On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, I used up half of a vacation day at work so that I could commute over to our State Capitol and show my support for a bill being brought in front of a Senate Committee. I'm of course referring to the Wisconsin State Senate--not the 100-member Washington D.C.-based Senate you [...]
Category Archive for 'Politics'
Lies, damned lies, and statistics
Posted in Politics on Oct 2nd, 2009
It bothers me a lot when people intentionally misquote things or include false or highly misleading statistics to promote their own agenda. There's nothing wrong with trying to promote your own agenda, but if you're going to do it, don't lie or make up statistics out of thin air. This post is going to focus [...]
Community Service
Posted in Politics on Mar 23rd, 2009
Warning: Rant I got into another small political fight on the internet recently. I don't fully know why I get involved in these things, since they can really get me riled up and frustrated, and I often end up with a serious case of someone is WRONG on the internet, but I do so anyway. [...]
Last Tuesday, as I said I would, I voted for Obama. This does not mean that I have mind-melded with him and I unilaterally support everything he wishes to do. As I mentioned earlier, for instance, I am pro-life. Instead, what this does mean, is that I believe it is the duty of every citizen [...]
Encapsulation and Polarization, or: How I Learned to Stop Caring and Love the Dichotomy
Posted in Philosophy, Politics on Oct 23rd, 2008
The one thing I don’t like about the great American experiment is the way that the party system has played out. I'm not the first person to have concern over this, as even some of the founding fathers themselves, such as Hamilton and Madison, recognized the immense danger posed by factions and group think. Take [...]
I’ve been thinking about abortion
Posted in Politics on Oct 15th, 2008
In the past, I've identified as pro-choice. I've even written posts about being pro-choice. But I've been thinking about the topic of abortion quite a bit lately, and I've had a change of heart. I saw a friend, on Facebook, write a couple of notes explaining why she was pro-life. She also explained that she [...]
I have lost all respect for John McCain
Posted in Politics on Jun 14th, 2008
Okay, this is urgent enough to me to warrant another quick blog post. A little while ago, I saw a short YouTube video about John McCain, highlighting several repeated instances where he would firmly make one stance, and then later firmly make the opposing stance, and keep flip flopping back and forth. Exhibit A: showYouTubeVideo('johnmcbush','GEtZlR3zp4c'); [...]
Polimon: Political Monsters
Posted in Politics on Mar 11th, 2008
This spoof on Pokémon was just too cute not to share. And it sums up some of my thoughts on the current presidential election pretty succinctly. This is a re-post, of course, taken from reddit. If anyone knows the name of the author, let me know and I'll give credit where credit is due. And [...]
I just watched the most recent PSA that the Wikimedia Foundation just put out asking for donations for Wikipedia. The first thing I have to say is GAH! Extreme close-ups on Jimbo's eyes! C r e e p y ! But the rest of the video is fine and does peak my interest. They make [...]
I'll start off with some classics. Take a look at Strong Bad's webpage and Strong Sad's blog. They're old, yes, but they're very good. As most of you know, both Strong Bad and Strong Sad are characters from the Homestar Runner universe, and these two "websites" are just spin-off ideas from the 51st cartoon, titled [...]