tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426Sat, 05 Oct 2024 01:56:38 +0000I'm usually known as Spamfriedrice, because I do so love my spam fried rice, but that's already taken. The blog started as a blog to document my experiences at the Denver DNC Convention. I've decided to keep this going.http://inspamity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)Blogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-7581114319355273827Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:13:00 +00002008-12-11T22:28:34.900-08:00First of all, I'm still waiting for the government to bail me out from my $x0,000+ worth of student loan debt. Don't worry, I won't hold my breath. With this latest proposed bail out for the auto industry, I don't think it's as easy as just saying "No! They f'd up." Yea, Detroit should definitely have been adapting existing technology for fuel efficient cars. That's poor corporate leadership. http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/12/to-bail-or-not-to-bail-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-9205526899919643885Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:57:00 +00002008-12-07T22:51:37.862-08:00President elect Obama just announced his nomination for Veterans Affairs - Eric Shinseki. Cool, the first Asian American nominee, but my mind is still stuck on the Bill Richardson nomination, the only Latino nomination so far.There's a petition going around and campaign to protest Richardson's nomination to Commerce. The group details their reasons for opposing the nomination, but I'm left askinghttp://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/12/obama-bill-richardson-wen-ho-lee-and-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-4633190874409338707Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:41:00 +00002008-10-28T23:38:01.072-07:00I'm currently diggin' on 2 videos made by regular folks. 8 years ago these guys made a classic Budweiser commercial with just a couple simple words. "WASSSSUP" and "True". Irony here is that Cindy McCain's family owns Anheuser, which owns Budweiser, which made the original 8 years ago. And now the original actors are back 8 years later with a sobering look at where we are now.This video - A http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/grassroots-videos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-5264941011942494638Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:38:00 +00002008-10-26T23:39:06.044-07:00I gotta say that Saturday Night Live has been on fire this election year. The Obama Variety Show skit has been one of my favorites. The parody of Gnarls Barkley's song Crazy is awesome.Speaking of white devils being crazy...http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/crrraaaaazy-white-devils-be-crraaaazy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-8158095066091832087Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:18:00 +00002008-10-23T04:22:02.405-07:00This is what I love about Obama. He's inspired something so much bigger than himself. People have really taken it upon themselves to be amazingly creative in utilizing their talents to encourage people to vote... and of course, vote for OBAMA-BIDEN '08!Yes We Carve!http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/yes-we-carve.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-6071022766129430117Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:53:00 +00002008-10-22T03:08:39.929-07:00Wow Sarah, where'd you get those boots? Got this picture from the Huffington Post. $150,000 spending spree for the Palins. But seriously! Those are some HOT F' me boots!http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/those-are-some-damn-hot-boots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-1848671843002524298Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +00002008-10-17T19:03:30.486-07:00You know you bought those hundred dollar tickets to go see the NKOTB reunion tour! Now check out BoyBama in Battleground for your Heart.http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/hey-white-women-watch-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-7533479849503496397Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:42:00 +00002008-10-17T18:42:51.025-07:00http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/politricks-of-hate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-4155892247790630212Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:49:00 +00002008-10-11T17:57:04.190-07:00In February, I got the chance to go and help campaign for Obama in the primary in Hawaii. I walked down the beach one time for 15 minutes, but the rest of the time was spent busting my tail for the campaign. Shout out to the Big Island and Andy Winer, coordinator of Obama for Hawaii. Andy just sent me this film produced by Mark Wolf, a film student at UH, and his colleagues... lotta API's http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-for-hawaii-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-4321328869760595494Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:14:00 +00002008-10-05T18:15:19.096-07:00Black, White, Whatever.This Girl is Yellow!http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/im-fan-girl-of-kelly-zen-yie-tsai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-3182515747319146476Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:26:00 +00002008-10-01T23:42:06.736-07:00My favorite Asian American film festival has done it again with their voting PSA contest. Check out the finalists here. YAY! I think my favorite is the one by Karen Lin, but I gotta say that they're all way better than this:Seriously, why do we Asian Americans sometimes gotta go and perpetuate wack stuff?http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/aapi-vote-psas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-5683862309618692615Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:27:00 +00002008-10-01T22:31:27.565-07:00It's here! The book I contributed to as a co-author on one of the chapters is here :)Book summary:Nationally renowned educators in the field of Asian American Studies have come together to put forth the possibilities for the future of Asian American civic engagement in America. Especially important to recognize in this color-conscious election year, the report touches on issues such as the http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/state-of-asian-america-trajectory-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-3539655892344062211Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:55:00 +00002008-10-01T22:19:14.816-07:00When I first heard that Gwen Ifill was moderating the VP debate, I thought it was genius. She's an African American woman and very respected journalist who works for PBS. Given her credentials and the fact that she is both a woman and African American, I could not imagine anyone having an issue. I was wrong.Today comes news that the Republicans are upset that Ms. Ifill has a book coming out on http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/gop-whining-gwen-ifill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-2030899864294812721Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:04:00 +00002008-10-01T09:32:23.980-07:00Recently, I've received multiple emails warning me not to go to the voting booths on November 4th with my Obama gear on. The emails usually look something like this:I just found out today that if you wear an Obama t-shirt to the voting polls on November 4, 2008, you will be turned away and NOT allowed to vote! Wearing an Obama shirt is apparently "campaigning" and thus not allowed in the space http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/10/viral-email-tactic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-613629568221642469Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:09:00 +00002008-09-27T12:21:06.222-07:00I was just over at Five Thirty Eight.com and saw this banner ad on the site for sodahead.com. It asks, "Who's more likely to cheat: Obama or McCain?"Seeing this ad just struck me in so many ways. First, they depict both wives as nutty, crazy, and angry. Thus the subtext to the question "Who's more likley to cheat?" and the banner is, "Which one of these women looks like a crazier bitch that http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/09/questions-of-fidelity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-5746583585873585764Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:09:00 +00002008-09-25T20:12:20.830-07:00Watch CBS Videos OnlineI don't even know what to say to this. Have I already said that this woman scares the poo poo out of me? Yet another fantastic McCain decision. Who knows what McCain's criteria were for choosing a running mate. A nice ass, perhaps?http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/09/omg-seriously.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-170879719212686575Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:49:00 +00002008-09-25T00:08:51.424-07:00What a day!The U.S. economy in the pooper, a shady federal bailout proposal for Wall St. fat cats, the media is not allowed to ask Palin any questions, and McCain doesn't want to debate even though last week he said that the economy was still fundamentally sound... oh my! Where do we even start?Let's start with 1989, the year the Keating Five and the Savings & Loans Scandal, which led to a $http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/09/19-year-old-story-in-making-mccain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-1732821171051301710Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:14:00 +00002008-09-23T20:46:14.448-07:00Last month when I heard that Congressman Westmoreland from Georgia called Senator Obama "uppity," I shook my head amazed that an elected official would say that in public, yet unfortunately I really wasn't that surprised. It's Georgia. I spent a few years there. Racial disparities were always obvious to me and there was a racial caste system that is hard to not notice. Just walk around Hartsfieldhttp://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/09/barack-obama-john-mccain-and-language.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-2624979910841312161Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:20:00 +00002008-09-23T00:23:34.484-07:00I know this essay has been circulating around for a few weeks. I've received it by email and via facebook several times already, but it really is worth posting. So here it is: Tim Wise's This is Your Nation on White Privilege.I highly recommend reading this piece, as it is perhaps one of the most on point analyses out there. On the point regarding the lower educational achievements of Palin and http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/09/tim-wise-is-one-cool-white-dude.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-2671285763980184281Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:53:00 +00002008-09-20T10:58:59.275-07:00Thanks to OW, I have been obsessed over the polls, but not just any poll. I've been checking FiveThirtyEight everyday and sometimes multiple times. As a neophyte quantitative researcher, I've been really impressed by their methods and can see why their results have been spot on. Their most recent polling numbers have me happy and more fired up to get this thing DONE! Seriously... Montanta and http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/09/fivethirtyeight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-3435582686428065079Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:35:00 +00002008-09-12T16:58:34.715-07:00Sarah Palin, the GOP telling community organizers to suck it, lipstick on pigs, McCain checkin out his running mate's ass on stage and fidgeting with his wedding ring, general and typical GOP politricks... so instead, I'll just list some recent blog articles that I've really enjoyed. Feel free to add your own.The good progressive's guide to criticizing (and not criticizing) Sarah PalinIn defensehttp://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/09/too-much-inspamity-so-get-to-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-2980093148767691548Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:49:00 +00002008-09-12T15:52:08.813-07:00Original Text found at: Yellow Rage's blog"I hate the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live." -John McCain, February 17, 2000"I will call any interrogator that tortured me, a gook. I can't believe thatanybody doesn't believe these interrogators and prison guards were crueland sadistic people who deserve the worst appellations possible. Gook isthe kindest appellation I can give." -John http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/09/bao-phi-is-revisiting-dear-senator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-8678022814344835294Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:30:00 +00002008-09-25T10:00:16.885-07:00With all this talk of Sarah Palin's children and whether her daughter Bristol was the mother of her youngest child Trig, it got me thinking about one political daughter who has been completely out of the media's eye.Where is Bridget McCain? Bridget is the 16 year old adopted Bengali daughter of the McCain's. According this this article, Bridget is staying home in in Arizona. Interesting that http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/09/where-is-bridget-mccain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-5518953228620133372Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:42:00 +00002008-08-28T23:43:13.179-07:00I'm at the Illinois party now. Suffered another indignity at the hands of a bitchy denverite... Got let in and welcomed at first without having to show any credentials, but then got kicked out later when I asked a friend why she needed a wristband to come in.The hot topic of conversation here is how did Obama do? Two critiques have arisen.1. His points on immigration were kinda weak.2. His http://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/08/obamas-big-speech.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209276543896741426.post-1177761199919970201Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:48:00 +00002008-08-28T18:49:01.173-07:00Just saw secret service, k9 cops, and other security run by. Scary. Snipers are also on the tops of the stadium. Also I hear there's a 6 mile long line of people still trying to get inside.But durbin's next and then it's Barack time!Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobilehttp://inspamity.blogspot.com/2008/08/security.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Spam Fried Rice)0