Just a reminder for registered voters in Virginia, there is a very important primary coming up on June 9th, and you should go vote. Every registered voter in the state can have a say in who will get the Democratic Party nomination for Governor, Lt Governor, and in many districts – delegate for that district. […]
Tagged 2009 elections, primary elections, VirginiaFor years now I have picked up and repeated the Adbusters/BuyNothing crowd’s chant of “by the lobbyists for the corporations” as a cynical replacement of “by the people for the people” that we were taught in school when I grew up. Larry Lessig gives a brilliant presentation on exactly why this change has been so […]
Tagged government, lobbyists, PoliticsVirginia has state office elections in odd years, which allows voters to focus on those elections and not get distracted by national elections, but it also means turnout is always really low because voters are tired from the previous year’s national election and unwilling to invest the time and effort. Virginia’s state-wide elections this year […]
Tagged governor, virginia elections, virginia politcsSo after weeks of Faux News media hype and pushing of these events, after millions spent advertising and preparing for the “Tea Parties” – only a few hundred show up at most parties and a few thousand at a few. Furthermore, the participants appeared to have difficulty staying on message and stating any facts correctly. […]
Tagged Politics, propaganda, protests, teabaggingI believe those are the words of George Washington, who recognized that our democracy would not survive on tolerance only, that we needed liberty. We cannot tolerate the intolerant, which appears on a shallow level to be an oxymoron, but on a deeper level is a fundamental and self-evident truth. Fear is a mind-killer. Fear […]
Tagged faith, freedom, Politics, ReligionPresident Obama’s address was a joy to listen to. I am sad that Governor Jindal has resorted to lies for his response to the president’s address. I previously had high hopes that Jindal would bring reason and hope for change from the Republican side; for we really do need an opposition party to serve as […]
There is a second special election for all of Fairfax County to elect a new Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. This one is scheduled for February 3rd, and turnout should be a little better. According to the Fairfax county board of elections, the ballot will look like: Sharon Bulova Patrick Herrity Carey Campbell Christopher […]
Tagged fairfax county election, Politics, votingSorry this is such short notice, but for those of you who live in the 46th House of Delegates District (Skyline area of Fairfax County, and Western City of Alexandria), you have a special election tomorrow, January 13th, to replace Delegate Brian Moran who is running for Governor. Your ballot will be: Charniele Herring (D) […]
Tagged elections, Local, Politics, VirginiaRick Warren is an obnoxious slime, that is pretty much self-evident to anyone capable of independent thought. He is, at first calculation, a horrible choice to have speak publicly at any inauguration (even a conservative one). The fact that Obama has chosen him to speak at this inauguration has mystified me for several days. It […]
Tagged Obama, Politics, ReligionOn the way out do run a few errands, Erci and I noticed this odd bumper sticker on a fairly new Nissan Maxima driven by a young woman along U.S. route 50 in Chantilly, VA. Someone had clearly either taped over or blackened out the McCain portion of this McCain/Palin bumper sticker. I am left […]
Tagged 2008 election, bumper stickers