saw this today on the new york times site and thought i would blog on it:
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/01/blogtalk-debates-and-elections/
i have not yet decided who i am going to vote for in the primary elections but debates often give me a sense of the candidates character as well as their stance on some issues. it would be nice to decide for myself instead of a studio limiting the information i receive.
-just a rant at the current democracy/corpratocracy i find in the united states today.
i was given the book: confessions of an economic hitman by john perkins, to read some time ago by a family member and it sat on my shelf without much thought until my wife picked it up and gave it a go. we discussed some of the issues this book brings to light and some of the feelings associated with them. i found myself questioning my own views of the united states’ foreign policies and the sometimes seemingly altruistic motives yet other times just plain wrong. so consequently i am now giving this book more attention in order to shed some light in my own mind on those motives and begin the process of forming an educated opinion on them.
of course, i also don’t want my wife to know more about these things than i do, i at least have to be able to discuss the book with her right?
i am just a few chapters in and will post what i find when i am finished.
i found this to be an interesting listen (second video):
http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/20/the-top-5-global-warming-videos-on-youtube/
i am beginning to change a perception of al gore. i also found it interesting the way in which he spoke to congress. it was careful and clear (at least more than what i had previously thought al gore was capable of).
