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Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
3.11.2009
3.10.2009
Bunch O' Links: Apple TouchNetBook-thing?, Obama & Stem Cells, Lil' Fontenot, Alltop
• Rumor sites have been abuzz the past few days of an Apple Tablet/Netbook in the works for release this year. Yeah, it seems like there have been rumors of such a product for nearly the past five years, but it may be coming closer to fruition. This article (Mac Rumors), sites some sort of touchscreen order put in by Apple. I hope that such a revolutionary product comes out soon, for it would benefit a lot of people of my generation (students taking notes and having to organize numerous aspects of their lives both in digital world and with a pencil). Such a product could allow someone to organize handwritten notes, sketches, and diagrams among various elements of new digital media. It would allow people to actually enter the world on their computers beyond using a mouse, but to truly interact. We can only wait for now, until Apple one day decides to blow us all away with some revolutionary technology we'd never have dreamed of.
• On to politics: President Obama on Monday signed an Executive Order (link) that will reverse the ban on
embryonic stem cell research that restricted it to only 60 lines of previously existing stem cells. As a result of this being brought to the forefront of the news by the President's actions, hopefully scientists will continue to further their research of stem cells as a possible portal to curing so many diseases. Stem cells could help treat and cure so many ailments, such as regrowing heart tissue damaged by heart attacks, finding a cure for Parkinson's disease, and possibly even helping the paralyzed walk again.
• Lou Piniella and the the Cubs roll on in Spring Training from the Valley of the Sun. One of the positions where there appears to be a battle for playing time is second base, where Mike Fontenot and Aaron Miles are competing. After hitting his second long-ball of the spring, Lou had this to say per the Chicago Tribune:
❝ "I'll tell you what, the little kid at second base, he's after a job isn't he?" manager Lou Piniella say. Both Fontenot and Miles are listed at 5 feet 8 inches, but it was obvious after Fontenot's second home run that he was the one Piniella was
referring to as "the little kid." "What'd he have to say that for?" Fontenot said in mock protest. ❞
• And finally, I've been addicted to Twitter lately (who isn't?) and was brought to the attention of probably one of the coolest websites I've seen lately. Don't you wish that all the news, from all of the relevant websites, from just about any topic was all aggregated in one, easy to read, awesome-ly laid out website. Well, check out Alltop.com. It's amazing....seriously....click the link.... Below, I've also linked some of the best pages from Alltop.
11.25.2008
Rahmbo will be Obama's Ari Gold?...Read on...
In the TV show Entourage, Jeremy Piven's character Ari Gold (rambunctious Hollywood superagent), is actually said to be based on real Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel: the younger brother of new White House Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel. So according to many articles around the internets, Rahm Emanuel will bring an Ari-like attitude to Washington. For those who have seen Entourage, these predictions are about to make Washington D.C. a little more interesting. For more insight on the real life Emanuel brothers, and a hilarious Piven-like tirade, SNL skit, see below:
-SNL video embedded below
6.06.2008
DG '08: McCain-Clinton (Real Change to Believe In)
This past Tuesday, as the primary season came to a close, Senator Obama has won enough delegates to make him the presumptive Democrat nominee for President. Now, we begin the general election season as Senator McCain will take on Obama for the presidency. The first order of business that is usually taken care of is the selection of each candidate's running mate. Many names have been thrown out there on each side, most notably Condoleeza Rice and Rudy Giuliani with McCain and Hillary Clinton with Obama. However, with the seemingly different crowds attached to Senators Obama and Clinton, there have been some doubts as to whether that relationship would work between them. When looking at the primary figures, however, we can see that both candidates received rougly around 18 million votes (some say Senator Clinton received more). With this information, there had been an interesting proposition that I had been thinking about. It struck me as far from possible, however I saw it brought up in a Daily Show interview with John McCain, and most recently in this Wired.com article. The idea was for John McCain to offer his V.P. position to none other than Senator Clinton. I think that this is a brilliant idea, actually. John McCain is already known for being a maverick in the Republican Party, and taking some not-so-typical-conservative stances on things. He has pushed for both parties working together, and has actually disagreed with many of his GOP colleagues on numerous important issues. HIllary Clinton could help give McCain not only the Republican voters, but maybe a majority of her 18 million Democrat votes. In the presidency, they would be a dynamite ticket. Barack Obama has been criticized for his lack of national security experience, and how he would handle the responsibilities of being President, after being in Washington for such a short period of time. With a McCain/Clinton ticket, you have a huge amount of experience. McCain is well-versed in politics, national security, and many of the major issues. Hillary, meanwhile, could bring some of her experiences as First Lady with her (along with the expertise of her husband, Former President Bill Clinton), and can also contribute on some of her stronger issues. Together they could form a very strong tandem that could be tackle numerous issues, and bring both parties in Congress together to make sure things get done. According to sources cited in the above linked Wired article, if Hillary accepted this proposal then it would be beneficial for all the reason previously disscussed; if she said no, then "McCain will look like the guy who really works across party lines," something that Obama has tried to preach. I, for one, believe that this would be an amazing situation if both McCain and Clinton could accept the "maverick-ness" of it, and come to see how brilliant it would be. Senator McCain is the "straight-talk express" who has a plethora of experience in both Washington and national security, and would know how to get the job done and tell the American people the truth. Senator Clinton, meanwhile, could play a great balance with him, and help him with many other "new" issues like scientific breakthroughs, women's issues, and climate change. Together, both Senators McCain and Clinton (along with Bill Clinton), would truly make a "dream ticket" that could actually be a big "change" Americans could believe in.
4.30.2008
DG '08: Election 2008 in Dead Heat
Credit Above Graphic to CNN.com
As we approach the Kentucky Derby, one can compare the 2008 Presidential Election to a competitive horse race; everyone appears to be in a dead heat. As it stands now, Hillary Clinton recently won the Pennsylvania Primary and is very close to Barack Obama in the delegate count. Both Democratic candidates run on similar platforms of change, but find plenty of issues to argue about. On the Republican side, many had not considered any of the candidates to reach as much support as the Democrats. On Super Tuesday, the votes were coming in with the overall Democrat voters outnumbering the Republicans in many states. As apparent by the graph below, the cult following seems to be more visible for the Democrat candidates on websites such as Facebook:
However, the Republican party, seemingly revitalized by McCain's early nomination, is holding its own. McCain is out spreading his ideas, without competition from other candidates, and is using the extra time to appeal to the American public. His principles of leadership, experience, and "straight-talk express" mantra seem to be paying off, as he is also dead-even with the Dems in the latest Gallup polls.
As the summer nears, the American people are not only thinking of who the candidates will be, but more importantly what they will do about the issues at hand. In the latest Gallup polls, the nation is most concerned with the War in Iraq, followed very closely by the economy. Energy and healthcare are other key topics. All of the candidates acknowledge these problems, and have outlined their future efforts to solve them.
On the McCain front, another issue that is popping up is the issue of who his running mate will be. Many names have been thrown around, all of them intriguing options. Among them are governors Charlie Crist (FL) and Bobby Jindal (LA), former 2008 candidates Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee, as well as current Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. Check out this CNN.com rundown of the candidates.
As a parting note, here are the latest Gallup polls for the tight Democrat race that we are currently in the midst of:
Here is a candid, fun interview with Meghan McCain, by GQ.
Below are some great websites to follow the latest news on Campaign '08!
And of course, the best political coverage around... The Daily Show and The Colbert Report
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