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Wall Street Journal butchers net neutrality issue
20 October 08 05:09 PM | Brandon Live!
I was just reading this article from the Wall Street Journal and was struck by how it butchered an issue very important to everybody who uses the internet. Mind you, this isn’t a WSJ “blog” post, this is the full-on deal apparently penned...
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What is a “leftist?” Am I one?
27 September 08 06:41 PM | Brandon Live!
I support Barak Obama for president. Does that make me a “leftist?” It seems that these days this is the only qualification necessary to earn that label. It’s a label that gets tossed around as a derogatory and all-encompassing term but I can’t for the...
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Political posts
27 September 08 06:12 PM | Brandon Live!
You may have noticed a “surge” if you will of politically-oriented posts on this blog.  I do apologize to those who feel I am polluting their newsreader’s technology folder, but ask that you understand this blog as being about my life and things...
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Campaigning from the gutter
10 September 08 05:10 PM | Brandon Live!
McCain’s people must be getting really desperate. The American people are smarter than this. You can’t lie about what somebody said in the age of the internet where transcripts and video recordings are readily available. And please…...
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McCain’s Folly: Keeping up with the Palin debacle
03 September 08 02:28 AM | Brandon Live!
I’m trying very hard to keep up with all the news, but it seems to be endless.  Let’s see what we have so far. Governor Sarah Palin… 1) Was a member of (and still supports) the Alaska Independence Party, which believes that Alaska...
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John McCain debates himself
16 June 08 03:08 AM | Brandon Live!
Found this slightly amusing. My greatest concern with McCain is how different he is today from the man he was a year or two ago.  I feel that he’s compromised far too many of his principles, and turned the wrong direction on many issues - apparently...
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Slate: The Democratic Party’s presidential race in 8 minutes
08 June 08 08:15 PM | Brandon Live!
Pretty decent summary, in case you’ve been living under a rock for the last year or two. Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl | reddit | DotNetKicks
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My ask of McCain
28 May 08 03:00 AM | Brandon Live!
Recently I have taken part in a few discussion threads over at Neowin pertaining to Barack Obama. Neowin isn’t a political forum, it’s a technology community; but in times like these - politics seeps in just about everywhere. A group of individuals...
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Rush Limbaugh berates 10th grader’s school essay
16 May 08 12:27 AM | Brandon Live!
The best story I’ve heard this week by far was told today over lunch. Apparently, a co-worker of mine named George listens to the Rush Limbaugh show in his car, and yesterday heard him discussing Barak Obama’s comments about similarities between...
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The case for Obama-Clinton
09 March 08 06:10 PM | Brandon Live!
I just read a good argument for an Obama-Clinton democractic ticket. For a short time I had ruled out such a ticket, and it’s quite possible that such a thing will be impossible (especially when Clinton makes attacks like this one). Regardless of...
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Don’t buy the Obama hype, buy the Obama record
04 March 08 12:57 PM | Brandon Live!
Grassroots Mom over at the Daily Kos has a fantastic breakdown of both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama’s track records through 2007.  She looks at the bills and amendments they authored, who co-sponsored them, and how many they actually got...
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A great Obama endorsement
25 February 08 03:00 AM | Brandon Live!
The media makes a big deal about endorsements like that from Ted Kennedy. But I pay much more attention to one like this one given recently by a favorite web comic of mine, XKCD. The author, Randall, outlines some of the most important reasons I support...
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Obama’s MLK speech in Atlanta
20 January 08 03:50 PM | Brandon Live!
Read this. That’s all I can say. You owe it to yourself to read every word. Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl | reddit | DotNetKicks
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