President Barack Obama has, as discussed before and elsewhere, built up a huge list of supporters who want to engage with him. Now, we’re finally seeing how he’s going to use it on the good side. As you may remember from earlier posts, I’m signed up with the Obama database as living in Alexandria, VA [...]
February 26th, 2009 at
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Well, it’s all come to an end. There’s a more detailed post in the works about the Obama campaign and my experiences, but that’ll take a couple of days to complete. From all-you-can-eat sushi to getting thrown out of a restaurant, I’ve had a really great time here, mainly thanks to the great people I [...]
November 8th, 2008 at
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For anyone who was paying attention, I’ve just arrived in Virginia. Just… Both my flights were delayed. DUB-AMS had to turn back from the runway in DUB after one of the cockpit radios failed, and AMS-IAD was late, buffeted by the worst turbulence I’ve ever encountered in a commercial jet (although I’ve flown in worse [...]
October 25th, 2008 at
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I’m off to Virginia on Saturday. This is why: fastswfembed(“http://www.youtube.com/v/5D25XdhNW5U&hl=en&fs=1″,425,344,’206-0′);
This story, about a staffer on a US senate campaign who used a fake name to sign up to the opposition’s press releases, and was suspended without pay for her troubles, raises a few causes for thought. In Ireland, someone who did that would probably be promoted in most parties (FF & SF anyway) for [...]
There’s a great post over on the FirstRead blog on MSNBC – 50 Questions for 50 Days. They’ve listed out fifty questions, the answers to which will tell you who wins the US election. Some highlights: Can Sarah Palin look as engaged as Joe Biden in the debate and can Joe Biden not look condescending [...]
