MetaFilter posts tagged with USA and 2004

Final Days

djgh — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:46:26 -0800

"On the weekends, he favors two-hour bicycle rides at a Secret Service training facility outside Washington, where he sometimes asks companions and agents to ride behind him so that he can have the illusion of riding alone." With all the focus on the upcoming election, what of George W. Bush?

Blackout

sparky — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:56:13 -0800

Blackout Some sites have gone black today in protest of black box voting and/or four more years of Bush. But, actually, I haven't seen many. Are people tired of fighting or is this just a poorly-organized effort no one knows about?

Apologies not accepted

fleener — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:26:05 -0800

Apologies not accepted. In response to Sorry Everybody.com.

When the ship is sinking.... jump ship

sourbrew — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 16:33:49 -0800

Electing to Leave - A guide to expatriating (via blogdex)

You're an asshole.

Brilliantcrank — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 18:14:52 -0800

"You're An Asshole." A film strip we can all appreciate in time for tomorrow's big event. Try singing along!

Heal the world. Make it a better place. Doop doop dooby dooby doo.

Pretty_Generic — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:53:33 -0800

Michael Moore's final election message. Good luck everyone*.
* asterisk

The Indyvoter Network

djacobs — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 13:11:17 -0800

Over 125 voter guides, sorted by city and written collaboratively by Indyvoter's network of members are now on-line. This is social software with a purpose - members of the network form voting blocs to swing close elections, from city council members up to the national level.

Endorsement: Kerry for President

Postroad — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 12:23:31 -0800

Endorsement: Kerry for President Ok. The NY Times endorsed Kerry. And now the Washington Post. But now the Orlando-Sentinel, a paper that has not endorsed a Demcorat in the past 40 years! "Four years ago, the Orlando Sentinel endorsed Republican George W. Bush for president based on our trust in him to unite America. We expected him to forge bipartisan solutions to problems while keeping this nation secure and fiscally sound. This president has utterly failed to fulfill our expectations. We turn now to his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, with the belief that he is more likely to meet the hopes we once held for Mr. Bush. Our choice was not dictated by partisanship. Already this election season, the Sentinel has endorsed Republican Mel Martinez for the U.S. Senate and four U.S. House Republicans. In 2002, we backed Republican Gov. Jeb Bush for re-election, repeating our endorsement of four years earlier. Indeed, it has been 40 years since the Sentinel endorsed a Democrat -- Lyndon Johnson -- for president...."

P.Diddy's gonna be pist

Mick — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:35:20 -0800

American teens have spoken, and they want George W. Bush for president. Nearly 1.4 million teens voted in the nation's largest mock election, and the Republican incumbent wound up with 393 electoral votes and 55 percent of the total votes cast.

Iran endorses Bush

hoder — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:28:24 -0800

Iranian regime endorses Bush, saying democrats have historically "harmed Iran." Head of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Hassan Rowhani, is very close to the hardline leader, Ali Khamanei. But the truth is Republicans have always helped dictators in Iran,. Biggest example: 1953 coup that toppled Mossadeq, the extremely popular elected official prime minister of Iran and brought back the tyrant Shaah.

klingons for kerry

angry modem — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:10:05 -0800

klingons for kerry

cute

delmoi — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:23:42 -0800

Was your voter registration form thick enough? Ohio's republican secretary of state has issued an order (three days before the registration deadline) to throw out all voter registration forms printed on paper less then 80lb. Coincidence that dem-leaning areas have seen a 250% rise in voter registration, with tens of thousands of new voters in a race expected to be closer then FL 2000?

Oh yeah, the state sent out 40lb forms to those requesting them. Cute, huh.

Volunteers for America!

Sidhedevil — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 10:57:46 -0800

ElectionProtection is a clearinghouse for folks who want to be part of the US electoral process. They've already shown their stuff in primary elections. They're set to go in Florida. The group is a coalition effort of People for the American Way and a bunch of other organizations--some of the usual leftish/centrist suspects (Working Assets, the ACLU, the NAACP), and some rather strange bedfellows (the United Church of Christ, the African American Ministers' Leadership Council). One hopes that people of all political stripes will be welcomed in this effort to get the vote out and educate people about their rights. One (well, this one, anyway) hopes as well that those of us who post about our impatience with the US electoral process on MeFi will put our time and/or money where our pixels are.

This land will vote for me...

Turtles all the way down — Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:08:02 -0800

This Land is Your Land (with apologies to Woody Guthrie). Belated non-partisan Friday Flash Fun. (Saturday Sarcastic Silliness?)

Get ready for President Badnarik

RobbieFal — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 15:19:07 -0800

With under four months left to the real election, the Atlas of Presidential Elections is holding a mock election (free registration required to vote), in which Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik holds a lead over John Kerry and George W. Bush. The real results may be a little bit different in November.

Leak me a veep

moonbird — Mon, 05 Jul 2004 23:47:56 -0800

Veepfilter: The well-kept secret about Kerry's running mate might just have broken... on an aviation message board, of all places.

Spate! It wins votes

Space Coyote — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 07:12:23 -0800

The spite factor - Or, why Democrats are in danger of losing their wonderful, angry momentum.

Decline the Nomination

daver — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 16:03:27 -0800

Frustrated Republicans: President on vacation while Iraq burns got you down? Feeling loyal to the party, ideas, or repulsed by the Dems? Agonizing over voting Bush to stay true? Sign the petition, Maybe you won't have to. And Dems, if you can promise to be open minded in November you can sign as well. via Blogging of the President

They don't like me, they really don't like me

MrLint — Sat, 03 Apr 2004 22:16:34 -0800

Its a vast left wing conspiracy! It seems that the RNC (Republican national committee) is seeing conspiracy everywhere. There are lots of stand alone groups that have been trying to get rid of this administration before Kerry showed up on the scene, and now that there is a target they want to hang everything on him. Its almost like flattery. Of course it reminds me of when SCO claimed IBM was orchestrating all the bad press about them.

The next best thing to apathy

greensweater — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:15:16 -0800

Props to the 1st amendment This election year, the impact of grassroots organizing on the internet is pricking up some ears in Washington. Here's something to add to the chorus.

Towards a modern Caracalla's edict?

talos — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:13:27 -0800

US elections: the world-wide vote.
"In November 2004, U.S. citizens will elect their new President. The outcome of these elections directly influences the lives of citizens around the world. Theworldvotes.org seeks to apply new technologies to provide citizens around the world with a voice in matters that affects us all. Ensure that your voice is heard by registering electronically and add momentum to a worldwide drive to establish global democracy."
Noble sentiments, but isn't this an admission of submission to the empire? A surrender of sovereignty? A call for a new Caracalla's edict? Is this a good idea both for the US and the "rest of the world"?

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail

raaka — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 12:03:41 -0800

Which is the best type of writer to cover a nine person campaign that lasts two years? A novelist of course. Only a novelist can come up with the sort of obvious truths that reporters can't or aren't allowed to write. Like, "I've met Sharpton before and I can say with full confidence the man is a liar, an opportunist, and a swine." The other candidates on Gore's endorsement, "Fuck fat fucking Al shit fucking Gore." Or Kucinich's campaign, "Just before I go to sleep I ask myself, Why not love your fellow man, why not peace on earth? ... And the answer occurs to me immediately—because the other guy wants to rape your women and kill your children." Stephen Elliott, four time novelist and card shark, is on the campaign.

A challenger to Bush

gregb1007 — Fri, 02 Jan 2004 21:51:30 -0800

A challenger to Bush for the Republican nomination?

The birth of MoJo?

Vidiot — Thu, 07 Aug 2003 23:30:45 -0800

The founders of Metafilter and Kuro5hin plan to launch an independent news site this fall to track the 2004 presidential campaign. Matt Haughey and Rusty Foster, the programmers behind those two collaborative media sites, will create a "smart mob-style site" to provide a place for independent reporting about next year's election.

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