26. October, 2002 - so THIS is what the end-times look like
- Big Brother is watching: Not in 1984 but in 2002. Apparently the Metropolitan Police in London are trying to make people feel better with this poster (or it's a hoax pointing out how the metro police are trying to make people feel better by watching everything, which is almost as good). It's almost worth scheduling a flight over there to see the kind of police state we're headed toward. [boing boing]
- The Canada.com coverage of Wellstone's death still doesn't seem to have the fact that the situation is: Jesse the Gov can appoint someone to serve out the remainder of Paul Wellstone's term (but since Congress is not in session, it doesn't mean much in the long term). The DFL will almost certainly run Walter Mondale against Norm Coleman, and if elected, he'll serve six years. And with the sympathy vote and name recognition, he'll likely win. If Mondale refuses to run, look at this article by the Strib and pick your favorite. Martin Olav Sabo is a choice I hadn't thought of who might do pretty well.
- My biggest complaint with Senator Wellstone over the years was that he actually believed the federal government was around to help people (
I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.
was something he'd not only say, but would believe). True believers like that frighten me, and I was ready to vote for Norm Coleman, who I consider a complete sleazebag, in order to keep someone with more deeply held (but in my mind, dangerous) beliefs out of the Senate. Now, I'm not so sure. I don't see Fritz as anything like as dangerous as I think Wellstone was.
- Also check out the extensive coverage of Paul Wellstone by the Strib. It seems to be pretty thorough coverage.
- Issues 2002 is the BEST SITE EVAH for evaluating politicians' stances on various issues and how they mesh with your own. Also, one of the best-organized web sites in existence. [behind Dave's Picks, that is]. [Tim]
- In Hostage Drama in Moscow: Fighting Breaks Out, PapaScott has information on the Chechens who were holding hundreds of people hostage in Moscow. You heard almost nothing about it in the news in the US, but this was a pretty big story in the rest of the world, and it should have been here, too. Remember, Big Brother not only watches, but he also decides what you should hear.
Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek.
Last updated on Sat, 26 Oct 2002 02:45:30.