NucUlar America

Thanksgiving Palin

2008-11-21T17:31:00.000-08:00

Beware, dead animals ahead

Prop 8 Special Comment

2008-11-17T21:00:00.001-08:00

2008-11-10T14:35:00.001-08:00

http://sfist.com/attachments/SFist_Brock/prop%208%20hot%20guy.jpg

a little silly for your prop8 woes

Photos

2008-11-05T01:21:00.000-08:00

The Beginning, and the end.

2008-11-05T00:28:00.000-08:00

Before I drift off to a lullaby sleep, however plagued I am by the possible passing of Prop 8, I cannot help but thank everyone for making this presidential election happen. By everyone I mean every intelligent, caring person I know or do not know. Every person insulted by the Palin pick, discouraged by the ever changing face of John McCain, inspired by the first good man to lead this country in a VERY long time, riveted by the voice of everything they dreamed but could not believe was possible here, brought to action in a process that once stole their voice and left them feeling meaningless, and finally, joined together in a united front against the sickening slope of republican ideology. Many tears and many beers later, I can finally rest.

I thank Barack Obama for allowing me to sleep easy, knowing that this country is one that I can remain a citizen of, much less bring children up in. (Sorry Canada) I thank his family. I am so glad that such a loving family is moving into the white house. I hope their new shelter dog pees all over the rug Cheney put his feet upon. The hippie in me is coming out full force, and I bid you farewell with a "peace, love, and happiness." Lets keep it coming and be the change we want to see. Love,
Margaret

7 pm PST

2008-11-04T18:58:00.001-08:00

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-11-04T12:40:00.000-08:00

Obama Wins Dixville Notch, NH, The First Place To Vote

DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. — Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, N.H., where tradition of having the first Election Day ballots tallied lives on.

Democrat Obama defeated Republican John McCain by a count of 15 to 6 in Dixville Notch, where a loud whoop accompanied the announcement in Tuesday's first minutes. The town of Hart's Location reported 17 votes for Obama, 10 for McCain and two for write-in Ron Paul. Independent Ralph Nader was on both towns' ballots but got no votes.

"I'm not going to say I wasn't surprised," said Obama supporter Tanner Nelson Tillotson, whose name was drawn from a bowl to make him Dixville Notch's first voter.

With 115 residents between them, Dixville Notch and Hart's Location get every eligible voter to the polls beginning at midnight on Election Day. Between them, the towns have been enjoying their first-vote status since 1948.

Being first means something to residents of the Granite State, home of the nation's earliest presidential primary and the central focus _ however briefly _ of the vote-watching nation's attention every four years.

Town Clerk Rick Erwin said Dixville Notch is proud of its tradition, but added, "The most important thing is that we exemplify a 100 percent vote."

Dixville Notch resident Peter Johnson said the early bird electoral exercise "is fun." A former naval aviator, Johnson said he was voting for McCain, but added, "I think both candidates are excellent people."

Voting was carried out in a room in a local hotel festooned with political memorabilia from campaigns long past. Each voter gets an individual booth so there are no lines at the magic hour. The votes were quickly counted, announced and recorded on a posterboard that proclaims, "First in the Nation, Dixville Notch."

Poll Closing Times

2008-11-03T16:20:00.001-08:00

2008-11-03T15:56:00.000-08:00

“And there must be something about San Francisco and he because it’s like I heard on Fox News today, it’s like a truth serum where when he’s there, he seems to be more candid, and remember it was there that he talked about, there you go, the bitter clingers, the cling-ons, all of us, I guess, you know holding on to religion and guns and, um, so something about he being there in San Francisco." Sarah Palin ragging on all that is holy. Later Sarah!

the palin edit.....

2008-10-30T10:58:00.000-07:00

thank you maggie for the awesome voters guide!!!! you rule!!!

California Voter Guide for Every Sensible Democrat

2008-10-26T17:58:00.000-07:00

Hello all!

The days are dwindling toward the fateful moments of November 4th. I hope everyone has registered properly. Some of you may even be involved at the polls ensuring an election free from voter suppression. I have been asked by numerous people about early voting and have also been collecting information about the San Francisco initiatives as well as statewide ballot measures which have been the source of much media attention/confusion. This is a one stop source for California residents (at least I think I covered all bases) in need of early voting info as well as what to vote for and against. Please let me know if there is anything I left out. VOTE EARLY if you can!

Further questions? Problems with voting?
Call Election Protection at 1-866-OUR-VOTE
For more information on the upcoming election in SF, visit the Department of Elections web site or call (415) 554-4375.

FOR THOSE L.A. PERSONS, THIS IS FOR YOU:
Los Angeles residents have two options to vote early in California: apply for an absentee mail-in ballot, go to the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder’s Office in Norwalk. Voters can fill out a ballot at 12400 Imperial Highway for the November 4th election.

SAN FRANCISCO VOTERS
*Early voting began in SF October 6, 2008 on the ground floor of City Hall.
you can do so up until Nov. 4th at:
City Hall Rm 48
Grove St & Polk St
San Francisco CA 94102
Hours: 8a-5p; General Early Voting: 10-6 through Election Day

*The last day to request a vote-by-mail is October 28, 2008.

The Department of Elections has mailed the Voter Information Pamphlet & Sample Ballot. The Voter Information Pamphlet provides important election information and includes candidate statements for local contests and summaries of local ballot measures. On the back cover you can find the location of your polling place and an application for a Vote-by-Mail ballot. The Voter Information Pamphlet and your sample ballot are also available online.

Information on the statewide measures can be found in the Voter Information Guide, which is sent by the California Secretary of State.
Furthermore, a list of links is provided below for measure endorsements and more detailed info.

Ranked-Choice Voting
For the upcoming election, San Francisco voters who live in Supervisorial Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 11 will use ranked-choice voting to elect their Member of the Board of Supervisors. Ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank up to three candidates for the same office. This eliminates the need for a separate run off election.

WEBSITES
Dep't Of Elections Website
Declare Yourself
Voter Registration lookup Tool

ENDORSEMENTS AND SUCH
Who is endorsing what
The Guardian/The Best!
Sacramento Bee
League of Women Voters
L.A. Times

And finally, my picks:
President: Obama duh.
Congress, District 6: LYNN WOOLSEY
Congress, District 7: GEORGE MILLER
Congress, District 8: CINDY SHEEHAN, a protest vote against Pelosi.
Congress, District 13: PETE STARK
Superior Court, Seat 12: GERARDO SANDOVAL (Get rid of Mellon, PLEASE)
State Senate, District 3: MARK LENO
State Senate, District 9: LONI HANCOCK
State Assembly, District 12: FIONA MA
State Assembly, District 13: TOM AMMIANO
State Assembly, District 14: NANCY SKINNER

SAN FRANCISCO
Board of Supervisors
District 1: ERIC MAR
District 3: DAVID CHIU, DENISE MCCARTHY, TONY GANTNER
District 4: DAVE FERGUSON
District 5: ROSS MIRKARIMI
District 7: SEAN ELSBERND
District 9: DAVID CAMPOS, ERIC QUEZADA, MARK SANCHEZ
District 11: JOHN AVALOS, RANDY KNOX, JULIO RAMOS

Board of Education
SANDRA FEWER
NORMAN YEE
BARBARA LOPEZ
KIMBERLY WICOFF

Community College Board
MILTON MARKS
CHRIS JACKSON
BRUCE WOLFE

BART Board of Directors
District 7: LYNETTE SWEET
District 9: TOM RADULOVICH

STATE PROPOSITIONS
Proposition 1A
High-speed rail bond: YES

Proposition 2
Farm animal protections: YES

Proposition 3
Children's hospital bonds: NO, with many reservations!

Proposition 4
Parental notification and wait period for abortion: NO

Proposition 5
Treatment instead of jail: YES

Proposition 6
Prison spending: NO

Proposition 7
Renewable-energy generation: NO, with many reservations!

Proposition 8
Ban on same-sex marriage: NO

Proposition 9
Restrictions on parole: NO

Proposition 10
Alternative-fuel vehicles bond: NO

Proposition 11
Redistricting commission: NO

Proposition 12
Veterans bond act: YES

SAN FRANCISCO MEASURES

Proposition A
San Francisco General Hospital bonds: YES

Proposition B
Affordable housing fund: YES

Proposition C
Ban city employees from commissions: NO

Proposition D
Financing Pier 70 waterfront district: YES

Proposition E
Recall reform: YES

Proposition F
Mayoral election in even-numbered years: YES

Proposition G
Retirement system credit for unpaid parental leave: YES

Proposition H
Clean Energy Act: YES

Proposition I
Independent ratepayer advocate: NO

Proposition J
Historic preservation commission: YES

Proposition K
Decriminalizing sex work: YES

Proposition L
Funding the Community Justice Center: NO

Proposition M
Tenants' rights: YES

Proposition N
Real property transfer tax: YES

Proposition O
Emergency response fee: YES

Proposition P
Transportation Authority changes: NO

Proposition Q
Modifying the payroll tax: YES, HOWever...I recently received the following info:
Prop Q is a tax increase on the small businesses that are the lifeblood of our city. It is disguised as a tax cut, but is really a substantial tax increase on businesses with as few as 3 or 4 employees. Prop Q redefines 'payroll', deviating from the state and federal definitions so that the City can start charging a 1.5% income tax on the profits of small businesses. This money goes from the pockets of small businesses to the City's general funds. It is bad tax policy and bad economic policy.

Proposition R
Naming sewage plant after Bush: NO

Proposition S
Budget set-aside policy: NO

Proposition T
Free and low-cost substance abuse treatment: YES

Proposition U
Defunding the Iraq War: YES

Proposition V
Bringing back JROTC: NO

Ok, I am done. Hooray, 3 hours later, you guys better read this stuff!

are you better off?....

2008-10-22T10:24:00.000-07:00

this is a website, made by the talented people i work with......
mega-awesome......
http://www.betteroff08.com/

Keith Olbermann's Special Comment: Divisive Politics is Anti-American

2008-10-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

Thank you Keith,
Your voice cuts to the ugly parts that can no longer be hidden.
Your ardent follower,
Margaret

a jelly doughnut, telling it like it is....

2008-10-20T10:45:00.001-07:00

everyone gets....

2008-10-14T18:27:00.001-07:00

See more Hayden Panettiere videos at Funny or Die

The Great Schlep

2008-10-13T21:48:00.001-07:00

The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo.

government IS the problem

2008-10-12T20:35:00.000-07:00

Download this bitches

Around minute 45 there is a special section for Edison....

Republicrats

2008-10-10T23:21:00.001-07:00

The old version of Republican and Democrat no longer apply. It's not about actual issues anymore. It's about blue and red. It's about us and them. It's about Olbermann and O'Reilly. Why isn't Obama debating Ron Paul or Ralph Nader? Why isn't anybody paying attention to the actual substance (or lack-therof) in this polical campaign?

Don't take it from me. Take it from the son of William F. Buckley.

"This campaign has changed John McCain," Buckley wrote. "It has made him inauthentic. A once-first class temperament has become irascible and snarly; his positions change, and lack coherence; he makes unrealistic promises, such as balancing the federal budget 'by the end of my first term.' Who, really, believes that?

"Then there was the self-dramatizing and feckless suspension of his campaign over the financial crisis," Buckley added. "His ninth-inning attack ads are mean-spirited and pointless. And finally, not to belabor it, there was the Palin nomination. What on earth can he have been thinking?"

But Buckley made clear he's not just voting against McCain, praising Obama for his "first-class temperament and first-class intellect.

Republicans are the new Democrats.

If we have to move to Canada...

2008-10-08T10:12:00.000-07:00

I hate red eyes

2008-10-08T04:27:00.000-07:00

It's Wednesday morning. 4:28 AM PDT. I am sitting at the airport in Dulles. Not sleeping. Surfing the internet for pundit opinions on the debate.

Who won?

Who lost?

Who cares?

I'm an addict.

P.S. Please Please Please stop talking about clean coal like it's actually something real.

palin in 60 seconds

2008-10-06T15:20:00.000-07:00

too perfect....

whos got your goodies!?
im onna roll today

the word game....

2008-10-06T10:20:00.000-07:00

Link: Keating Economics Documentary

2008-10-06T10:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.barackobama.com/images/keating/keatingeconomics.mov

post-debate syndrome

2008-10-05T19:02:00.000-07:00

An everlasting cringe took a hold of me while watching the vice presidential debate the other night, amidst a room full of my close friends. We all knew that Palin was a wind-up doll (the cute, winking kind). With her mind crammed full of McCain campaign one-liners, two liners, and zingers that will sound great when taken out of context and played as sound bytes on Fox news, a full on shudder emerged as Palin puked her first words. No, you may not call him Joe. Discomfort extended throughout the painful process, with tivo to exacerbate the issue (many pause and bitch sessions). To say the least, it took us almost 3 hours to watch. One person had to leave the room (you can guess who). WE knew better, but I am afraid that by this point I can recognize the rhetoric that ramps up the right wing repubs like nothing else. I was saddened at the realization. Some people were actually cheering her on, somewhere, hopefully far from me but nonetheless. The shudder turned into fear.

Where does this country draw the line? Why do some people run blindly into walls? Should we have a special school somewhere that teaches common sense? I am ready for this to be over, as I am tired of being let down by the stubborn ignorance that is plaguing us. I sound a bit extreme, but extremities are inevitable in this dog and pony show. At least we get Tina Fey to come back around and give us a laugh again.

Palin Debate Flow Chart

2008-10-03T19:36:00.000-07:00

Thanks Katie!