Obama, PA, and Energy
I got another email from the Obama campaign today that was focused on increasing involvement for voter registration. This is going to be critical. Here is a link to get started for registering Pennsylvania voters. After watching the community organizing video also watched a couple of ads that are running over in PA. I think ads do matter, but grass roots organizing is what gets the vote out. I’m from Philadelphia and I know that voter registration will be key if Obama expects to tighten the gap between Hillary. Hillary has the support of Ed Rendell, the governor, and has the support of the Philadelphia Mayor because he won’t commit political suicide. Philadelphia needs all the help it can get from the Governor’s Office. Having support from the mayor means that Hillary will try to limit Barack’s momentum in mobilizing the black vote. At the same time Obama is presenting his mother’s side to white and rural voters to win some swing votes. If Barack can avoid any negative news before this next contest he might be able to gain some ground in the PA contest.
Check out the ads running in PA:
And here is a cool excerpt from a Rally in Beckley, WV. The topic is energy:
Saint Patty’s Eve with Ben and Jen
I had the pleasure of attending an Obama fundraiser in Downtown Boston with special guest Jennifer Garner, Senator John Kerry, and Ben Affleck. I had a great time with over price drinks and good company. Also had a chance to tape the guests of honor. Here’s a quick vid that I put together from footage from my Exlim. I tried to add a little bit of production values to the editing; I hope it isn’t too cheesy:
Here are a couple more pics:
Update: Obama’s Speech on Race
Universal Health Care
OK folks, I know I owe you several promised posts and I will be putting up shots of the Grand Canyon soon. I’ve been trying to get some work done to pay the bills.
Anyway, I did have a chance to check out a site called YouBama.com for fun. Here is a cool video I found:
Here is another MC Hammer inspired Obama video that I thought was pretty funny:
Confusing Your Fake ID with MySpace
One of the joys of making it to the U.S. illegally is access to free Internet a public libraries. Free access to sites like MySpace and Facebook take the edge off of trying to find gardening work outside of the local Walmart. But to my friends south of the border, your ID is not a Facebook page:
I found this gem at Politics, People, and Pot. I guess Barack is right, “they didn’t come to the U.S. to drive.”
Bill Clinton and Knight Rider
I found this little gem while participating in a discussion on BlogCatalog.com, one of my new homes as I make the transition from finance to the Internet at large. It basically shows that the platform of “change vs experience” is not new and that Bill Clinton coined it first. Very interesting indeed. I remember growing up in high school with Bill Clinton in office. I remember the scandals, NAFTA (understanding what it meant even though I was young)… I don’t want to have another special interest president. So I guess you might be thinking that I have dedicated a lot of my righting to the campaign of late. What else is Travell Perkins all about? I guess I could talk about what I’m doing to put food on the table, but then I would have to kill you 
It’s top secret for now , but not for much longer. In the short term I would encourage you to take a peek at some of my other experiments that I have invested quite a bit of time in over the past year. Those would be EcoEgg.org and The Oliver Report. Other than work I’ve been hitting the gym and pretty happy that 3 of my favorite shows weren’t dramatically effected by the writers strike. In addition Terminator on Fox came out and it also looks like I’ll at least be able to sample Knight Rider on NBC. Post production takes a long time which is why these geek fest shows are coming out now The writers had done their work ages ago! Anyway, here is the Bill clip.
Saturday Night Fever: Barack Sweeps
I’m going to keep this one short since I really need to go to sleep so that I can get some blinds for the crib. It’s snowing here in Beantown and so I’m glued to CNN as I have been for the past couple of months. I was really worried about how Barack was going to do in Washington State. There was all this talk of the Asian vote not coming through. Well looks like my brothas and sistas came through. CNN did this piece where they were talking about how Asian and Latino voters were averse to change. Turns out not so much, everyone wants a brighter future. My theory is simple about what happened; it all comes down to what generation you are speaking of. Washington State has a significant amount of Asian voters, however how many generations have lived in the state? These voters identify themselves as American first. In California there is a high turn over rate of immigrants who are first generation. In states where immigration is less of a firsthand issue Obama will do better.
Here is how the Dems did in each state on Saturday (candidate, popular vote, percentage, delegates):
Louisiana Primary Feb 9, 2008
Obama 220,588 57% 23
Clinton 136,959 36% 15
Nebraska Caucuses Feb 9, 2008
Obama 25,986 68% 16
Clinton 12,396 32% 8
Washington Caucuses Feb 9, 2008
Obama 21,629 68% 35
Clinton 9,992 31% 14
So it looks to me as if race is becoming less of a factor and I’m glad we can finally, hopefully, put those ugly weeks behind us (Bill is back in his cage). It’s not about race or gender, but as Barack says… about the past vs. the future. Hillary is definitely the past and I’m sure she has a place in the future of American politics. However you have to realize that all the policy that Bill Clinton put in place has lead up to the issues with immigration, weak borders, and loss of jobs in the U.S. NAFTA was his priority. Bush had his part to play, but Bill setup the environment a long time ago, people were simply not paying attention because the economy was in a time of growth due to the expansion of world financial markets and the information economy (Internet Boom). Anyway, I’d be happy to hear your comments on what you think. I’ll end with a funny clip that I actually found using a mobile video service called VTap.
Update (2/11):
Add Maine to the list of wins for the weekend! The Super Delegate is starting to really scare me, I think Obama has to figure out how to crack Texas and take it out right.
Purdy Colors and Sexy Music
I’m a big fan of StumbleUpon.com, but it can be a time suck sometimes. Anyway, I found something I really like so here it is. Only the best for you. Note: You should visit the link directly under the video for the HD version if you have a speedy connection
Solar, with lyrics. from flight404 on Vimeo.
Makes me wish I applied myself more when I was working at LCS @ MIT. I love computer graphics as an applied science, we’ve come so far.
The Most Amazing Piece of Internet Content Ever Produced
I was over at Mashable.com and discovered an interview with Will.I.Am. He talked about how he basically produced a song and video with collaborators in less than a week (John Legend did the production). It was inspired by Obama’s “Yes We Can Speech” he gave in NH. I had a chance to take a look at the video which has received 10s of millions of views over the Internet in just a few days. I was blown away at the production value, the time it took to produce, the amazing viral growth, and most importantly the positive message it has for America. Here is “Yes We Can”:
I stayed up all night on Super Tuesday and watched as Hillary Clinton dominated non-black minority and low income votes. The change we are talking about is unifying change. The hope we are talking about is unifying hope. To all my Asian, Native, White, Latino, African American, rich and poor brothers and sisters… Vote for hope, prosperity , and unity. Vote for change now! Support Barack Obama for President! WE ARE ALL AMERICANS… AND YES WE CAN!!!
My support for Obama isn’t blind though, there are many holes in his policy. It is our job to point them out. I produce an environmental comic called “The Oliver Report”. Check this last episode out: Clean Candidacy
Some Photos from WebInno Boston Twitter Meetup
I thought I would share some photos from the WebInno Twitter Meetup in Boston on 1/29/08. Had a blast and was able to catchup with a lot of cool people like Matthew, Pistachio, and Chris. Also met some new cool folks that I hope to see more of in the future. I still need to get all my proper tools in place to stay up to date on Twitter. I feel like I miss everything.
-
No Spam Plz
-
-
-
In the Game
