Monday, November 12, 2012
Obama gets emotional while thanking his campaign staff:
Sunday, November 11, 2012
There were a number of ballot measures in the recent election that asked people if they wanted to see the Citizens United Supreme Court decision overturned. And the results are that over seven million people said that corporations are not people and money is not free speech. The state of Montana passed initiative I-166 with […]
Sunday, November 11, 2012
What makes this even more ironic is that it is based on data from Fox Business. According to that same data, states that voted for Mitt Romney not only have fewer people with college degrees, they have lower median household incomes and more people below the poverty line.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
You can see a longer (and even better) version of this here.
© Jim Morin I hope that people don’t forget about reversing the Citizens United decision just because Obama won the election despite overwhelming corporate spending to defeat him. As Jen Sorensen put it: Yes, we beat the Koch Brothers and Adelson and corporate dark money this time. But really, this race should not have been […]
© Nick Anderson After blaming just about everyone in America for our woes (gays, immigrants, women, Democrats, non-whites, …), I guess it would be too much to expect the GOP to do anything other than blame everyone else for their election loss.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Here’s a short reading list of interesting articles about why and how Romney and the Republicans managed to turn almost certain victory into failure. First stop is a really interesting interactive infographic from Slate, the “Pundit Scorecard”. Go look at it. It is interesting that there were a number of predictions of the presidential election […]
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
I found this image on Facebook. I’m not sure if it is valid. First of all, the Washington Territory wasn’t created until 1853, and yet this says the map is from 1846. And the Civil War itself didn’t start until 1861. So this is not a “Civil War Map” and it sure isn’t from 1846. […]
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
One of the few interesting things I heard while watching election coverage last night was the observation that this was the first presidential election in our country’s history where none of the main contenders for president and vice-president were white protestants. Obama is the only protestant, but is not white. Romney is white, but a […]
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
© Tom Toles And the best news was that it was over relatively quickly.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A few months ago, everyone predicted the GOP would win a majority in the Senate. Instead, the unthinkable happened and Dems actually gained in the Senate. They also gained around ten seats in the House. Gay marriage has been on various state ballots 33 times, and always lost. Until now. Last night four states approved […]
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Created by Sarah Sophie Flicker. Amazing and ironic to think that Lesley Gore originally created this hit back in 1964. And is that Carrie Brownstein of Portlandia at 1:38? It is! Also Lena Dunham, Alexa Chung, Miranda July, Tavi Gevinson, and others. Full list here. For more information about this video, see this, or this.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Ok, so you want to know who wins the election, but you don’t want to be glued to the media all day. Here’s your guide to the important events that will determine the outcome. The only problem I see is that they give only closing time for the polls. In some states, it could take […]
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
© Ben Sargent Shouldn’t that building also hold the “Association of Small Government Advocates”?
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
© Bob Gorrell Not only should you be sure to vote, but you should encourage your friends and family to vote.
