Category Archives: Politics

How Facebook is Breeding a Country of Intolerance and Extremism – NOT Bringing Us Together

Can you figure out the next word in this series? Good. Bad. Right. Wrong. Left. Right. Like. _____ Excellent! Now, let’s look at some numbers. (Quick caveat: this is quick math.) The USA has an estimated population of 308 Million. Of these, roughly 250 Million are 14-95. Facebook has 400 Million users world-wide. 70% are …

May 7, 2010 – 11:27 am | By Jewel | Posted in Musings, Philosophies, Politics | Comments (0)

The Wire on Wall Street

OK, I’ll admit it: I watch a little TV and I get all pumped up. (You know: excited, hyper, talkie talkie.) Watching Michael Moore drive down Wall Street in his armored car in Capitalist: A Love Story, I can’t help but think of Paulson as the Greek (or Senator Davis?), Obama as Carcetti … Hmm, …

April 23, 2010 – 12:44 am | By Jewel | Posted in Musings, Politics | Comments (0)

Where brat, bufoon, rat and scumbag are NOT ok, f**k is.

As Rachel Maddow put it, this Irishman went “all Anglo Saxon” on the other guy’s arse. Apparently, we’re wearing off a bit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8413122.stm

December 14, 2009 – 3:34 am | By Jewel | Posted in Politics | Comments (0)

Hope is Alive

Admist the celebrations, fireworks, live music and cheers one thing rings clear in the night America calls Obama their 44th president elect: hope is alive. For some, this is the first ray of hope they’ve seen in a long while. For others, this is the empowerment they’ve been passionately pushing for years. I am excited …

November 5, 2008 – 1:26 pm | By Jewel | Posted in Politics | Comments (0)

Dumb Leading the Blind?

I’m sure you have plenty of your own opinions on the debate. I just couldn’t pass up sharing some comments I saw on a post this morning on “who won the debate?” Are we really this close to “Idiocracy“? (For those who haven’t seen the movie, not sure now will be a comforting time, though …

October 3, 2008 – 11:41 am | By Jewel | Posted in Politics | Comments (0)