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Civics Class
http://www.xerraireart.com/ blog/ 2008/ 09/ 04/ civics-class/Civics Class September 4, 2008 at 5:30 pm · Filed under General Laura and I started school today. I added a class as an afterthought because of this being an election year. Government and Civics. Here is a quote by Thomas Jefferson I’d like to highlight: "As government advances, freedom gives way." Another by Woodrow Wilson: "Liberty has never come from government.
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In Republican America, "citizenship" is something to sneer at. I'm just saying.
http://bitchphd.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ in-republican-america-citizenship-is.htm…This recurring theme of turning "community organizer" into some kind of epithet, like communist . . . that's really disgusting. .... Community organizers are the ones who take the responsibility upon themselves to help their fellow citizens without the benefit of a government budget behind them, and
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Viva La Revolucion, Hipsters!
http://www.matthewktabor.com/ 2008/ 09/ 03/ viva-la-revolucion-hipsters/Thinking of those college Democrats got me in the mood to post Che Mouse. Countdown to Gretchen Wilson at the RNC? About half an hour. Don't forget to subscribe to the Education for the Aughts Podcast!
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2008 U.S. Presidential Election Maps and More
http://freetech4teachers.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ 2008-us-presidential-election-m…Like many news websites, Google has built a website dedicated to coverage of the 2008 election. On the Google 2008 U.S. Election page users will find all types of user generated content as well as stories from popular news outlets like CBS News. The part of the website that I like the most is the Elections '08 Map Gallery.
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Political Conventions and Acts of God
http://andrightlyso.com/ 2008/ 08/ 29/ political-conventions-and-acts-of-god/An Opportunity for McCain and the Republican Party to Prove their Mettle Now that we’re past the speculation surrounding the choice of Vice President as well as the spectacle of the Democratic Party’s exposing their organs of intimacy to the American people as the last act in their ongoing hawking
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Obama!
http://andreaaskowitz.com/ ?p=230This is a strange thing for me to say, because I never feel this kind of pride. But this video is what makes me love America. I wish I felt like this more often about my country.
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Do You Remember History? The LPGA English Language Requirement
http://www.matthewktabor.com/ 2008/ 08/ 28/ do-you-remember-history-lpga-english…You know that old saw? That one about ‘those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it?’ [Hint: It was a chart-topper for George Santayana in 1904 or so.] Not everyone does. Remembering history has other benefits, too - when you recall the past, you avoid hyperbole that makes you look like a fool.
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Do You Remember History? I Do. Sportswriters Tend Not To.
http://www.matthewktabor.com/ 2008/ 08/ 28/ do-you-remember-history-i-do-sportsw…You know that old saw? That one about ‘those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it?’ [Hint: It was a chart-topper for George Santayana in 1904 or so.] Not everyone does. Remembering history has other benefits, too - when you recall the past, you avoid hyperbole that makes you look like a fool.
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Kerry and Obama: Similar Endings
http://andrightlyso.com/ 2008/ 08/ 28/ kerry-and-obama-similar-endings/Susan Estrich pens an interesting opinion here. A rabid Hillary supporter, she is of course biased in her thoughts. She suggests that Hillary’s fans are not going to bow down to Obama and many will vote for McCain just to spite the ONE.
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Dreamforce is on Election Day
http://gokubi.com/ archives/ dreamforce-in-on-election-dayDon’t forget your shirt…
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