The recent Democratic debate broadcast on MSNBC has pushed an unusual candidate into the spotlight. Former Senator Mike Gravel made a beautiful ass of himself last week when he decided, among other poor choices, to take personal shots at the other Democratic candidates and politicians in general. I believe that one of the key requirements [...]
The progressive democrats were also out in force, albeit one smaller than Obama’s. While the Obama supporters were out there just providing visibility for the Senator, the progressives actually had an agenda to push. They were handing out stickers and pamphlets about impeachment and troop withdrawl, they were yelling, and they had huge signs. It’s kind [...]
I spent most of the day with the Obama supporters, the only real grassroots support out there. They were split up into two separate groups–across the street from the convention center and one by the door of the convention center. Across the street, they were mostly about getting passing cars to honk. They told me if [...]
Yesterday I went to the California Democratic Convention to check it out and take pictures. Over the next couple posts I will discuss my experiences and display the photos that I took around the convention. For all of my photos, check here. I got there around 10AM to correspond with the planned Barack Obama rally. From [...]
So I was out of town again last week and I didn’t get back until Sunday. As you may be able to tell, I’m not really one that enjoys traveling with computers unless completely necessary. I went to check the RSS feeds that I had left for the seven days prior and discovered a new [...]
My dad sent me this a few days ago, it’s a map of Jack Kerouac’s path during the winter of 1947-48. This trip is one of the ones that went into On the Road. You can click the image for a larger version or visit DHARMA Beat for more information on Jack Kerouac. A new version [...]
The first reason the Department of Justice gave for firing 7 US Attorneys, including San Diego’s own Carol Lam, was that they had performance issues. A new attorney was appointed last March in Minneapolis just lost three of her top aides citing management issues. Rachel Paulose was nominated in December after the former US Attorney in [...]