Category Archives: presidential politics

p2p-politics.org went live this morning. This was an idea a couple of us had last week. I blogged for a web designer on Thursday. J Christopher Garcia was among the first. Aaron did the backend design.
The idea is simple: Send a message. There is a pile of clips to select among. Select some that best express a point you think a friend should hear. Put the friends address into the email box. Add some text yourself. Click send. Your friend will receive an email, with links back to the clips, and also an invitation to do the same to someone else. Anyone can upload relevant content to the site, though for obvious copyright and other reasons, all entries must be reviewed before going live.
MoveOn was able to give us the initial content — 150 ads from the BushIn30Seconds contest. The Kerry campaign has added some of its own. I’ve invited, through a number of channels, the Bush campaign to add something. No reply yet.
The Internet Archive is hosting the content under a Creative Commons license. Thanks to Brewster, J Christopher, and Aaron for pulling this together so amazingly quickly. Continue reading →

As reported in Doonesbury, President Bush’s hometown paper has endorsed Kerry. It is the weird thing about this election — the most pertinent news comes from the comics. (And speaking of which: Have they kidnapped Stewart? How can there be reruns before an election!) Continue reading →

Isn’t the net great? Bush on Bush. Continue reading →

I’m looking for a volunteer web designer, for a quick but short project that needs to be completed by Sunday. The frame is built, but the pretty stuff needs to be added. The project will support a cool nonpartisan presidential election tool. If you’re (1) fast, (2) free, and (3) free, email me and I’ll give you the details. Thanks
Update: I got a ton of replies within hours, and I think we’re set now. Continue reading →

This remix of George Bush on “hard work” is wonderful.
(I should have been doing this before, so forgive the unkindness before but: Thanks, John Driscoll!) Continue reading →

This(‘n that) is brilliant. Continue reading →

So I’ve been whining for a while about the lack of interesting conservative remixes. I knew this would happen, and have stalled a bit in reporting this (bias confession: the obvious one), BUT:
Here’s a clever anti-Kerry remix. Continue reading →

I know everyone (including this one) was so into the .com/.org mistake by the Vice-President. But the statement that is really the most bizarre to me was the following:

(Cheney to Edwards): “The first time I ever met you was when you walked on the stage tonight.”

It was surprising when I heard it. It is astonishing now that ABC reports that Cheney met Edwards three separate times.
So did Cheney really just misspeak (we used to call that lie), or could it be that this man, one heartbeat from the Presidency, could forget something as simple as this? Continue reading →

From the Vice-Presidenial debate last night (transcript):
“VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY: Well, the reason they keep mentioning Halliburton is because they’re trying to throw up a smoke screen. They know the charges are false. They know if you go, for example, to factcheck.com, an independent website sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, you can get the specific details, with respect to Halliburton.”
There is a cool site factcheck.org which does have a factcheck about the debate. Continue reading →

Just watched this film by Robert Greenwald, who I worked with on Outfoxed. It is a fantastic film, which reminds us of what we know, but have forgotten about the last three years. Get it here. Continue reading →