I was indeed in Haiti for about a week, late January/early February on behalf of my employer the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)- my role was to help document and bring voice to IFAW’s efforts for animals in Port-au-Prince. While I had worked in this capacity during our disaster efforts before, notably in Iowa during their floods two summers ago…as everyone knows, this response was vastly more dire for the human population on the ground…
Posts under ‘Politics’
It’s Over. Franken Gets His Senate Seat.
This has been an incredibly long road…to see Norm Coleman abandon his pursuit of the seat is a great relief…and I think a wonderful opportunity for Al to put his money where his mouth is. Having the man who wrote and read, “Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them” sit on a senate committee or debate legislation on the floor will, without question, be the highlight of this falls C-SPAN programming.
Comedy Central: Jon Stewart w/Dora the Explorer.
Ok, it’s takes a bit to warm up…but the Dora stuff is very funny…
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c
Basic Cable Personality Clash Skirmish ‘09
Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things With Demetri Martin
Political Humor
Economic Crisis
Market Watch: Maddow or Mathews? What about Olberman?
Market Watch Senior Colmnist Jon Friedman opines in this short video segment on MSNBC’s weekday evening line up, me thinks intentionally omitting the heavy hitter of the hat trick…Mr. Keith Olberman…
Obamafy Plugin for PhotoBooth – Mac Only!
Ok, a lot of folks have been asking me about my Shepherd Fairey style “Obama – HOPE” profile pic. Here is the secret in the sauce… The trick is a Macintosh PhotoBooth plug in (for OS X.5 Leopard only) called “Obamafy” created by Dubi Kaufmann. Enjoy!
FoolFactory.com + Malcolm Greenberger = Goodbye G.W. Bush
G.W. Bush was a controversial president, so our song and video may have some controversial content. If the people around you lack historical objectivity or a sense of humor, you may wish to wait until later to view this little masterpiece!
NYT: A Leap of Faith in, OMG…Judd Gregg, R-NH.
Ah,…ok folks…here we go…President Obama, in an effort to bring diverse voices to his cabinet, has now placed the management of global commerce in the hands of the former Governor of the great state of New Hampshire…Senator Judd Gregg.
NYT: Where Should the Art Tax Go?
An interesting article in the NYT today…talking about various efforts by hardware/service vendors to pass along the cost of rights licensing via the cost of the hardware or services. The author points to the idea of being unable to put the pirate genie back in the bottle…and so suggests that by trying to cloak the purchase of the rights to steal…this might prove to be a solution for rights holders.
Obama’s New FCC Chair: May Not Push for “Wholesale a la Carte”
In an article on TelevisionBroadcast.com today, they report the Obama administration will nominate Julius Genachowski, who seems to have a fine resume for the role…however the article goes on the saying “He’s not expected to be the bane to the cable industry that is current Chairman Kevin Martin, who’s called for a la carte pricing over the last two years.”
