Procrastination Central Vox 2008-04-23T19:03:57Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c225279d8e604a/tags/politics/ A welcome distraction from life's responsibilities Or NOT.... tag:vox.com,2008-04-22:asset-6a00c225279d8e604a00e398f2960b0004 2008-04-22T20:18:52Z 2008-04-23T19:03:57Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Got home from FL trip today around noon and went to vote (in the lobby of my building - how convenient). Turns out, I'm registered as an Independent, so I couldn't vote in the democratic primary... such a bummer. I had planned on cancelling out...

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]]> Enjoying the SchadenFreude tag:vox.com,2008-03-12:asset-6a00c225279d8e604a00f48ce373e30002 2008-03-12T02:24:44Z 2008-03-12T02:28:07Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Spitzer No. 9

Can you tell this topic is amusing to me & my colleagues? Sure didn't take long for the email jokes to start flying.... This was one of my favorites! More to come, I'm sure.

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]]> Wall Street Gets the Last Laugh tag:vox.com,2008-03-10:asset-6a00c225279d8e604a00f48d01b8ab0001 2008-03-10T18:35:55Z 2008-03-12T02:27:51Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Elliot Spitzer played a large role in making Wall Street folks lives hell..... When he was Attorney General of NY, he launched a very public attack on investment banks. (Trying not to get into too many details). As a result, we have an insane a...

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]]> News & Politics QotD: Now What? tag:vox.com,2008-03-07:asset-6a00c225279d8e604a00f48d0093530001 2008-03-07T03:27:38Z 2008-03-07T03:49:06Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Considering the results of the March 4th primaries, what do you think the democrats should do now? At this point, I don't care who wins (it seems they are both aligned with the issues that are important to me). I honestly don't think that the ...

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]]> This Week's Political Paradoy on Slate tag:vox.com,2008-02-14:asset-6a00c225279d8e604a00e398dca0170005 2008-02-14T17:36:01Z 2008-02-14T21:01:09Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Have I mentioned how much I LOVE this webpage? (www.slate.com)

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]]> Hillary's Inner Tracy Flick tag:vox.com,2008-02-05:asset-6a00c225279d8e604a00e398d97c8a0003 2008-02-05T01:47:12Z 2008-02-05T01:47:12Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I love Slate. I LOVE my thursday "Dear Prudence" fix. Here's a great election video.

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]]> Getting Educated on the Candidates tag:vox.com,2008-01-29:asset-6a00c225279d8e604a00f30f569c190001 2008-01-29T13:45:14Z 2008-01-29T13:45:14Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I got sent an interesting link today: http://glassbooth.org/ They ask you a serious of questions about how important certain topics are for you and then it spits out which candidate represents your beliefs. Mine were: Mike Gravel (78%), John Edw...

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]]> News & Politics QotD: Let's Get Political tag:vox.com,2008-01-22:asset-6a00c225279d8e604a00e398d500c00003 2008-01-22T13:41:31Z 2008-01-22T13:41:31Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom How do you usually react when people start talking politics? Cover my ears and run out of the room screaming!!!! Well, maybe not this extreme, but that's what's going on in my head. I have a low tolerance of political banter. Mainly, because...

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]]> Politics getting interesting -- even to me tag:vox.com,2008-01-09:asset-6a00c225279d8e604a00e398d0b5030003 2008-01-09T20:55:52Z 2008-01-09T20:55:52Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Interesting Op-Ed in the NYTimes today by Gloria Steinem. I've found it interesting reading today - everyone hypothesizing Hillary's NH win over Obama. This is one of her most interesting excerpts: So why is the sex barrier not taken as serio...

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]]> Stupid Politians tag:vox.com,2007-11-21:asset-6a00c225279d8e604a00e398bfddf70003 2007-11-21T17:00:12Z 2007-11-21T17:00:12Z Heike http://heike.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Looks like Rendell and others were unable to sway the minds of gun-toting politians. I find it sad and extremely disheartening that these politicians aren't doing anything to help the murder and crime rates in what has now been dubbed "Killadelph...

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