Category: Philosophy and Politics
Karsten In Moderation, or Why Stephen Is A Doodie Head
By karstentb on Dec 5, 2008 | In Philosophy and Politics
Despite certain friends of mine believing that I lie in bed at night, touching myself while thinking of President-elect Barack Obama, I am, in fact, not getting sticky at the prospect of his administration, nor have I been brainwashed to thoughtlessly fa… more »
The Hypocrisy of Partisans
By karstentb on Nov 5, 2008 | In Philosophy and Politics
Bob Novak, the conservative columnist, summed up his opinion of last night's Obama victory by minimizing it in a short Chicago Sun-Times editorial. He writes of Obama, ...he neither received a broad mandate from the public nor the needed large congressi… more »
Could
By karstentb on Oct 31, 2008 | In Crazy Stuff, Philosophy and Politics
I don't understand why journalist feel the need to be sensational in their headlines. Take a look at this ridiculous announcement from CNN:
Voting machines could bring Election Day glitches
Why does this irk me so much, you ask?
The word could.… more »