I'm a scientist.
Born in Pennsylvania, Ph.D. in Florida, Postdoc in North Carolina, various short positions in Miami and South Carolina, now living in Chapel Hill and hoping to stay here forever.
I've been watching John Edwards videos for weeks now, making the John Edwards Mashup, so I thought I would create a Mashup of the top 10 videos and let you decide which one you like best in the poll below. The order is based on my own interpretation of the most watched, most commented, and the age of the videos. You can go to the Mashup to watch them, or see them after the break, then you decide.
click on image for Google Map of my top ten Iowa Moments/events (this is an updated map, bookmark it for new material
John Edwards is coming back to Iowa for the AARP/Iowa Public Television Forum, and after the debate he will be doing two days of events based on education. This will culminate in a major education policy speech in Des Moines where he will unveil his plan to reform our education system. For more information on John Edwards and his positions you COULD visit the website...or, you could checkout the more than 350 items on the John Edwards Mashup.
There is a new poll out from QU showing Hillary Clinton with an impressive lead against the other Democrats among 528 registered Democrats. BUT, that seems to be the only poll numbers that QU wants you to focus on, their headline:
CLINTON OPENS LEAD OVER GIULIANI AS DEMS SURGE IN OHIO, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS;
And, from the analysis:
"Sen. Clinton seems to have little to worry about in the Democratic primary in Ohio..." said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling institute.
The John Edwards Mashup map (Four pages, over 330+ items) has been updated with videos and news stories from around the region, with a little "i" icon denoting where the newspaper is headquartered (starts on page 3, ends on page 4). See, day one of the John Edwards Fighting for One America Tour of New Hampshire made, well, a few headlines.
Full Schedule of the Tour Below
The Fighting for One America Bus Tour has hit New Hampshire. Even as I write this the first events are under way. Check in on the Mashup for regular updates, including YouTube vidoes, Flickr slide shows, and local news stories.
The Iowa Mashupshould give you a feel for what the final product will look like. The complete schedule below the fold.
What is Pizza for Progressives? It is born out of the idea that we can't all be $2300 donors that are wooed and charmed the establishment. But, there is something we can all do - if we do it together.
What do you do once a week that you could live without?
that big espresso drink from your favorite coffee shop = $5.00
stopping by the bar for a drink and some wings to watch Sportscenter = $15
going out to eat with your wife and kids = $50
Poker night with the crew = $100
If you can give up coffee for one day, go donate $5. If you can go home and crack a Schlitz and eat a hot dog instead of stopping at the bar for wings and a pint, donate $15. Go to Whole Foods and get one of their delicious frozen pizzas for you and the kids and donate $50.
The John Edwards Fighting for One America bus tour of Iowa has concluded, ending at the First Iowa Debate. Did you miss something? Want to know what John Edwards spoke about, where he visited, what he was doing?
Click on the picture above to visit the John Edwards Mashup of Iowa events - which contains over 50 videos and flickr slide shows.
How to keep up with John Edwards as he criss-crosses Iowa on his Fighting for One America Tour? Use the John Edwards Mashup. Click the picture to see an Iowa-sized map with the latest YouTube and Flickr additions. The Mashup contains ~300 John Edwards-related items, and if Google ever gets off its ass and fixes the program you'll be able to see them all on one map. Until then, enjoy all three pages of STUFF.
mashup (wikipedia) - A mashup is a website or application that combines content from more than one source into an integrated experience.
The image below will take you to the ultimate John Edwards MASHUP. BUT, before you click on the image go below the fold for some more information.
Update [2007-7-30 12:44:57 by chuckles1]:: Google maps only allows 110 items per page, so I have three pages, click through to all three. LOTS of INFO on this map.
In, what is perhaps a shock to none of us, MSNBC has taken a positive story on John Edwards trying to return some economic fairness in this country and turned it into a right-wing frame job on their front page. As some of you might know, a large portion of everything Americans read online or in their papers is controlled by the AP. If the AP doesn't like you, you are screwed because everyone picks up their stories. Just do a Google search for Nedra Pickler and Democrat if you don't believe me. However, in this case the AP was giving John Edwards some love.
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards on Thursday unveiled a plan that would increase taxes for the wealthy and create tax breaks for the middle class.
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Edwards' plan would fix what he called a "rigged" system by ending tax breaks to Washington insiders with wealth and corporate power. Those are the same people, he said, who keep politicians in power
How was this story reported? Well, I guess it depends on who pays your bills.
Last night, watching the debate, I felt like I had walked into an old hangout and seen a long-lost friend. When 2004 ended, I was pretty sure that I would focus my energy on local politics in North Carolina. Then, I saw this video, and it was like I had met a best friend I never knew about, and, in the local vernacular, I realized: "It. Is. On."
This was the sight about ten minutes before the 4:30pm showing of Sicko this Sunday. I had decided to "host" an event, "A Night on the Town with Sicko". I put "host" in quotes because I kind of thought there would be 20 or so of and we'd watch the movie and have a nice slice of pizza and chat afterwards. I am the Vice President of Health Care for All NC, so I put a call out to our list members to join the show. I'm also one local captain of the John Edwards One Corps, so I put out the call to that list to join us.
You know, I used to like NPR. Then, along came the Republican Presidency and control of congress and something happened. They started towing the Republican line and now, I can't even listen to them. WUNC, yes, NPR, no.
So, it was with trepidation that I went to the NPR site to listen to their morning interview with John Edwards. I should have tuned in to the John Boy and Billy show instead. Renee Montagne's questions were not aimed at determining what was going on with Poverty in America or how the Road to One America Tourwould address those issues. The questions didn't follow-up on the answers, they simply brought up in order the right-wing talking points about how John Edwards.
Greetings Health Care Fans!
Consider this your formal invitation to join Health Care for All North Carolina, the Orange County Democratic Party, and the John Edwards One Corps for A Night on the Town with Sicko.
The event will start with Rep. Verla Insko giving a brief introduction to the state of health care legislation in the state of North Carolina. Mental Health Parity, High Risk Pool, Health Care for All, and more.
Following the movie, at 6:30pm, we'll meander down Franklin Street to Pepper's Pizzafor some great food and atmosphere and to talk about THE NEXT STEP. It might be the end of the event, but it's just the beginning of the battle.
George Bush, a true free-trade believer has come out against Democrats attempts to insure children.
George Bush believes that we Democrats are sneaky, under-handed, no good bastards that are trying to...to...privatize health care!!! At the expense of his corporate buddies and their profits. How could we Democrats propose such a thing?
In the spirit of the David Letterman Top Ten list, only without his ability, sense of humor, or huge writing staff, I bring you the Top Ten Reasons to Donate to Larry Kissell.
For those of you who haven't seen a Pizza for Progressives pitch before, let me repeat the idea behind it.
What do you do once a week that you could live without?
that big espresso drink from your favorite coffee shop = $4.00
stopping by the bar for a drink and some wings to watch Sportscenter = $15
going out to eat with your wife and kids = $50
Poker night with the crew = $100
If you can give up coffee for one day, go donate $5. If you can go home and crack a Schlitz and eat a hot dog instead of stopping at the bar for wings and a pint, donate $15. Go to Whole Foods and get one of their delicious frozen pizzas for you and the kidsand donate $50. Take your significant other to a movie instead of playing poker and donate the extra $75 to your favorite candidate.
You know, I used to like NPR. Then, along came the Republican Presidency and control of congress and something happened. They started towing the Republican line and now, I can't even listen to them. WUNC, yes, NPR, no.
