Random electoral data point

Based on the completely unscientific study I've been doing of electoral support, I predict Barack Obama will not bother to come anywhere near New York City before election day. Every campaign button I've seen before today supported Obama. This morning, on the Q train, I saw the first non-Obama button: a Goth-dressed girl was wearing a "Ron Paul 2008" button. A subtle one, too: no graphics or logos, just the name and the date. She got on and off the train in Brooklyn. To give you an idea of how... read more

doctor zhivago had its communists fandom: the west wing disclaimer: not mine rating: pg-13 word count: 1061 characters/pairings: josh, donna, josh/donna summary: josh. donna. a summer, a party, kaliningrad, a green dress, a strange pact with eventuality. notes: for _enharmonic , since i promised you this like a hundred thousand years ago. this fic? is written in reverse. seriously. we’re half awake in a fake empire ( fake empire ; the national) - He will...

America is supposed to be a nation founded on democracy. Its first catch phrase was "No taxation without representation" (a story in and of itself). Every person's vote is supposed to count. It's why everyone is encouraged to go to the polls; in fact, it is encouraged so much that Maricopa County has enacted a rudimentary lottery in order to attract more voters. So if everyone's voice matters, why is it that people don't use their voices more often? Why is it that we have songs like John Mayer's...

at least not in my neck of the woods... From 365Gay.com: Presidential Candidates in First Ever Gay Debate For the first time the leading candidates for the presidency will hold a televised debate devoted solely to LGBT issues. The one-hour event will be held on August 9 and broadcast on gay network LOGO at 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm PT) and through live streaming video at LOGOonline.com . [unfortunately, LOGO on-line video only works for Windozzzzze computers, so I won't even be able to attempt...

Overall (link here) Wardrobe (link here) Quotes and Dialogue (link here) Technical Best Written Episode Provenance by Don McGill ( IMDB Bio ) Brutus by Ken Sanzel ( IMDB Bio ) Finders Keepers by Andrew Dettman ( IMDB Bio ) One Hour by Ken Sanzel ( IMDB Bio ) The Janus List by Robert Port and Ken Sanzel ( IMDB Bio ) Best Storyline The team solves a kidnapping case while Don is at his therapy session (One Hour) The scramjet as a red herring for the virus in the FAA’s computer...

THE GLOBAL HEATHING   The debate has surpassed the scientific environment and it has arrived to the public debate. Some politicians end up transforming it into topic of their electoral campaigns, like To the Gore (author of Earth in the Balance (" The Earth in game")). Many of the theories of the global heating are reason of controversy. It exist a social debate and politician on the question of if enough scientific consent exists to justify an international action...