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"Dean for America: Fulfilling the
Promise of America: Meeting The Security
Challenges of the New Cent"
"Dean for America: Fulfilling the
Promise of America: Meeting The Security
Challenges of the New Cent"
12/17/2003 02:36 AM"Fulfilling America?s Promise: Building
a Safer World and a More Hopeful America
"
"Fulfilling America?s Promise: Building
a Safer World and a More Hopeful America
"
08/30/2004 09:06 PM2004 U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastics
Team Members to Appear on “Waking Up in
America” on Voice America Radio
2004 U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastics
Team Members to Appear on “Waking Up in
America” on Voice America Radio
09/08/2004 02:15 PMThree members of the 2004 US Gymnastics Team join host Dr. Valerie
Kirkgaard and editor Gail Elen on “Waking up in America” at 12:00 p.m.
Pacific Time (3 p.m. Eastern Time) on voiceamerica.com. [PRWEB Sep 8,
2004]
Blog for America : Fulfilling the
Promise of America: Meeting The
Security Challenges of the New Century |
December 15, 2003
Blog for America : Fulfilling the
Promise of America: Meeting The
Security Challenges of the New Century |
December 15, 2003
12/16/2003 05:30 AMFulfilling the Promise of America: Meeting The Security Challenges of
the New Century .. Howard Dean's foreign policy agenda .. full
text
blog.deanforamerica.com/archives/002698.html
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America Online Latin America running low
on cash; may shut down
America Online Latin America running low
on cash; may shut down
03/24/2005 08:13 AMThedailycamera.com - Thu Mar 24, 09:19 am GMT
Dean for America: Vote on your Ad for
America
Dean for America: Vote on your Ad for
America
02/10/2004 02:50 AMHoward Dean Switch Ads .. three different TV ads .. pick a commerical
.. has cribbed
commons.deanforamerica.com/vote.php
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The use of mobile phones in Latin
America continues to rise with
approximately 123 million mobile phones
in Latin America compared with 89
million fixed line phones
The use of mobile phones in Latin
America continues to rise with
approximately 123 million mobile phones
in Latin America compared with 89
million fixed line phones
07/21/2004 02:32 AMResearch and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of 2004
Latin America - Mobile Communications Market to their offering [PRWEB
Jul 21, 2004]
FOR AMERICA
FOR AMERICA
03/19/2003 10:25 PMBy Jackson Browne From his album "Lives in the Balance", 1986 As if I
really didn't understand That I was just another part of their...
Dio For America
Dio For America
01/27/2004 04:48 AMi can't help but give my full endorsement to any candidate who knows
how to fucking rock
America at war
America at war
03/20/2003 08:33 AMPresident Bush orders the beginning of a war on Iraq to disarm Iraq
and depose Saddam Hussein.
what america needs
what america needs
05/26/2004 02:44 AM
open debates is a
nonprofit that's working to reform the
presi
dential debate
process for the american election. they have some pretty big names on
their board from across the political spectrum, including
john b.
anderson,
angela
"bay" buchanan, and
randall robinson.
From the website:
Currently, the presidential debates are secretly controlled by the
major parties, through the private bipartisan corporation called the
Commission on Presidential Debates, resulting in the stultification of
format, the exclusion of popular candidates, and the avoidance of
pressing national issues.
The major party candidates never pay a political price for their
antidemocratic practices; posing as an independent sponsor, the
Commission on Presidential Debates shields the major party candidates
from public criticism and public accountability.
America Is
America Is
06/23/2004 05:19 PM
America Is is the
weblog of a "freelance photojournalist traveling across the US on
a mission to hit all 48 contiguous states." Some nice photos.
Because America Needs Them Now More Than
Ever...
Because America Needs Them Now More Than
Ever...
09/25/2004 03:14 PMJeff Goldstein is the funniest man alive today .. photoshopped my head
.. The K
Team
celluloid-wisdom.com/pw/index.php?/weblog/entry/because_america
_needs_them_now_more_than_ever
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"10 ADS AMERICA WON'T SEE"
"10 ADS AMERICA WON'T SEE"
12/24/2003 08:46 AMAmerica Pop
America Pop
10/28/2003 11:07 PMOne of my friends in college was a Japanese guy, here in the U.S.
getting his master's degree in "American Pop Culture". He had a
degree in marketing, and worked for a Japanese marketing agency,
and he was taking a break from his work to develop some expertise that
would help him more effectively target the American market.
Although we haven't kept in touch, the idea of someone pursuing a
graduate degree in pop culture always fascinated me, and I think
it made me pay a bit more attention to pop culture ever
since.
Last weekend, I was able to play amateur cultural anthropologist
and observe one particular class of pop-culture meme in action.
I was having lunch at the airport, and overheard a rather boisterous
self-identified geek relating a story to his friends, all of whom were
definitely not geeks. The story line was a familiar
one; "Once upon a time in the land of Unix, there was a
pure-hearted young man named Richard Stallman. The people of the
land toiled beneath the crushing weight of the Empire's brutal reign.
The community cried out for a savior to deliver them from oppression
and restore to them control of their own
destiny..." The person telling the story missed a few
points, exaggerated some others, and fumbled a bit by trying way too
hard to get his audience to laugh about the recursive nature of "GNU"
(they never got it); but at the end it was satisfying enough. We
all know the story.
In some ways, the basic plot is universal, and certainly you can
find the same story as far back as the Scottish legends of
the warriors who fought the Roman occupiers, or even the story of
Moses in the Bible. But I think the story plays better in
America than most other places. The names vary, but the story is
remarkably consistent in its ability to capture our hearts. The
key ingredients of the story are this:
- The empire is too big and powerful; you can never hope to control
it or reason with it head-on.
- The empire mindlessly serves its own desires, and you and
your community are collateral damage. You will go
extinct and the empire will not cry.
- Only through action can you hope to earn survival for yourself and
your people. You may never eliminate the empire entirely, but
you can heave off the yoke of opression from the neck of your own
people.
A very current example of this meme can be found in the story of Sherman
Austin, who began serving a one-year term in federal prison last
week. At the face, he's not much different than any other
college kid who styles himself as a revolutionary/hacker and gets into
trouble with the system. But when you follow the story he spins,
he could easily have some serious marketing appeal.He's sort of a
crossover between Mitnick and Mumia, and although I highly doubt that
he has the marketing clout of either the "Free Mumia" or
now-defunct "Free Mitnick" campaigns, you have to consider that
he is just starting out. One hopes, to be sure, that he reflects
while in prison and decides to become a quietly productive and settled
member of society. But I am very skeptical of this outcome.
The main proof comes from the comments he makes in every interview,
and his speech to the crowd at the Che Cafe benefit last month (in audio). He sounds the way that Bobby Seale
must have sounded, and he seems to be drawn to the mic. All bets
are that he is back at the mic the minute he gets out of prison, and
with his talent for attracting controversy he is sure to continue his
rise in notoriety.The anarchist community are undoubtedly
salivating over this guy the same way that the democrats are
currently salivating over Wesley Clark.
At the Che Cafe benefit, Zack De La Rocha recited "From a German War
Primer", by Bertolt Brecht. It's a very
well-crafted poem. If you're familiar with the Japanese Anime
"Cyborg
009", read the tail part of the poem and tell me if you think
there is a resemblance:
GENERAL, YOUR TANK IS A POWERFUL VEHICLE
It
smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men.
But it has one
defect:
It needs a driver.
General, your bomber is
powerful.
It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an
elephant.
But it has one defect:
It needs a
mechanic.
General, man is very useful.
He can fly and he can
kill.
But he has one defect:
He can
think.
~
Finally, since the topic is pop culture, I should point at this
story of a Bosnian
town who are erecting a statue of Bruce Lee. The story is
funny, profound, and even a bit sad. “To be honest, I
get sick every time I tell someone I am from Mostar and they ask me
whether I am from the east or west side of the city (the city is
divided into the Bosniak east side and the Croat west side),”
said Nino Raspudic. “That is one of the reasons for building a
statue of Bruce Lee. We are hoping that someone in the future will
say: “I knew Mostar. That is the city with the Bruce Lee statue.
If we succeed in that, then I can retire.”
America 2.0
America 2.0
03/14/2003 06:10 PMAdam Greenfield, in a SXSW wrap-up, talks about a possible U.S. brain
drain because of the government's efforts to control that which brings
the most vitality and robustness to human society:
America hasn't had its Kristallnacht - yet - but even so the buzz
around New Zealand in a few circles of my acquaintance is enough to
put one in mind of the brain drain Germany bought itself in the mid-
to...
10 ADS AMERICA WON'T SEE
10 ADS AMERICA WON'T SEE
12/24/2003 05:26 AMHilarious TV ads Americans won't see .. 10 ads courtesy of AdAge.com
.. the whole list
adage.com/news.cms?newsId=39422
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Off to CeBit America!
Off to CeBit America!
05/25/2004 11:49 AMI'm heading over to Javits Center to check out CeBit America, so don't
expect a quick response to any email for a while. Hopefully it'll end
up more interesting than last week's Home Theater show (which was
okay, but just...
The Undoing of America
The Undoing of America
03/24/2005 10:11 AM
The
Undoing of America. Gore Vidal on war for oil, politics-free
elections, and the late, great U.S. Constitution. And he doesn't pull
his punches either.
"Malls of America"
"Malls of America"
06/24/2005 09:48 PM"The ones that went to America were not
the brightest ones."
"The ones that went to America were not
the brightest ones."
12/18/2003 09:19 AMGreat interview with PT Anderson and Lars Von Trier .. Black Book's
riotous idiot savant-soundalikes .. a wide-ranging interview .. im
Gespräch
mit
ptanderson.com/articlesandinterviews/pdl/blackbook.htm
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A Passport to America
A Passport to America
09/22/2004 09:14 PMsmart thinking about approaching the rest of america. SFers seem
unaware of these issues.
America Saves?
America Saves?
01/23/2004 02:23 PMAmerica isn't saving like it should.
Music for America
Music for America
11/05/2003 07:34 AMMusic for America makes the connection between music and politics....
Blog for America
Blog for America
05/28/2004 01:46 AMOver 63,000 in 24 Hours Sign
Petition
blogforamerica.com/archives/004515.html
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"Team America"
"Team America"
08/02/2004 08:32 PM"The Undoing of America."
"The Undoing of America."
03/26/2005 09:40 PMWatching America
Watching America
03/27/2005 04:59 AMNew Web site lets you read foreign newspapers' coverage of the U.S.
3/21 .. Click here to check it out .. international news .. Watching
America
watchingamerica.com
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modern America has taken it up
modern America has taken it up
12/09/2003 05:05 AMcosmetic surgery for the feet .. yet another
reason
nytimes.com/2003/12/07/health/07FOOT.html
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Dean for America
Dean for America
12/10/2003 04:39 AMHoward Dean's campaign headquarters .. his positions on the issues ..
a presidential candidate .. Dean For America .. canvassing .. website
.. campaign .. sold out .. thing
deanforamerica.com
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Fall For America
Fall For America
04/11/2005 07:54 AMHollywood stunt coordinator Dennis "Danger" Madalone holds
several
records for falls. As this
Thurkettle-like
tribute song demonstrates, he did not escape injury.
Air America Might Not Suck
Air America Might Not Suck
08/05/2004 10:54 PMI've made fun of Air America once before for having way too many
people on staff for a radio station, but things might not look...
Not Safe For America
Not Safe For America
12/23/2003 02:12 PM 10 ads courtesy
of AdAge.com (N.S.F.America)
"America We Stand as One."
"America We Stand as One."
04/06/2005 08:59 PMVolunteers for America!
Volunteers for America!
09/03/2004 02:46 PM
ElectionProtection
is a clearinghouse for folks who want to be part of the US electoral
process. They've already
shown their stuff in
primary elections. They're
set to
go in Florida.
The group is a coalition effort of People for the American Way and a
bunch of other organizations--some of the usual leftish/centrist
suspects (Working Assets, the ACLU, the NAACP), and some rather
strange bedfellows (the United Church of Christ, the African American
Ministers' Leadership Council).
One hopes that people of all political stripes will be welcomed in
this effort to get the vote out and educate people about their rights.
One (well, this one, anyway) hopes as well that those of us who post
about our impatience with the US electoral process on MeFi will put
our time and/or money where our pixels are.
It's Morning in America
It's Morning in America
09/06/2004 11:11 AM
Fiftytwo
years of Presidential campaign commercials: The Daisy Ad,
It's Morning
in America,
Dukakis in a
Tank,
I Like Ike,
Willie Horton, and many, many more all for the low, low
price of free!
ISP charges may apply, please allow 4-6 seconds for delivery, not
valid with any other offer.
Tocqueville And America
Tocqueville And America
07/02/2004 10:08 AM
The Man Who Best Understood America Was A French Aristocrat: If
there's a book which manages to grow better and more pertinent with
every passing year, it's
Tocqueville's fascinating,
prescient and utterly apposite
Democracy
in America. Of how many other books could you safely say every
American and European should read it and know
beforehand they
will enjoy it and learn from it? Of none.
Button for America
Button for America
01/09/2004 09:46 PMSo tonight, after deciding that I wanted to put a Dean for America
button on my weblog, I checked out the button options over at the
official website. Realizing that these buttons didn't capture the
certain aesthetic of my site,...
America Attacked 9 1 1
America Attacked 9 1 1
09/12/2004 01:30 AMThis is rough stuff to watch .. September 11th Memorial site .. A
Video Remembrance of 911 .. Always, ALWAYS, remember .. this 9/11
memorial .. remember
gunstuff.com/america-attacked.html
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