15 Jul 2008

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Obama team decry satirical image

At first glance at the New Yorker cover for July 21, I thought the it was a depiction of Bush and Rice come out of the closet – too serious a thought that one.

Coverage in July

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13 Jul 2008

Divide and Conquer.

In the last years since 9/11 I’ve seen The U.S. send it`s soldiers outward to where they are not wanted and turn it`s weapons of security inward where they are not wanted. To corroborate my sense of what has always been wrong with that picture, this quote takes me to a place that just seems stifling.

On the growing polarization of the U.S. mentality.

“Underneath this apparent accommodation to our diversity, we are in fact hunkering down in communities of like-mindedness, and it affects our ability to manage difference,” Clinton said.

The phrase “Divide and Conquer” comes to mind.

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24 May 2008

Favrd. Trickle-down egonomics for the twitter attention sp...

“Aw, bless. I dub this ‘the summer of favrd’ or ‘favrd of love’ or ‘dick jokes reborn’ before you all get tired and go back to AIM.”

For those of you who are easily entertained (that would be me), in need of challenging entertainment (FAVRD is as of yet a bit difficult to find), or eager for attention (how do you talk folks into marking your twitters as favorites so you can hit the list), well – FAVRD

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