Am I the only one who thinks online voter registration is 1) stupid and 2) not going to change voter turnout?

From what I've read while on long and distant travels to the lands south of our border, Oregon is close to passing such a law.

I just think that if you can't find it to go to any greater number of places where voter registration cards are or feel you don't have the time to take the 2 minutes with a person registering voters perhaps you should maybe...not vote. I mean, you don't even have to leave your house to vote in Oregon. Technically, you don't even have to leave your house to register to vote already. You can already get your voter registration card from online, and just MAIL it in.

Shouldn't voting and registering take a bit more effort than the effort it already takes to be blissfully uninformed?

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_disputed_election.html

Some powerful photographs from Iran. Worth taking a gander at. Some are very bloody, toward the end.

Your more friendly than expected PSU College Republicans are pleased to present to you - Team America : World Police (uncensored version!) because censorship sucks.

Free event!

You're looking at the newest President (elect) of the Portland State College Republicans.

Thaaaank you, thank you!

So, I saw The Limits of Control the other night and thought it was probably the most artistic films ever made and probably Jarmusch's best film.

But then I went and read the reviews. And holy shit, did the critics hate it.

It blew my mind.

The movie. It's like... it's art. Art at its finest.

Unclassified Extract Copy of Citation for the Bronze Star

Private First Class Amos J. Almeida 39250383 (then Private), Parachute Infantry, while serving with the Army of the United States, distinguished himself by heroic achievement in action. On **** in the vicinity of **** the enemy launched a determined attacked with six tanks and approximately seventy-five infantrymen, and succeeded in penetrating the main line of resistance. During the attack, one enemy tank seriously threatened the area in which Private First Class Almeida and his rocket launcher team was located. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Private First Class Almeida exposed himself to attract the attention and fire of the enemy tank, thereby permitting his platoon to engage and repel the other tanks and infantry. After cleverly avoiding the fire from the enemy armored vehicle, he fired his rocket launcher and destroyed the enemy tank. This heroic act contributed greatly to the successful defeat of the enemy attack. His actions were in accordance with the highest standards of the military service. Entered military service from California.

Next Friday, at Portland State University!

What a night.

DJed for the red elvises at Dantes.

In the past, Dantes has been a bit cold in regards to their DJ, but this time was different! i asked to have someone put on the guest list? no problem! done!

i asked for a beer? on the house! i don't asked to be paid, and i get handed cash!

Even more awesome? THEY ASKED ME SPECIFICALLY TO DJ FOR RICHARD CHEESE NEXT MONTH!

holy shit!!!

Sheppard Smith?!

Yeah. Actually.

I've always kinda had a special place for Smith because he always struck me as relatively reasonable... at least compared to some of the twits on FOX News. But after this? Special place! In my heart!



<3 <3 <3

This is amazing. And it really exemplifies the absurdity of the debate we are currently having. When a FOX News talking head blows up because someone is attempting to legally weasel around the issue of torture, then the level of absurdity skyrockets.

I can't believe we're even having this discussion and I can't believe the Obama Administration is sitting on their asses about whether or not to prosecute. If ANYTHING deserves prosecution, it's this.

THIS THIS THIS.

I kind of have a school boy crush right now.

"I am concerned about the environment. I love to wear black. I think government is best when it stays out of people's lives and business as much as possible. I love punk rock. I believe in a strong national defense. I have a tattoo. I believe government should always be efficient and accountable. I have lots of gay friends. And yes, I am a Republican."

Cross the border line!

Into... the land of Southern California!

Yay for random-road trips. Leaving in oh... an hour? Via car?

I'll be back on Tuesday.

I have a new movie friend and a new icon.

That's about it.

Also, writing a story on Tuition Equity for the Portland Spectator.

So far those who are against seem to have no qualms talking about the millions of reasons they are for it. Those who are against it, however, either do not want to talk to me, or stick to talking points, and when I hammer down specifically on a particular issue, they simply give me an "I don't have the answer for that."

Crazy times!

According to the US Gov'ts own statistics, there have been almost 2000 first hand reports of Americans still in Viet'nam following the war up until 1996 (the latest figures the government has). The majority of those have been Americans who have gone back to Viet'nam on their own free will, and a decent number (556) have simply been fabrications.

However, there are a small number of "unresolved" first hand sightings regarding American Service Personal in Viet'nam, in which 48 first hand sightings pertain to "Americans reported in a captive environment".

I read recently that there is speculation that the Vietnamese Government simply kept some American POWs following the war. The reason being that following France's exodus from the country, some of their POWs remained unreleased, to which France later paid ransoms to.

The theory being that the Vietnamese did the same thing with some American POWs in hopes that the US Gov't would pony up some money to them.

I had often wondered about the MIA status on some prisoners. According to the US Government, 685 Americans, military and civilian, were returned alive. There is a decent number of those who were killed (I wouldn't use the term died in captivity, as due to the nature of the treatment of American POWs, killed, I think, it a better word) in POW camps.

In total, almost one hundred of those Americans captured during the war died in the camps.

35 Americans managed to escape the POW camps alive.

Two things!

First, my phone isn't working because I am poor and didn't pay my bill.

So it will probably be like that for another week plus.

But more betterly...

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The Portland State College Republicans (hosted by yours truly) is proud to present on April 10th Werner Herzog's "Little Dieter Need to Fly".

It will be showing in Smith 236 from 6-8pm, free of charge.

Salutations from abroad, noble Portlanders!

We are but two humble explorers in this great white North West land known as “Canadia”, or Caanaadaa. Upon our many travels, learning the ways and customs of these foreigners, we came across an enticing local treat known at “cat-sup” crisps, or “chips”. These crisps made from potatoes were indeed strange! They contained all normal qualities of our own, however, with an alluring red hue.

Initially, we resisted the urging on of the locals to try this odd colored delicacy, but were eventually swayed to indulge. It took a few hours at a local public house aptly named “Pub”, but we did indulge! And lo! They tasted as if one had dipped a chip into ketchup, but it didn’t taste soggy, as one would expect! No, a satisfying crunch did indeed emerge!

So it is our esteemed pleasure in which to offer you these exotic delicacies from abroad!

Humbly yours,

Lady Victoria M. and Sir Aleksandr A.

This is the official Democratic response to Rush Limbaugh's assertion that he wanted President Obama to fail. A billboard with some snarky comment on it.

But let me just make a quick point here.

I don't always rush (hahah) to Rush's defense...in fact, I cannot think of a single time I have ever done such a thing. But in this instance, I feel as though I should because I heard Limbaugh further explain his comment. And damned if it doesn't make sense.

Limbaugh explained at CPAC that what the President is doing is in every conceivable way fundamentally against every bit of ideology that the Republican Party stands for, and is his and a lot of other people's minds drives this country closer to socialism than we've been to since FDR.

So his counter was "Why would I want that to succeed?" And he has a point.

To make this more clear, let us look at the past eight years. How many of you more liberally minded folk wanted President Bush to crash and burn? To fail at everything he did to the point of shame and hoping for his non-reelection? It's okay, I was with you on that.

Why, then, is it all of a sudden a terrible thing if some conservative talk show host hopes the President fails at what he and many others consider a dangerous and destructive path for this country? That's all I'm asking.

Double standards are for suckas.

Peace Through Strength!

"A person can be expected to act responsibly only if he has responsibility. This is human nature. So let us encourage individuals at home and nations abroad to do more for themselves, to decide more for themselves. Let us locate responsibility in more places. Let us measure what we will do for others by what they will do for themselves.

That is why today I offer no promise of a purely governmental solution for every problem. We have lived too long with that false promise. In trusting too much in government, we have asked of it more than it can deliver. This leads only to inflated expectations, to reduced individual effort, and to a disappointment and frustration that erode confidence both in what government can do and in what people can do.

Government must learn to take less from people so that people can do more for themselves.

Let us remember that America was built not by government, but by people--not by welfare, but by work--not by shirking responsibility, but by seeking responsibility. "

Thoughts?

I might have signed up for twitter.

I have no idea how this works. I might hate it a little. Apparently, it's what all the cool kids are doing.

WovenHands is my name on there.