Politics, the media and so on
Wed, Jan. 9th, 2008 08:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Politics: Know what I hate about election season? How networks and pundits condemn candidates on the basis of one or two votes. John Edwards has it right in this regard: Only a tiny percentage of Americans have participated in primaries and caucuses so far. The fat lady hasn't even begun clearing her throat yet. Ain't nobody done, and I don't think anyone will really be done until Super Tuesday. Only then will I buy who's done and who's not. Maybe I'm naive. Maybe I don't really understand how all this works. But I really think that two states' worth of primaries isn't enough to figure out who's in and who's out yet.
I'm glad to see Clinton's success in New Hampshire. Obama talks about hope and he's a terrific oratorGod knows we need some inspiration in this country right now; people are looking for it. But I want to hear him talk more specifically about policy and direction. "Hope" and "change" as concepts are great but pretty general. (This was my issue with Howard Dean years ago--he seemed to be all about passion but not specificity. Even his phoners who called to ask for support couldn't answer questions about his positions and policy.) I'm glad to see John Edwards staying in. I want to hear more from him.
Work: On a different subject, but one still covered by the media, it's fun to see coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show on the big networks when it's something I'm also working on at the office. It's been all-consuming the last two days. Our CES site turns over something like twice a day, so I'm furiously building Web pages, editing and posting images, and scouring our partner sites for the best stories. I feel like I'm a little tiny part of something big. Fun stuff. The only problem with it is that it gives me the greedies for new technology. ::want want want:: Must be strong.
And for your entertainment, in case you haven't seen it yet, take a look at the video Bill Gates showed at CES about his coming last day at Microsoft and his search for a new job. It's pretty funny and there are some great surprise guest appearances.
I'm glad to see Clinton's success in New Hampshire. Obama talks about hope and he's a terrific oratorGod knows we need some inspiration in this country right now; people are looking for it. But I want to hear him talk more specifically about policy and direction. "Hope" and "change" as concepts are great but pretty general. (This was my issue with Howard Dean years ago--he seemed to be all about passion but not specificity. Even his phoners who called to ask for support couldn't answer questions about his positions and policy.) I'm glad to see John Edwards staying in. I want to hear more from him.
Work: On a different subject, but one still covered by the media, it's fun to see coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show on the big networks when it's something I'm also working on at the office. It's been all-consuming the last two days. Our CES site turns over something like twice a day, so I'm furiously building Web pages, editing and posting images, and scouring our partner sites for the best stories. I feel like I'm a little tiny part of something big. Fun stuff. The only problem with it is that it gives me the greedies for new technology. ::want want want:: Must be strong.
And for your entertainment, in case you haven't seen it yet, take a look at the video Bill Gates showed at CES about his coming last day at Microsoft and his search for a new job. It's pretty funny and there are some great surprise guest appearances.