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my new blog can be found here: http://bastet13.blogspot.com/
this blog is now out of commission.
bye!
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bastet
a blog originally created to honor bastet, morphed into a 2008 election blog
02 February 2008 @ 04:24 pm
31 January 2008 @ 04:22 am
In a stunning political development this evening, the Florida Supreme Court has intervened in the Florida Republican Primary and declared George W. Bush the winner over Mitt Romney, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Huckabee.
The Florida Supreme Court has announced as well that George W. Bush is also the winner of the Democratic Primary over Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Edwards!
"Most of our citizens are not able to vote anyway. We've got lots of old, retired Jews from up north who sit around all day playing shuffleboard and crowd the lines at the buffets. We've also got lots of Cubans who don't speak English and spend all of their time using drugs and trying to kill each other. The rest of our citizens are running around on the beach half naked trying to get a cameo on CSI Miami or are getting ready to serve lots of beer to alcoholic teens for spring break."
"Since none of those people have the time to vote, we just did it for them."
- state election official Bertha Bumble
more on this developing story over at dailykos
the happy chimp
(note: for those of you with guns to your heads, don't pull the trigger. this is just a parody... for now)
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worried31 January 2008 @ 03:48 am
as a native californian, my shame has been renewed...
As he hinted earlier Wednesday, Arnold Schwarzenegger will indeed endorse John McCain on Thursday.
McCain adviser and former Schwarzenegger aide Steve Schmidt confirmed the news, saying the senator "is very honored by it."
i can see why a conservative republican would be honored by this guy's endorsement...
As he hinted earlier Wednesday, Arnold Schwarzenegger will indeed endorse John McCain on Thursday.
McCain adviser and former Schwarzenegger aide Steve Schmidt confirmed the news, saying the senator "is very honored by it."
i can see why a conservative republican would be honored by this guy's endorsement...
Current Mood: indescribable
31 January 2008 @ 03:42 am
can we get him out of the white house like... now?
More than one million Iraqis have died as a result of the conflict in their country since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, according to research conducted by one of Britain's leading polling groups.
via first-draft ... via new york times
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sad31 January 2008 @ 02:19 am
this is dedicated to all of you out there without cable...
"A weird, oddly subdued, utterly insincere State of the Union brought an inverted scowl to Cheney’s face."
"A weird, oddly subdued, utterly insincere State of the Union brought an inverted scowl to Cheney’s face."
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amused
amusedCurrent Music: the cheering in my head
31 January 2008 @ 02:00 am
Cats' family tree rooted in Fertile Crescent
The Fertile Crescent of the Middle East has long been identified as a “cradle of civilization” for humans. In a new genetic study, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have concluded that all ancestral roads for the modern day domestic cat also lead back to the same locale.
Current Mood: catlike
Current Music: purring
30 January 2008 @ 10:01 pm
and now i am sad. i liked him the most.
but we must soldier on.
clinton and obama rock too.
Current Mood: disappointed
disappointed27 January 2008 @ 05:40 pm
(yes i realize the irony of the egyptian picture ;) )
1969 hospital strike... and colbert
let my writers go!
andrew young and the writer's strike
1969 hospital strike... and colbert
let my writers go!
andrew young and the writer's strike
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touched24 January 2008 @ 07:53 pm
almost reminds me of a kennedy portrait... except they're in africa. which is awesome.
President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton on the Chobe River, near Kasane, Botswana, March 1998
via this page
President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton on the Chobe River, near Kasane, Botswana, March 1998
via this page
Current Mood: refreshed
refreshed12 January 2008 @ 03:13 pm
my college friend just sent me this video. when this little ritual started at ucsc it was 1993 (my freshman year). according to math, the freshmen in this video would have been 4 years old...
ah, too be so young and so clueless! i love it!
it's good to see that the natural beauty of santa cruz is still pretty much unchanged. i used to love running around in the canyons under the bridges... saw a mountain lion once.
sigh.
ah, too be so young and so clueless! i love it!
it's good to see that the natural beauty of santa cruz is still pretty much unchanged. i used to love running around in the canyons under the bridges... saw a mountain lion once.
sigh.
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nostalgic
nostalgic08 January 2008 @ 10:35 pm
whoo hoo!!!
thank you women of new hampshire! and you crazy independents!
(i think i am supporting clinton at this point) ;)
thank you women of new hampshire! and you crazy independents!
(i think i am supporting clinton at this point) ;)
08 January 2008 @ 10:14 pm
this afternoon the polls showed obama 10+ points above clinton.
now, with 61% of polls reporting, its clinton - 39%, obama - 36%
3 reasons i think this happened, regardless of who wins:
1) she got a tiny bit watery eyed (which ridiculously drew international media attention) and women felt empathetic. (women voted overwhelmingly for clinton in nh, the opposite of iowa). she teared up after a woman asked her "how do you get up and do it every day?" i would cry too. it made me feel empathy for her. i suppose i am a political tool.
2) obama and edwards ganged up on her during the nh debate (see post below) and people felt the same way i did, dude, lay off! no one likes to see someone ganged up on like that. especially a woman - in this still sexist world of ours.
3) obama counted on the independent voters of nh. unfortunately, most of those independent voters voted for... mccain.
as keith olbermann said: "it looks like we're going into extra innings with this one..."
now, with 61% of polls reporting, its clinton - 39%, obama - 36%
3 reasons i think this happened, regardless of who wins:
1) she got a tiny bit watery eyed (which ridiculously drew international media attention) and women felt empathetic. (women voted overwhelmingly for clinton in nh, the opposite of iowa). she teared up after a woman asked her "how do you get up and do it every day?" i would cry too. it made me feel empathy for her. i suppose i am a political tool.
2) obama and edwards ganged up on her during the nh debate (see post below) and people felt the same way i did, dude, lay off! no one likes to see someone ganged up on like that. especially a woman - in this still sexist world of ours.
3) obama counted on the independent voters of nh. unfortunately, most of those independent voters voted for... mccain.
as keith olbermann said: "it looks like we're going into extra innings with this one..."
Current Mood: surprised
surprised08 January 2008 @ 08:44 pm
this is awesome. as bill richardson says: "i've been in hostage situations that were more civil than this." they go AT it. edwards is such an obnoxious little shit who obviously wants to be obama's vp. and hillary is so hardcore! i like her more and more...
Current Mood: excited
excited07 January 2008 @ 08:24 pm
NBC, HFPA cancel Golden Globes show
Award winners will be announced in an hour-long news conference.
Award winners will be announced in an hour-long news conference.
Current Mood: amused
amused03 January 2008 @ 10:38 pm
well isnt that interesting. iowa... they don't have too many black folks there! must've been the young vote. i find this encouraging.
also encouraging was that the voter turnout tonight was about 3 times higher than that in 2004. the people are really ready.
also encouraging was that the voter turnout tonight was about 3 times higher than that in 2004. the people are really ready.
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hopeful
hopefulCurrent Music: cnn/msnbc
03 January 2008 @ 08:57 pm
quite a close race... for the dems. 33/32/32................. and edwards leading! that doesnt seem right. i suspect voting machine fraud... again. yes, of course the white male will win. damn.
but iowans love aids-less huckabee!
screenshot from msnbc, 1/3/08 at 8:47 pm
but iowans love aids-less huckabee!
screenshot from msnbc, 1/3/08 at 8:47 pm
15 December 2007 @ 03:36 pm
i am just beginning to look around. if anyone has any cool groups, blogs, etc. they want to show me, feel free!
now i have to do a bunch of work. blah.
now i have to do a bunch of work. blah.