Full disclosure, this story came from someone I know working on a Democratic Primary campaign team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is true as far as I know it. He told me that during last week’s Early Vote period, in which people can both register and vote during the full week preceding May 6th’s primary, he and other campaign workers were sent out to various locales to pick up voters. Nothing unusual about that.
After my friend returned to the poll from his round of pickups, he saw another campaign worked also had returned to polls with a van full of voters. This worker though arrived back at the polls with roughly a dozen mentally-challenged people from a community for the mentally-impaired.
How old is too old to play video games? Is their even a limit? If like me you were born in the 80s, you probably grew up with video games and can’t remember a time when people used to play stickball in the streets or basketball in a back alley. To me it seems like the last time kids played outside instead of in their separate homes over the internet horse and buggy was the preferred mode of transportation.
Thereu have been a lot of good articles in the news recently and we at The Bocker feel the need to get those articles out there for public consumption. We comb the newspapers so you don’t have to.
More analysis on the Clinton Gas-Tax Proposal courtesy of The Washington Post. To me this is another reason not to vote Hillary for President. This is the kind of poorly thought out, short-sighted plan that she rolls out time and time again.
Apparently my last two cities of residence are the two sootiest in the country. Los Angeles is still tops in overall air pollution though. California is the worst state. For all the progressive environmental laws in California, you’d think they’d be able to get a handle on their air pollution problem.
This articledisplays the hypocritical actions of Congress. They want to tell everyone else to lower their carbon footprint and become more green and yet they continue to drive their huge SUVs and luxury sedans because they “project an image of success”. Personally I’m all for tougher greenhouse emissions laws and cleaner cars but it would be nice if lawmakers set an example instead of half-heartedly passing laws. The LA Times had a nice article on this topic today as well. My favorite quote that means nothing, “It’s not a Cadillac. It’s not a Lincoln. It’s a Ford,” the Republican congressman (Rep. Elton Gallegly) said with exasperation.” The worst part of this is that the taxpayers pay for their exorbitant gas bills.
And finally, port workers on the West Coast walked out today suspending work for the day shift. The reason for the strike? Anti-war protests. It’s interesting to see such a large group speak out like this, even though it most likely won’t get news coverage and will be ignored in a few days. Or until the next Reverend Wright “scandal” emerges.
Lil’ Wayne is the most dynamic musical act I have ever seen. I think that would be the best starting point to this post, as I have never seen one person captivate an audience the way Lil’ Wayne did in Winston-Salem on Saturday. Seeing Lil’ Wayne in 2008 is as close as one can get to seeing James Brown in his prime, because the experience far surpasses the music (the songs are pretty good too however). Keep reading →
This article from the NY Times goes along with Mr. Tynan’s remarks on the Clinton-McCain proposals to eradicate the gas tax for the summer months. Mr. Friedman argues his point quite well so I won’t add anything to his article, but I do urge you to read it. Politicians these days are not only out of touch with Americans, but they are out of touch with the world it seems like to me. They continue to look for short term “fixes” to problems that require real work and new ideas.
My economic stimulus check cleared this morning, and let me just say that it feels great to have $600 in borrowed Chinese money sloshing around in my bank account. This is amazing. I could buy a hundred cups of (Starbucks) coffee, a Playstation 3, or a half tank of gas. Excuse me while I go single-handedly lift the economy out of this so-called “recession.”
Try the coffee thing. You won’t be sorry (unless you don’t turn your volume down).
Consider this fair warning: neuroscientists at the Helen Willis Neuroscience Institute at UC-Berkeley can read your mind–and will soon use their powers to take over planet Earth.
McCain’s temper snaps as he discusses DSL vs. cable.
I was shocked to learn this evening that Wesley Snipes is going to prison for tax evasion. Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison for failure to file tax returns. Apparently Snipes failed to pay more than $15 million in income tax returns by sending money to overseas accounts. Why Wesley Snipes tried to mess with the IRS is a complete mystery to me. Everyone knows you can’t get away from paying taxes. No matter how long it takes, they will get you. In any case, being a big Wesley Snipes fan myself, I am sad to hear that he is going to prison. It means we won’t see him in great movies like “The Marksman” and “The Detonator” for a long time. And this is a sad fact. So, in honor of Snipes’ career so far, I have decided to compile a list of some of his better scenes. Keep reading →
According to a NY Times article today, charity bingo games have been taking a hit now that more and more states are adopting no-smoking indoors laws. Are you surprised to hear that most bingo players are smokers? Or that bingo games produce hundreds of millions of dollars a year? My favorite aspect of bingo has always been that it is played in churches. Places that tell their followers vice is a sin and yet offer casino night and bingo night as a way to raise money. Since I know a lot of you won’t read the article I linked to above I will just pull out some hilights for you.
I’m sorry but the democratic primary is just rediculous at this point. For Clinton to continue to rationalize her candidacy while still losing the popular vote is maddening to watch. As you may know by now Hillary won the Pennsylvania primary with 55% of the vote. The 10 point win allowed her to gain 6 delegates though she still is down to Barack Obama by 154 delegates. With 7 state primaries remaining Clinton will most likely fail to catch Obama, unless she can win the remaining states by 50 or more points. The fact is that for Clinton to win the nomination she would need the superdelegates to come over to her side in the Democratic National Convention. Which would be similar to the 2000 Presidential Election when the electoral college chose George W. Bush to be president even though Al Gore won the popular vote. Keep reading →
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