President Obama had a spectacular 2014
2014 was one of the most remarkable years in recent memory from an American President. Republicans in the United States like to call Obama a ‘dictator’ but, to the extent that’s true, it’s because the ‘people’s representatives’ in the U.S. congress failed to show up. Only a last minute burst of activity prevented the 113th…
George Bush’s response to the Rodney King verdict was better than Obama’s response to Ferguson
Following the announcement that there would be no charges against officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown, Barack Obama took to the microphones: The president delivered a speech that was, more or less, what you would expect. There were appeals for calm, appeals for communities and police to work together and a strange…
Watch Zach Galifianakis interview President Barack Obama on Between Two Ferns
In the kind of hard hitting interview that you’d normally expect from CNN or Entertainment Weekly Zach Galifianakis and President Barack Obama talk about basketball, turkey pardons, presidential libraries, hangover 3 and other vital issues of state. Still, the Phillip Bump at the Wire says that it’s the interview that could “Save Obama’s Presidency” and they…
Please watch your political comparisons, almost no-one is “like Hitler”
Yesterday, I was arguing the advantages of ranked ballot voting, the person I was arguing with was losing. At least I think he was losing. His case seemed to be that as a populist he believed that people were too stupid to handle ranked ballots and that the majority of people wanted the minority to…
New Law Moves the US from Crowd Funding to Crowd Investing (Which Is Much Better)
By now everyone is familiar with crowd funding through websites like Kickstarter and IndieGogo. A new US law (that will hopefully be echoed everyone else soon) allows for crowd investing, or micro investing. That is good news for creative projects and small businesses of every description. From the Hollywood Reporter: “The change is coming courtesy…
Hilarious Live Footage of an NSA Wiretap
Apparently NSA wiretaps not only prevent crime and terrorism but can also help with your relationship problems:
Barack Obama Covers Daft Punk [Video]
Baracksdubs have been charged with the thankless task of managing Barack Obama’s musical career while he sees to some unavoidable government entanglements. Hopefully, if they do their jobs right, there should be some great albums coming. For now, here is Obama’s cover of Daft Punk’s Get Lucky
Al Queda and the Christian Right Agree on “Values”
This flyer, published by Al Queda, seems like it could easily have been made by the Westboro Baptist Church (or any one of several such right wing hate groups). It’s hard to pick just a few examples but compare it to the rhetoric coming from the American right on this issue. The right has, for…
Al Queda and the Christian Right Agree on “Values”
This flyer, published by Al Queda, seems like it could easily have been made by the Westboro Baptist Church (or any one of several such right wing hate groups). It’s hard to pick just a few examples but compare it to the rhetoric coming from the American right on this issue. The right has, for…