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3 AM

Posted Fri, 02/29/2008 - 10:46 by Ben Stanfield

I'll tell you one thing. If it's 3 AM and there's a crisis brewing in the world, the one person I ABSOLUTELY DON'T WANT answering the White House phone is anyone who voted for the Iraq War.

Hillary Clinton's BS Speech

Posted Tue, 02/19/2008 - 22:13 by Ben Stanfield

Apparently Hillary Clinton thinks that she's going to convince people to vote for her by giving a speech tonight in Ohio where she tells a bunch of lies about the differences herself and Barack Obama. The fake "contrast" she's been trying to convince people to believe is this: Barack Obama gives pretty speeches but doesn't have any ideas and has never done hard work, while she's just got the brain and power to "get things done." Here's a line from the speech:

Published Photographer

Posted Tue, 02/05/2008 - 11:18 by Ben Stanfield

The Future First Family Waves

One More Prod: Vote Obama

Posted Tue, 02/05/2008 - 10:05 by Ben Stanfield

If you need a bit more than the awesome Lessig video below, my friend Tom recommends this piece by Michael Chabon endorsing Obama.

Tom writes:

...hope is what we look for. It's what lets us Believe. It's what makes Nations Great. It's what allows us to remove tarnish, to do good works and to lead.

Super Tuesday Prodding via Larry Lessig

Posted Tue, 02/05/2008 - 00:00 by Ben Stanfield

It's now Super Tuesday, 6 hours until the first polls start to open here in the Eastern Time Zone. If you live in a state where there's a primary or caucus, please go vote.

And if you need some help deciding who to vote for, might I suggest a certain Illinois Senator. I spent a lot of time making the case for Barack Obama before he was even in the race, but lately people like Professor Lessig have done a better job.

The Blog Haitus Explained

Posted Mon, 02/04/2008 - 22:41 by Ben Stanfield

There hasn't been much activity here lately. There hasn't been much activity over on MacSlash, either. And really, my presence has been pretty low everywhere online and offline for a while now. I figured I owe my readers here (all 3 of you) an explanation, and now that I've gotten a diagnosis, I guess it's time to share it with you. For at least a few years, I've been suffering from severe sleep apnea.

Certainly not a horrible diagnosis, but something that's definitely been debilitating and demoralizing.

Obama Surges in "T-Shirt Primary" - Obama 47%, Clinton 18%

Posted Mon, 02/04/2008 - 22:18 by Ben Stanfield

My friend and Co-Obama-Drafter John Hlinko has a new blog, where's he's sharing some of his insightful and witty political commentary on the horse race: BareNaked Pundits! Today, he pointed out some interesting facts about T-shirts:

Obama Surges in "T-Shirt Primary" - Obama 47%, Clinton 18%: "Folks, I've mentioned a few times in diaries how I'd become intrigued by watching T-shirt sales on CafePress.com as an indicator of how 'hot' or