Monthly Archives: November 2008

Simple Changes, Number One

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 18, 2008

In the spirit of trying to put Humpty Dumpty together again, I’d like to see a number of simple changes made by the new administration, changes that will help restore constitutional government, changes that will support a return from Neocon American-chauvinist Imperialism to a more “reality based” style of governance. In the summer of 2002, [...]

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Oh Noz!! I spammed my frenz!!

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 17, 2008

Sent the following out to some, well… many friends and acquaintances because frankly it cracked me up. I think it’s broadly funny and not particularly partisan. Well, I got some push-back. Some people think it’s like the joke, “How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?” Answer: “That’s not funny!” Anyway, I guess [...]

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Prop. 8 Failure, Obama Success

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 16, 2008

I’m bummed that Proposition 8 passed in California and I’m delighted that Obama won. As a supporter of same sex marriage and a supporter of Barack Obama, I want to weigh in on an unfortunate bit of pop-political analysis that implies that it is somehow the black communities’ fault that same sex marriage was defeated [...]

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FCC Transition Team

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 14, 2008

Susan Crawford, who plays a mean viola, has been named as a team lead for the Obama FCC transition team. Kevin Werbach, host of Supernova, has also been appointed as an FCC transition team lead. This is great news for the good guys. David says it’s news so good he thought he was being punked.

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Alice Walker’s Open Letter to Barack Obama

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 12, 2008

In Alice Walker’s open letter to Barack Obama on the day following the election, she says: I would advise you to remember that you did not create the disaster that the world is experiencing, and you alone are not responsible for bringing the world back to balance. A primary responsibility that you do have, however, [...]

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Orwell Diaries

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 10, 2008

…daily postings from George Orwell’s diaries seventy years ago. (H/T to “SmartManDaily”)

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Pigs and Dogs

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 9, 2008

Tastes vary of course… Deelishus doggies… these little piggies… I’m reminded of when the boys were 10 or 11 and we went to the county fair. All the piggies were washed up and on display, resting on fresh bedding, happy as clams. Many had the names of the meat packing companies that purchased them displayed [...]

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2010 Midterm Elections — Camp Wellstone

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 8, 2008

The lump in my throat is manageable. The tears have dried up. The pink cloud of happiness has yielded to the bright light of reality. The Obama administration has a mandate to meet our great expectations for an economic turn-around and an energy revolution, health care and social safety nets, clean air, clean water, wilderness [...]

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