Archive for the ‘Video and Animation’ Category
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
So Moveon.org has this contest. "Obama In 30 Seconds." Just make a 30 second commercial about Barack Obama that portrays an effective and positive message in an original way. The winner gets a bunch of money to spend on video editing equipment and their ad will be aired on national ...
Posted in BIO, Obama, Political, Video and Animation | 2 Comments »
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
NPR has a recording of one of the speeches of the new owner of The Tribune Company, Sam Zell, which owns among other things: Newsweek, the Baltimore Sun and the LA Times. He was speaking to staff comprised of editors and journalists. Sam Zell is a Billionaire but evidently a ...
Posted in Rhetoric, Video and Animation, asshole, billionaire, capitalism, media | No Comments »
Monday, April 16th, 2007
As soon as the wrenching pain of Blacksburg settles into a dull ache, there'll be plenty of hand-wringing over the largest shooting spree in America's history. In a national expression of grief-stricken rubbernecking we'll discuss gun control, security procedures, and the effect of violence in our culture. There'll probably even ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Miscellaneous, Television, Video and Animation, World News | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
Not everything has to be political. Or does it? I'll let you decide.
I discovered this website a few years back and keep it handy when I need a good wry laugh or two. These four short films parody the classic 1950's science class film genre but they don't cover the ...
Posted in DailyFeatured, Gonzo's Grab Bag, Miscellaneous, Video and Animation | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
When under-reported items appear - or more appropriately don't appear - in the media there is an inevitable criticism. Why is the media wasting time covering, say, Jessica Simpson when there are important issues out there to tackle? The point being the media is so busy covering the fluffy, pneumatic ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Miscellaneous, Television, Video and Animation | 4 Comments »
Sunday, July 16th, 2006
This video clip may ruin your day, but not as badly as it ruined this Iraqi taxi driver's livelihood when he was caught looting wood.
When will this crap stop?
Thanks for Frog Style Biscuit for the link.
[tag]iraq, crapsweasels[/tag]
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Middle East, Military, Miscellaneous, Video and Animation | 12 Comments »
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
South Dakota's statute banning all abortions in that state has been put on hold pending the outcome of a voter referendum in November.
(Click Image to view video)Bring It On![tag]abortion, women, GOP, abortion ban, South Dakota, Pro-Choice[/tag]
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Health, Politics, Right Wing Nut, Video and Animation | 7 Comments »
Thursday, June 1st, 2006
If you haven't seen it, please rent or buy The Yes Men - it will give you a couple of hours of laughs and some great ideas. To sum it up, the guys in question put up a satirical fake WTO website, but were taken for the real thing ...
Posted in General, Gonzo's Grab Bag, Quickie, Video and Animation | No Comments »
Saturday, February 18th, 2006
...Holy Shit, dude... You had better not have his lap top! I was in Berkeley the other day but I swear I barely came within 100 yards of the campus!!!
Posted in Video and Animation | 2 Comments »
