Tag Archives: election

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Jeff Waugh | 8 Comments

A Change is Gonna Come

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Jeff Waugh

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged america, Barack Obama, change, election, hope, landslide, Obama, sam cooke, USA | 10 Comments

Hopemobile

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Jeff Waugh

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Barack Obama, election, hopemobile, Obama, USA | 10 Comments

Drill Here, Drill Now?

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Jeff Waugh

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Barack Obama, election, environment, John McCain, offshore drilling, oil, USA | 33 Comments

Gathering questions for Linux Australia committee candidates

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged committee, community, democracy, election, linuxaustralia, questions | 2 Comments

Recommended election listening

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

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, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 2007, Australia, election, internationalist, music, powderfinger | 1 Comment

John Howard, facing * defeat

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Jeff Waugh

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 2007, Australia, election, johnhoward, labor, liberal | 7 Comments