3AM Ad Girl Speaks Out

The grown up girl from the Hillary Clinton 3am ad speaks out.

via videosift.com

Stephen Colbert Running For President in South Carolina

Here you can see Stephen Colbert’s presidential campaign announcement. And it’s a legal video now that Comedy Central put tons of clips online. If you live in South Carolina you can download and sign the petition to get him on the ballot at Colbert08.org. This could be promotion for his new book, but it’s funny either way. I’m wondering how campaign laws would come into play, since he is on television every day and there are laws about equal airtime. Weren’t television networks unable to air Reagan’s films while he was running for President?

And you can buy his new book: I Am America (And So Can You!)

Daily Links for August 28, 2007

• PC World - Penny Arcade Site Debuts
  A new Web site promotes the multiplatform adventure game starring Gabe and Tycho from the popular webcomic Penny Arcade.
  (tags: Games)
• Acer to acquire Gateway for $710 million | InfoWorld | News | 2007-08-27 | By Sumner Lemon and Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service
  Acer is buying Gateway for $710 million. So long, farewell.
  (tags: Acquisitions Business Computers)
• Bush: Gonzales’ ‘good name dragged through the mud’ - CNN.com
  Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned
  (tags: Politics)

Election Day Cometh

Election day is almost here. On November 7th millions of Americans will head to the polls to cast their ballots for which candidate they think sucks less. Hopefully they will be informed, but it’s hard to find out where politicians stand on real issues as it nears election day. The world is full of sound bytes and misdirection.

I tried looking around online for a site that would do a side-by-side comparison of candidates stances and Vote-Usa.org was the best I could find. The problem with them is that they often either don’t have information on where one or all candidates stand on a specific issue, or the information they provide appears to be taken right from their campaign websites. The little information that is available doesn’t get to the point and causes confusion.

We need a single, unbiased resource that compiles a succinct list of what candidates have said they believe. This could also include their voting records when they have held a position before. The ideal site would also allow you to choose where you stand on issues and find out which candidate is more closely aligned with your personal ideology.