Empire Strikes Barack

I don’t know how many of you are that interested in politics, but I thought this video was pretty funny. It doesn’t really have anything to do with class, but I thought i’d post it for everyone who hasn’t seen it.

Here’s the other one that didn’t show…

This one always cracks me up…

Durex Commercials…

Here are a couple of the durex commercials i spoke about in class when i was presenting my paper on “The Representations of sex in condom ads.” This is their attempt of using humor and pointed imagery as a way to raise awareness and increase the number of people using condoms in the US to [...]

why is gas so cheap there?

Diesel prices now reach a record high of $4.00 a gallon and it is devastating independent truckers and forcing some to stop work.
UCAN gas analyst, Charles Langley says, “At $4.34 a gallon, which is what diesel costs in San Diego, it’s simply unaffordable”
Some truckers are diving south where diesel is just over $2.00 and truckers [...]

The Question Game

I found a great tool for practicing rhetoric and teaching people to think critically and its called the Question Game.
Basically someone starts off by asking a question, then the response to that question can only be another question. This forces the receiver of the question to pause and think before replying. This is [...]

Another Yes Men

I noticed somebody posted a yes men video. I decided to see what else they have done and found a short clip on them walking around Cleveland asking people to sign a petition to support Global Warming.
I think the funniest selling point during this whole skit and sums up their argument in one line [...]

The Yes Men

I am very fascinated in the yes men, they are very intelligent and have used great tactics to approach our society. I was just curious to see what would come up when I typed in yes men on you tube and I was very pleased to see that they had a video on their approach to [...]

Masks of Politics

http://youtube.com/watch?v=viVAAy_qkx0
I found this video to be an hilarious critique on politics, media and the people. It states the many issues that should be irrelavant in electing a president. I found it somewhat comical that everybody, the politicians, media and public, concern themselves with these topics. Instead, people should focus on what really matters like how [...]

New York state agencies recognize gay marriages

I was on Yahoo News just looking around and I found this article and thought it was very interesting. I am a big supporter of same-sex marriage so I found this article incredible. I don’t see why anyone would have a problem with same-sex marriage. I know what it says in the bible but there [...]

Enough fossil fuel for everyone

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/04/arctic–the-nex.html
So I came across this article and several others that claim their may be almost 1/4 of the worlds fossil fuel that may soon be accessible in the arctic. I think it’s kind of funny that just when we thought we might have to end our dependence on oil, it turns out that the same dependence has warmed [...]

Underage Drinking

I do not understand why underage drinking is a problem in the United States. If you are recognized as a legal adult at the age of 18, then you should be able to make all of your own decisions. Including the choice to have whatever kind of beverage that you wish to consume. I found [...]

Rtmark: Viral Activism

In reading this article, I thought of viral activism as just being criminal. I am a strong supporter of activism when there is an injustice happening. In my opinion, however, activism achieves more when it is not seen as simply being criminal. When we discussed the group for saving the whales, I thought their strategy [...]