The Language of Politics

There's this crazy new museum opening in Petersburg, Kentucky. It's elaborately designed and constructed in part by the guy who did all that stuff for Jurassic Park, but devoted in full to the "science" behind Genesis-- that is, the Earth's entire natural and anthropological history of 6,000 years. Check it out:

 

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/arts/24crea.html

 

http://www.idausa.org/facts/hunting.html

http://www.helpinganimals.com/Factsheet/files/FactsheetDisplay.asp?ID=53

http://www.peta.com/about/WhyAnimalRights.asp

I just want to say I really enjoyed seeing everybody present. Hope you all have super summers!

From NYRB:

By Michael Tomasky The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina by Frank Rich

Penguin, 341 pp., $25.95 Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear by Dr. Frank Luntz

Hyperion, 324 pp., $15.00 (paper) The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation by Drew Westen

PublicAffairs, 384 pp., $26.95 (to be published June 25)

Washington liberals and Democrats have made many arguments about what they need to do as they try to recover from the low point of their support among the public during the Bush years in 2002 and 2003 and climb toward renewed dominance. Most of these arguments have centered on the big questions of ideology and vision— whether the times demand a calibrated centrism or a bolder liberalism of big plans and ideas. But other arguments, put forward in many a blog post, have ignored ideology and focused more on the question of tactics.

'Get in touch with your inner ape--drink more beer!'-Buddha. Hello, people. This headline keeps shrinking. What would Buddha say? Anyway please see my improved bubble graphs below and don't miss my new post on Plan B and Ralph's. Sweet dreams, everybody.

Attached is my rough concept map. Comments? Thoughts? Feedback?

Am i on the right track?

http://cmap.ihmc.us/

I am responding to the piece on Hillary Clinton taking campaign money from terrorist sources. It is a no brainer to realize that campaign funding sources should be thoroughly checked out. I do have a question though...Who is defining these contributors as terrorist-tied? The article stated that the gentleman was a Palestinian business man. Did she know better? Probably, however how many of us would not take money for something we want and not be concerned who the giver was tied to? Should she know better?  Hell yes! She was not in the White House with Bill and experiencing all of the investigative times for him to gain the presidential seat without knowing exactly what to say or do in certain situations.