http://heike.vox.com/library/posts/tags/politics/page/1/ A welcome distraction from life's responsibilities en Vox Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:18:52 -0400 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss politics http://heike.vox.com/library/post/or-not.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Heike) http://heike.vox.com/library/post/or-not.html?_c=feed-rss http://heike.vox.com/library/post/or-not.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:18:52 -0400 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/post/or-not.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225279d8e604a00e398f2960b0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics http://heike.vox.com/library/post/enjoying-the-shadenfreude.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Heike) http://heike.vox.com/library/post/enjoying-the-shadenfreude.html?_c=feed-rss http://heike.vox.com/library/post/enjoying-the-shadenfreude.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:24:44 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225279d8e604a00e398e518e10005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c225279d8e604a00e398e518e10005-50si" alt="Spitzer No. 9" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/post/enjoying-the-shadenfreude.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225279d8e604a00f48ce373e30002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics humorous http://heike.vox.com/library/post/wall-street-gets-the-last-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Heike) http://heike.vox.com/library/post/wall-street-gets-the-last-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss http://heike.vox.com/library/post/wall-street-gets-the-last-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:35:55 -0400 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/post/wall-street-gets-the-last-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225279d8e604a00f48d01b8ab0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics ny times slate http://heike.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotd-now-what.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Heike) http://heike.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotd-now-what.html?_c=feed-rss http://heike.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotd-now-what.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:27:38 -0500 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotd-now-what.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225279d8e604a00f48d0093530001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd politics http://heike.vox.com/library/post/this-weeks-political-paradoy-on-slate.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Heike) http://heike.vox.com/library/post/this-weeks-political-paradoy-on-slate.html?_c=feed-rss http://heike.vox.com/library/post/this-weeks-political-paradoy-on-slate.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:36:01 -0500 Have I mentioned how much I LOVE this webpage? (www.slate.com) <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/post/this-weeks-political-paradoy-on-slate.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225279d8e604a00e398dca0170005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics http://heike.vox.com/library/post/hillarys-inner-tracy-flick.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Heike) http://heike.vox.com/library/post/hillarys-inner-tracy-flick.html?_c=feed-rss http://heike.vox.com/library/post/hillarys-inner-tracy-flick.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:47:12 -0500 I love Slate. I LOVE my thursday "Dear Prudence" fix. Here's a great election video. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/post/hillarys-inner-tracy-flick.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225279d8e604a00e398d97c8a0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> entertainment politics http://heike.vox.com/library/post/getting-educated-on-the-candidates.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Heike) http://heike.vox.com/library/post/getting-educated-on-the-candidates.html?_c=feed-rss http://heike.vox.com/library/post/getting-educated-on-the-candidates.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:45:14 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/post/getting-educated-on-the-candidates.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225279d8e604a00f30f569c190001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics http://heike.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotd-lets-get-political.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Heike) http://heike.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotd-lets-get-political.html?_c=feed-rss http://heike.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotd-lets-get-political.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:41:31 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotd-lets-get-political.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225279d8e604a00e398d500c00003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd politics http://heike.vox.com/library/post/politics-getting-interesting----even-to-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Heike) http://heike.vox.com/library/post/politics-getting-interesting----even-to-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://heike.vox.com/library/post/politics-getting-interesting----even-to-me.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:55:52 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/post/politics-getting-interesting----even-to-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225279d8e604a00e398d0b5030003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics feminism ny times http://heike.vox.com/library/post/stupid-politians.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Heike) http://heike.vox.com/library/post/stupid-politians.html?_c=feed-rss http://heike.vox.com/library/post/stupid-politians.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:00:12 -0500 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://heike.vox.com/library/post/stupid-politians.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225279d8e604a00e398bfddf70003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics philly