Despite generally crappy weather, thousands of people across the country came out for today’s Tax Day Tea Parties to protest the Obama administration (or just Obama in general), big government, “socialism,” Congress, Democrats, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
I don’t agree with these people, but seeing them make their voices heard about the things they believe in (even in [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Tea Time
Posted in News, Political Culture on April 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Defiance
Posted in Imagery, Political Culture on April 6, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Images: The Guardian
I don’t agree with their method or most of their message, but from a photo-journalistic perspective these images from the anti-capitalism (among other things) protests/riots in London during last week’s G20 Summit GO SO HARD!
More photos below.
Activists or Anarchists?
—Travers
Sign of the Times
Posted in News, Political Culture on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pew Research Center for the People & The Press
Via Pew Research Center:
For all of his hopes about bipartisanship, Barack Obama has the most polarized early job approval ratings of any president in the past four decades. The 61-point partisan gap in opinions about Obama’s job performance is the result of a combination of high Democratic [...]
Texas Toast
Posted in Inspiration on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This makes me want a bike.
For more Click here.
Have a great weekend,
—Travers
Obamas: Cheerio, London…Bonjour, France!
Posted in News, The Obamas on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The European continent is having its first taste of President and Michelle Obama: The pair arrived in the French city of Strasbourg this morning, which is co-hosting a two-day NATO conference with the neighboring German city of Kehl. Obama is scheduled for one-on-one meetings with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel before [...]
Americans Like Michelle Obama More than the Prez
Posted in Influence, The Obamas on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The most recent Gallup Poll indicates that Americans’ favorability rating of Michelle Obama is even higher than her husband’s. According to the March 27-29 poll, the First Lady barely edges the President out with her 72% rating to his 69% rating. (Both of which are particularly high).
Now, it’s not at all uncommon for the First Lady [...]
Google’s Annual April Fool’s Day Prank
Posted in Hilarity, Technology on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you went to www.Google.com today to search for anything, you probably noticed an announcement just below the search bar that read “Introducing CADIE: a singular upgrade to your online life.” If you proceeded to click on the link, you were probably thinking “WTF?!?” But don’t worry, it was just the April Fool’s Day prank [...]
