Archive for November, 2008

The Economy: blame CNN, NYT, & ABC (to name a few)

I don’t get on a soapbox or really passionate about anything mainstream very often, but here goes.
What have we been hearing in the news about most lately?  The election and the economy.  As Nov 4th drew closer and closer there was greater focus by the media on the election and less on our economic woes.  [...]

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Decision 2008: Candid Thoughts

I’m an average joe, and I’m okay with that.  I’ll never run for public office, cut a record deal, win exorbitant amounts of cash on a reality show, or become CEO of a start up company.  I’m an average joe, but I am still somebody.
Last night’s presidential election was historic in that millions of average joe’s elected our [...]

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Question: Voter Privacy

With all the frenzied focus on the election, voter fraud, polling site security, etc – I am curious about an interesting issue.  Voter privacy.
How would you answer these questions:
1. Would you still vote if your decisions were made public knowledge and ‘voter privacy’ was eliminated?
2. Would your vote change if your decisions were made public [...]

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