“The current Republican administration (in all three branches of government) is the most singularly corrupt government in at least the past century if not all of U.S. history.”
Yee ha!
Watch ’em fall like dominoes….
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), a primary architect of the House Republican majority who became one of the most powerful and feared leaders in Washington, told House allies tonight that he will resign from the House rather than face a reelection fight that appears increasingly unwinnable.
The decision came just three days after his former deputy chief of staff, Tony C. Rudy, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and corruption charges, telling federal prosecutors of a criminal enterprise being run out of DeLay’s leadership offices.
– Rep. DeLay Won’t Seek Reelection
TV is dead, long live video
The Washington Post reports on candidates using video for online campaigning: “All of the sudden, the Internet becomes much more relevant.”
Bush War Blues
Chapel Hill-area label Yep Roc is offerring free downloads of a new anti-war song by Billy Bragg. It’s 165 seconds of raw blues, good humor, and great politics.
Being a man of action, Billy ducked into Big Sky Recordings in Ann Arbor, Mich., on March 22 and laid down “Bush War Blues,” with lyrics adapted to express his condemnation of the war in Iraq. His voice husky from his hefty touring schedule, Billy originally attributed the song to a newly-created alter ego, Johnny Clash.
– Yep Roc Records
Thanks to Paul for the link.
‘new tools & new strategies’ session
Here is a photo of yesterday’s session – in progress!
This was supposed to be posted in real time, but I sent it to the wrong address. 🙁
Thanks to everyone who attended and participated in the great discussion!
The mind boggles
At this year’s National Technology Conference offers even less internet connectivity than past years. Although I was able to use wifi in the common area, today it is password-protected! In the hotel rooms we are asked to pay $16/day for a wired connection.
I’m told that presenters will get a pass word for their session, which especially sucks for people in the last session on the last day. But it also sucks for me in the first session because I am on in about 90 minutes and I need the Internet to prepare for and to do my session.
O, the irony of N-TEN’s promotion of the 06NTC tag for aggregating conference content. How the hell are we supposed to publish any content?
I need some coffee.
Why Not
A few years ago, my aunt (who has worked as a technology administrator in the Austin, TX school system for decades) bought some land and started ranching part-time. She has about 10 miniature cows and bulls, 5 miniature donkeys, and 2 normall bulls.
Since her husband died last year, she has dedicated even more energy to the Why Not ranch.
Americans Who Tell the Truth
This collection of portraits of Americans Who Tell the Truth is truly inspirational and something I’d like to spend a lot more time with.
Depicted below are my personal inspiration Ella Baker, and my personal friend (!) Stan Goff.
March Madness, part 2
See you in Seattle
Next stop on my March Madness World Tour: Seattle and N-TEN’s 2006 National Technology Conference.
I will be leading a panel featuring the illustrious Alexandra Samuel and Victor D’Allant. We will be in the first session of the first day of the conference so don’t misss out. You snooze you lose. 😉
During the same time slot, we are up against a “speed geek” session on Online Advocacy Tools and it appears that the program (at least online) does not list the people behind each session, so please spread the word!
Here’s a rough description:
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