tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76473512024-03-08T10:58:55.086-05:00C101Progressive Youth blogging it up.mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1132403566172877072005-11-19T07:31:00.000-05:002005-11-19T07:32:46.183-05:00Administrative NoteDue to floods of egregious comment spam, I am shutting off comments at C101 for the time being.If anyone wants to post and moderate comments, let me know, and I will change the settings.Shaulamitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1129566810260111722005-10-17T11:32:00.000-05:002005-10-17T11:33:30.270-05:00Pessimism vs. RealismIn the discussion on Anatomy of a Smear, BOP Reader Mike commented that my gloom-and-doom predictions that Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Tim Kaine may have lost the election last week are too pessimistic. I decided to reply to Mike in a new post, because he brings up an important point: Can Democrats ever be too pessimistic? My answer is a resounding No. Democrats were a mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1115784370426454412005-05-10T23:05:00.000-05:002005-05-10T23:06:10.433-05:00Are you registered to vote in the June 14 primary? The registration deadline for the June 14th primary is May 16, THIS MONDAY. Are you registered to vote? http://www.sbe.state.va.us/VotRegServ/reg2vote.htm Check your registration status. And if you are away at school, don't forget to request an Absentee Ballot. mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1115266777589078932005-05-04T23:18:00.000-05:002005-05-04T23:19:37.620-05:00Quick Poll: Kent StateHow many of you have ever studied Kent State at school?How many of you have ever *heard* of Kent State?mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1106852444895029502005-01-27T13:57:00.000-05:002005-01-27T14:00:44.896-05:00Exciting News!Hey Everyone!
Is everyone gearing up for the 2005 election? I know communication among all of us has slowly tapered off after the disappointing outcome of the election in November, but there are a number of reasons to look on the bright side. Campaign 101 was held on July 10th and 11th, only a few months before the elections, and while the campaigns were already in full swing, now weUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1099514436488458042004-11-03T15:40:00.000-05:002004-11-03T15:40:36.490-05:00How is everybody today?I am reeling.
mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1099376016247736212004-11-02T01:02:00.000-05:002004-11-02T01:13:36.246-05:00Election DayHey Everyone!
Today is election day....(well, really the night before)... and I'm just wondering what everyone/anyone is doing in their area. I'm really nervous and excited about the election, but I'm also anxious for this to be over so I can get some sleep at night and temporarily remove the words "likely voter polls", "spin" and "swing state" from my vocabulary. I personally am skipping all Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1099341241899214692004-11-01T15:30:00.000-05:002004-11-01T15:34:01.900-05:00The Video They Don't Want You To See
Have you seen Eminem's video for Mosh yet? What do you think of it? Are people you know talking about it? Do you think it will get people to the polls?
mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1099336257823937772004-11-01T14:06:00.000-05:002004-11-01T14:11:52.253-05:00MSNBC - pitch your election storyMatt Stoller of BOP News is going to be at MSNBC all day Monday and Tuesday blogging and pitching stories for the TV teams. Email him at matt@bopnews.com if you have a good story that you think should be on air. MSNBC also has a new program called 'Citizen journalism': http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6348977/ Matt writes:Please do report - if it's good it can get on MSNBC. And please spread this mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1099272748859469832004-10-31T20:09:00.000-05:002004-10-31T20:32:28.860-05:00GOTV Plans for AnyoneVia Zephyr Teachout at BOP News:Here's what I'm pushing to all my lists -- personalize and send to yours. 34 hours till the polls open. - Zephyr Teachout
One last, critical plea: This election will be won and lost in the next 2 days. So please,
peer-to-peer, friend-to-father, mother-to-mother-in-law, do whatever you
can for the future of this country – for our role in the world, for
our mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1098496702984672132004-10-22T20:55:00.000-05:002004-10-22T20:58:22.983-05:00New EnjoyTheDraft.com AdsTwo New Ads:
Plus, the current popular favourite:
Which do you like best?
mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1098301111673494802004-10-20T14:37:00.000-05:002004-10-20T14:38:31.673-05:00Don't miss out: Enjoy the Draft!EnjoyTheDraft.com just went live!
I had the pleasure of helping out with some of the editing.
Go on, check it out!. And spread the word.
And let me know if you recognize anyone on the site...
mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1097554635270350792004-10-12T00:15:00.000-05:002004-10-11T23:17:15.270-05:00Take the Challenge!Do you think you can give staunch Republicans a compelling reason to support John Kerry?
Jay Tea at the conservative blog Wizbang asks readers to share why they support John Kerry.
It strikes me as a rare opportunity to cross the abyss of polarized American politics and "talk to the other side."
Jay has some ground rules for posts on the thread:
Only serious, positive statements about John mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1097298100732674472004-10-09T00:58:00.000-05:002004-10-09T00:01:40.733-05:00Minority???Margaret Cho tells us why she is political.
Why am I political? Because society's consistent and constant disregard and lack of respect for minorities, even the title 'minority', when in many areas of the country we are in fact the majority, is too much to bear silently. Their insistence at our invisibility, whether it is as subtle as non-inclusion, or as loud as violent hate crimes, is mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1097297384299708762004-10-09T00:49:00.000-05:002004-10-08T23:49:44.300-05:00Pushing Open the Door of a New FascismDon't know what Neo-Conservatives are? Watch this video. (Via The Liberal Avenger)
For more information on PNAC, the Project for a New American Century, check in with the good folks at PNAC.Info.
Are you scared yet?mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1097210179974525212004-10-08T00:21:00.000-05:002004-10-07T23:41:57.700-05:00"Let's be honest with the American people"Why should American college students be afraid of the draft? Ask freshman Congressman Tim Ryan D-OH17:Watch Ryan's blistering attack on the Bush administration's claims they will not re-instate the draft.Thanks to Ohio Countdown via BOP News.
Also:Video in MP3 format via Drew Thaler.
Transcript courtesy of Serenepia.
mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1096855824098979802004-10-03T21:08:00.000-05:002004-10-03T21:17:42.816-05:00Why Register to Vote?Kos received this email: I think you (and maybe your readers) will be interested in a personal experience I had last night while watching the debate.
My 19 year-old (former foster) son, who has never been interested in politics, sat down with me and began silently watching about 10 minutes into it.
About half an hour later he turned to me and said, "Dad, am I able to vote?". I told him he mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1096848455643290732004-10-03T19:06:00.000-05:002004-10-03T19:07:35.643-05:00Making Sense of NumbersIn [my Vancouver, B.C. homegirl] Sarah McLachlin's new video, World On Fire, she takes the standard budget for a music video, $150,000, and invests it in providing critical services to 1,000,000 people. Click here to see the video, and here for a list of the organizations McLachlin donated the money to (minus $15, her scaled-down video production cost). If you can get through the video dry-eyed,mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1096599561601148282004-09-30T21:39:00.000-05:002004-09-30T21:59:21.600-05:00Moran & Scott Stand up for Equality AGAINI just received great news from the Virginia Partisans:
The Republican attempts to write discrimination into the US Constitution with the so-called federal "Marriage Protection Amendment" did NOT pass--thanks to a vote mainly on party lines.
Congressman Jim Moran and Bobby Scott were the *only* two Virginia representatives to vote down this vote. Some of you may be aware that Congressman Moran mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1096569456439126082004-09-30T13:26:00.000-05:002004-09-30T13:51:19.353-05:00Peer BloggingBear with me on an elliptical story:
I just learned that my friend paperwight's blog, Fair Shot, is part of a student writing project for a Composition Class at USCA. The students in the writing class, as part of their assignments, are all writing their own blogs. You can find links to the students' blog on their class homepage, here. (Any of you who drop in and read BOP News may recognize mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1096317871835405612004-09-27T15:41:00.000-05:002004-09-27T15:59:48.886-05:00Best Ad EverOkay, I have a new favorite election ad:
Satan for Bush 2004
Good marks for concept and execution and viral potential; my only complaint is, I wish it was harder hitting.
But hey! Do your part and pass it on.
Via the great folks at Bag News.
mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1095877828295642982004-09-22T13:20:00.001-05:002004-09-22T19:02:54.900-05:00Getting Some Perspective: Bush vs. RatherHas anyone else noticed the gross in-proportions between the reaction the country and media are having to an honest oversight by Dan Rather (the Alabama documents), versus the deliberate disregard for truth that Bush used as a means to pursue his own agenda. Have 1000+ people died because of Dan Rather's honest mistake?
I learned in philosophy that deontologists believe that what makes an action Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1095748914381404562004-09-21T01:37:00.000-05:002004-09-21T01:41:54.383-05:00Career Counselling: Count Your EggsDoug the Dynamic Driveler, a fellow blogger and fellow Canadian for that matter and a man of a suprising number of talents, is also a trained and former chef, who wonders when he meets young people interesting in pursuing a career as a professional cook if they might not be two eggs short of an omelette.Oh I know where so much 0f this comes from of course. After all, I am a certified Food Networkmitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1095709765103024022004-09-20T14:46:00.000-05:002004-09-20T15:16:16.776-05:00Southwest Virginia is More Blue Than I Thought! Alright, maybe I was a little prejudiced, but being from Fairfax (NOVA) I always looked at Southwestern Va as being very conservative. I'm not sure if it was the southern accents, or the inreasing amount of confederate flags I see as I travel down past Richmond, but I thought for sure I would be one of very few liberals here. I was very, very wrong. I went to the first YD meeting at VT and Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647351.post-1095378583350265042004-09-16T18:48:00.000-05:002004-09-16T18:49:43.350-05:00Political Compass ReduxI wrote about The Political Compass a while back.
Well, turns out there are new developments.
1. The Blogosphere Political Compass Project
Sandor at The Zoo is running The Blogosphere Political Compass Project, to graph out the political philosophy of the blogosphere, based on The Political Compass. Note that the blogs represented are predominantly right-wing; my my my. Let's balance out mitsugomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654401140276657942noreply@blogger.com