Blog Entries tagged 'Technology Policy'

Where Were You when Barack Obama Booty-Txted America?

fmartel@fas.harvard.edu — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0100

I should preface this experience by noting how much irrational loathing I have for that antiquated communication device that is the telephone. It is loud, obnoxious, makes your ears sweat, and requires undivided attention for use. It has been obsolete ever since Al Gore invented the internet, and my blood usually boils whenever I am forced to use it. I have broken my fair share of cell phones due to various circumstances, but all have been via the smashing of the phone against a wall. Text me [...]

Obama Energy Letdown

krasney@fas.harvard.edu — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0100

Well, it looks like Barack Obama has finally cracked under the pressure:

"My interest is in making sure we've got the kind of comprehensive energy policy that can bring down gas prices," Obama said in an interview with The Palm Beach Post.

"If, in order to get that passed, we have to compromise in terms of a careful, well thought-out drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental damage - I don't want to be so rigid that [...]

Obama Caused High Gas Prices? You're better than this, McCain.

krasney@fas.harvard.edu — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:00:00 +0100

In apparent desperation, McCain has turned to some pretty disingenuous attack ads against Obama. The first one to startle me, a former McCain fan, was this one, entitled "Pump:"

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FactCheck.org, the non-partisan group charged with assessing political ad claims, calls the ad "ridiculous" and "a full tank of nonsense." They go on:

"What's not true, however, is that current opposi [...]