Now HERE'S Some Change I Can Get Behind

Newsweek has been running a series of 'special projects' that involve getting reporters deep within the presidential candidates' campaigns under the condition that they can't reveal information until after the election. However, if they would have released this quote from Barack Obama, it might have actually helped:

When he was preparing for them during the Democratic primaries, Obama was recorded saying, "I don't consider this to be a good format for me, which makes me more cautious. I often find myself trapped by the questions and thinking to myself, 'You know, this is a stupid question, but let me … answer it.' So when Brian Williams is asking me about what's a personal thing that you've done [that's green], and I say, you know, 'Well, I planted a bunch of trees.' And he says, 'I'm talking about personal.' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'."

Whether you agree with what he plans to do or not, you've got to admit that's some refreshing honesty in a sea of bullcrap.

(via Newsweek's "Hackers and Spending Sprees")

Quote Of The Day

The opinions presented or not presented in this blog post may or may not reflect the views or lack of views of the blog's author or non-author, but I thought this was too clever not to share:

It's Bob Barr, by the way

(source unknown)

A Brief Comment on the Economy

From Overcoming Bias:

Few experts in our society could pull off saying:

Emergency!!! We will suffer terribly if you don't spend a trillion dollars right now overpaying for stuff from our friends! No, you don't have time to study the problem, nor will we present an analysis for your review. No, other experts in our field cannot actually see this problem, and there will never be data showing the problem really existed. You just have to trust us and give us the trillion right now!!

Source is here: Overcoming Bias: Trust Us!

My First Political Entry...

Without trying to get too one-sided, here are some great rejected John McCain phone scripts. For example:

"Hello. I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC because you need to know that Barack Obama won't stop repeating those stupid Chuck Norris facts. For example, before the third debate, Barack opened a bag of Lay's potato chips. My friends, I knew what was coming. I've been tested. It was either a Chuck Norris joke or a Seinfeld double dip. John McCain gets it. Chuck Norris can only eat one. But don't be fooled. Barack Obama was just pandering to the Florida vote. But you need to know that Barack Obama was for the cancellation of Walker, Texas Ranger before he was against it. And he also hates Everybody Loves Raymond. That's not reaching across the aisle. That's changing the channel on small-town American values. Not on John McCain's dial."

McSweeney's Internet Tendency: McCain's Rejected Robo-Call Scripts.

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