Someone sent me a link to this “protest” from the Obama town hall at Portsmouth.

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The Guardian provides an excellent description of the genesis of George Orwell’s masterpiece “1984,” and how the writing of the work during a period of failing health may have ultimately contributed to Orwell’s early death.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/10/1984-george-orwell

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Always a favorite song of mine from “Ten,” this cover is part of MTV’s tribute to the anniversary of the release of “Ten.”  I like how P.O.S. doesn’t try to actually rap it out, but uses the beats and electronics as a bed for him to actually sing it.  Also like his comment “There’s no [...]

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President Obama’s Inaugural Address
January 20 2009
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four [...]

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Rick Rubin will always be a favorite of mine because of the way he revitalized Johnny Cash’s career. He’s now working with Columbia Records to try to save the music industry from itself. My hope is that the industry is finally seeing the light of day, with two labels now releasing music [...]

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Psychology Today writes on the super-protective environment currently swaddling our children and how it’s doing more harm than good.
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Robert McCallum writes in The Observer in an attempt to surmise what George Orwell’s opinions regarding the current state of communication in our most energized medium today, the Internet.
I don’t pretend to understand Orwell enough to divine what his opinion would be regarding blogging and the health of English letters as evidenced by communication on [...]

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Courtesy of Playboy and the Media Awareness Project, a story of another group of peaceful protesters defying government authority and getting gunned down for it. My hope is that the current NH standoff will not end this way.
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Courtesy of NBC’s Brian Williams, discussion of Lyndon B Johnson’s action taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Betsy in 1965 in contrast to the ever-vacationing GWB’s reaction to Hurricane Rita. I guess Johnson couldn’t rely on Brownie to do a “hell of a job.”
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LOLburn Originally uploaded by Laughing Squid
The Burning Man man who pre-emptively burned the Burning Man before the rest of the people arrived at Burning Man.

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