November 2nd, 2010
It’s November 2nd, 2010. Election day. This year America celebrates 234 years of democracy. Democracy is a beautiful thing. Funny (and probably true) election day quote: Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. – George Bernard Shaw But more seriously: The death of democracy is not likely to be [...]
June 16th, 2008
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May 13th, 2008
It’s been fascinating seeing this Hilbama spectacle continue. My most sincere wish is that Hilary Clinton becomes the democratic nominee by the power vested in the “Super”-Delegates, essentially stealing the nomination from a black-Obama, who has more delegates and popular vote, and thereby alienating every black person in this country which essentially destroys the entire [...]
February 4th, 2008
Barack Obama […] announced a record-setting month in terms of donations – $32 million in January alone [...], $28 million of that was raised online. [...] Barack’s $28 million in online contributions came from more than 250,000 contributors. 90% were under $100. 40% were $25 or less, and 10,000 people gave $5 or $10 to [...]