Tag Archives: election

Quantum of Landslide

November 9, 2008 – 22:17
By Jeff Waugh | Posted in Asides | Also tagged 007, Barack Obama, james bond, landslide, quantum of solace, USA | Comments (8)

A Change is Gonna Come

November 5, 2008 – 17:14

I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like the river
I’ve been running ever since
It’s been a long, long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it is
It’s been too hard living
But I’m afraid to die
I don’t know what’s up there beyond the sky
It’s been a long, long time coming
But I [...]

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in General | Also tagged america, Barack Obama, change, hope, landslide, Obama, sam cooke, USA | Comments (10)

Hopemobile

October 8, 2008 – 19:36

The only thing that concerns me about an Obama presidency is the heightened possibility of extremist nutjobs making an attempt on his life. The last couple of weeks of the campaign have highlighted that it is indeed possible, even coming from quarters that purport to be “against terrorism” and “for America”.
More than ever, the USA [...]

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in General | Also tagged Barack Obama, hopemobile, Obama, USA | Comments (10)

Drill Here, Drill Now?

September 18, 2008 – 00:29

Putting cynical populism, ignorance of global security and environmental vandalism into perspective… “Drill Here, Drill Now” is not even a short term solution, it’s a long term road to nowhere (via garrett).
In fact, that’s precisely what returning a Republican to the White House will be after eight years of cronyism, incompetence and mismanagement: A Road [...]

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in General | Also tagged Barack Obama, environment, John McCain, offshore drilling, oil, USA | Comments (33)

Gathering questions for Linux Australia committee candidates

December 17, 2007 – 01:48

In order to facilitate a more active discussion with candidates for the Linux Australia committee than we’ve had in previous years, I’m gathering questions from the community in order to pose them in one email. This helps to reduce the chaos on the mailing list, puts a concise set of questions to candidates, and results [...]

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in General | Also tagged committee, community, democracy, linuxaustralia, questions | Comments (2)

Recommended election listening

November 20, 2007 – 21:03

Here’s a listening suggestion for Saturday, November 24th, 2007: Powderfinger’s 1998 platinum release, Internationalist. Put the album on, open the windows, and crank it up!
Vision is rejected, the peoples choice is tested
So ignorance has won
Children are infected, remedy suggested
Dont drink from poison cup
Overpopulation, media sensations
The damage has been done

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in General | Also tagged 2007, Australia, internationalist, music, powderfinger | Comments (1)

John Howard, facing * defeat

November 18, 2007 – 23:04

You shouldn’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched, but you can definitely count your Google hits before election day.
We’re having what we’ve called an “election party/wake” next Saturday, but if the consistency of the polls over the last twelve months (and more recently) is anything to go by, there’ll be more chardonnay than tears at [...]

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in General | Also tagged 2007, Australia, johnhoward, labor, liberal | Comments (7)