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Robert Scoble shared an item on Google Reader

Social Networks Are Lost on Most Adults

10 hours ago - Link

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The early adopters are WAY ahead of the rest of the world. That is something we need to work on. Luckily MySpace and Facebook are seeing some success in getting late adopters in, but even there, we're a long way from success. Also, none of the startup companies websites used a social network. So even there these companies have a long way to explain why this stuff matters to normal humans. - Robert Scoble

might be a good definition of "adult", people who can separate what is useful from what is diverting - Gregory Lent

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The big question I get from people about social media is simple: WHY? - David Risley

Shows how much potential there is still to grasp. I guess news sites are "hot" now for most people like my mom and dad :) - Michiel Sikkes via twhirl

@David, try pointing people to Lee Lefeever's Common craft videos "... in plain English". I think they are great introductions to people who ask why. Start small, by explaining the value of flickr, delicious, or youtube. Frankly, I'm still a little unsure of the value of Facebook or MySpace myself, but they are what you make of them. - Laura Norvig

Early adopters cyclically wind up being the ONLY adopters, the general interest ebbing and flowing, but widening with each generation born into it. It may not be until all the Baby Boomers are gone before the real value and strength of the Intertubes will be realized. - Chris Kim A

people use, in the real world, technologies that meet their inner world needs. .... a higher order of connection/perception/creation/imagination is the force that drives the use of social media. ... the rest of the world does not need it, their interests are not so ephemeral, to use bucky fuller's word. - Gregory Lent

I understand your sentiment, Gregory, but I think there is an eminently practical element to social media that the mainstream may not understand. Being able to instantly get an answer to a question in real time just because you have a far flung online network is pretty cool. - Laura Norvig

@laura norvig ... it is incredibly cool, practical too ... i am weird in that i think the understanding (of global connectedness) comes first, and then the tools get put into play. .... people pick them up when they get that there is something wider than their immediate sensed world and status quo ... the tools remain invisible until the consciousness develops. just as you and i may perhaps be blind to modalities others are all ready using. - Gregory Lent

I have shown my other half Twitter, FF, Plurk and his reaction is - so what? It holds no interest for him whatsoever, and he is a geek like me in very many ways. He has a Facebook account but is driven mad by the emails and only adds ppl he has known for years in RL - he has no interest in online comm with ppl he doesn't know. And that's the difference - some ppl will never be happy with purely online relationships, they need to have met the person physically first. - WorldofHiglet

I still think it has to do a lot with the fact that some people feel more comfortable with relationships online than meatspace. I think there are "virtual introverts" and "virtual extroverts" and that there's a big correlation between being a "meatspace introvert" and a "virtual extrovert". Early adopters are the first wave of the new generation of "virtual extroverts". http://macrolinz.com/macrolinz... - Lindsay Donaghe

Steve Isaacs posted a message

“Seems like a good time to ask - where in the world are you right NOW (physically)?”

12 hours ago - Link

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I'm in Think coffee, Greenwich Village, New York City. - Steve Isaacs

Home office. Ojai, CA. - Kenley Neufeld

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In my dining room, in Devon UK - Vicky Pearce

On my couch in Pflugerville Texas - Aden

On my couch in Dunedin, Florida. - Alix Whitmire

In bed, Houston TX - Far

Home in Chesapeake, Virginia. - Michael Tefft

So many cool people on FF in TX - where were you people when I was living there??? /sob - Alix Whitmire

Beaverton, OR - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

At home, in Grayson, GA. - Joey Gibson

Sitting at my dining room table in Olathe, KS. - Joshua M. Neff

at my desk, which is also in my bedroom, which is paces from my living room and kitchen. BROOKLYN! - Jason Kucsma

#barcamppt , Coimbra, Portugal - Marcos Marado

My living room in Buffalo, NY. - Molly

Living room in Cairo, EG. - embee

@ #barcamppt Coimbra, Portugal :-) - paula simoes

On my couch, Durham, NC. - Ayşe E.

San Francisco - Mike Doeff

Mountain View - Hutch Carpenter

Back porch on the MacBook Pro, Riverview, FL (outside of Tampa) - David Risley

Irondequoit Bay (Rochester), NY - Susan Beebe

London..Though it seems that everyone else is from US only - Varun Mahajan

My Mom's place for the weekend. Povoa de Varzim, Portugal :-) - Ricardo Vidal

Madison, WI. America's dairyland, come and smell our dairy air. - Dave Martin

Getting my hair done by my mistress in a salon in Oak Park (Chicago, IL). Yes, her title is mistress ;) - zoblue (Zulema)

Phoenix AZ looking out the window at my pool. - Tad - just Tad

At home in Maida Vale, London. - Barry Mitchelson

Fort Worth TX. Specifically on my couch in the living room. :) - Yolanda

At home watching football and NASCAR in Kentucky. - Mathew Ballard

At the time you asked, I was at a car wash in Montclair, California. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

Telegraph Hill, San Francisco - Richard Walker

home alexandria, va - Marco (aureliusmaximus)

Presidio Gate, SF - Jay Tannenbaum

I am in South East London - Joe Dawson

Cape Town, South Africa - Kim

Sitting a my desk at home. Bronx, NY. Overlooking the Hudson River Ship Canal and Inwood/Manhattan. I can see trains every so often too. - Tamar Weinberg

At home in Manchester, UK. - Martin Bryant

small, world - I'm in that Think Coffee all the time - 3rd St near 2nd Ave right now - Robert Stribley

watching Brett Farve in Dallas, TX - Bryan Clark

Home in Great Falls, VA. - Larry Huffman

Oakland, Ca 94609 - Kaia ♥

Parents house in Kent, OH 44240 - Mitchell Tsai

On my bad in a hotel, Cairo, Egypt. - Hayk Hakobyan

At home, Scotland,UK - Roberto Bonini

bensontown, bangalore, india - Gregory Lent

Odenton, MD - Alan Simpson

at home in Phoenix, AZ - Hannah

Warwick, RI ... my sister's living room half dead/hungover and watching the Cowboys game. - ::Kristen::

St. Augustine, FL... - Mike Cornell

On a commuter train between Mandurah and Perth, Western Australia - Nick Cowie

N39°44.40312, W104°57.42246 - Miranda Robinson

Russia - Igor Poltavskiy

Living Room watching Da Bears, New Baden, IL - David Cook

Wow - great thread, thanks everybody... - Steve Isaacs via fftogo

David Risley posted a message

“Quote from a forum: The Democrats claim that they have a "big tent"...they may have one, they just have one big assed bouncer at the door (i.e. pro-lifers need not apply) and a hit squad to make sure that you toe the party line or hunt you down and detroy your reputation in case you leave.”

Friday at 7:54 pm - Link

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This is my drive-by before I get offline tonight. You can thank me later. ;-) Good night, guys. - David Risley

Yeah, because there are no Democrats who are pro-life. - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

other way around. - David Risley

Dude, that was sarcasm. I know at least one person who would label herself as pro-life but is a Democrat and will be voting for Obama. - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

Parties do not have hard edges, either of them. I knwo a bunch of pro-choice feminists wo are voting McCain this year and some even consider themselves republicans. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

Eric Berlin posted a message on Twitter

“If McCain isn't into the high 40s early next week when full post-convention "bounce" hits I think he's in big trouble heading into debates”

Friday at 3:10 pm - Link

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The real curiosity is why Obama isn't 20 points ahead. He should be walking away with this. - Sprague D

Country is too polarized for Obama to be that much in the lead. Plus it doesn't matter...He just needs to win the electoral votes. - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

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I want no let up in the Obama campaign. I want them to campaign thinking they're always 10 points behind. "No Sleep Til Brooklyn!" - AJ Kohn

+2008 AJ - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

Expect this election to be close. And face it, Mccain might win it. Not everybody falls for the Obama marketing. - David Risley

I've got a feeling McCain is going to get a huge bump from Palin - she energized the base and too many voters don't yet know what she really stands for - Frederic

@David: I'm interested (seriously, I'm not picking a fight), are you okay with McCain's campaign stating that "This election is not about issues." - AJ Kohn

hehe...a lot of people say that you guys don't know what Obama stands for. It goes both ways. - David Risley

AJ: I would want to see the context of that comment. - David Risley

BTW, I don't pick fights either. I just think it is fun to bring a little balance to Friendfeed. - David Risley

McCain campaign manager Rick Davis told Washington Post editors Tuesday that issues will have an impact on undecided voters but will not be conclusive. “This election is not about issues,” Davis said. “This election is about a composite view of what people take away from these candidates.” - AJ Kohn

I think it will be interesting to wait and see what the balance looks like once the debates get into full swing. I can't wait to hear Sarah Palin articulate her deep understanding of the Constitution and international politics. - Jeff P. Henderson

@David: I ask you because your posts are often pretty thoughtful. Debate is good and you usually debate instead of shout. - AJ Kohn

I'd have a hard time disagreeing. Sounds like he's saying perceptions are what's going to decide this thing and you gotta admit that's true. - David Risley

David, here's the video. Rick Davis, campaign manager.http://www.washingtonpost.com/... - Jody C

I've got a feeling Obama is going to get a huge bump from Palin. - Jody C

@AJ: I'm absolutely OK with McCain saying this campaign is not about issues because it *absolutely* does not. One thing I've learned from being in such close contact with Obama supporters this cycle and Kerry supporters last cycle (having lived in Red states for the previous portions of my life) is that most folks who vote blue are just as ignorant of the facts as they stereotype red-staters to be. Winning is about marketing, not issues. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

I'm on the iPhone right now, so I can't view the video. - David Risley

I don't think he's going to get a big bump, but conversely it looks like McCain isn't going to get a big boost from her and the convention either. I think the debates will decide this thing. Obama needs to keep it real, not look like a stick, can't be seen to be mean or personally attack McCain, oh and should not refer to a lockbox of anything. - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

Mark - I have YET to meet a conservative willing to debate the issues, because the vast majority doesn't see the campaign as a series of issues, they base their decision upon sound bites. That is no stereotype, it is a fact, learned from many years of frustratingly attempting to have conversations with Republicans. - Jody C

@Mark: So you're okay with making the our political process about marketing? I'm not. I'd like to change that because I believe that it *has* replaced real debate. And I'd like all *Americans* to be informed and not ignorant. - AJ Kohn

I sent the Obama campaign another donation after Palin's "speech". Just sayin' - Harvey Simmons

@David: I'm not saying perception won't win out. But perception based on what? I'm as cynical about our political process as the next (likely more) but I'd like to see it move in a different direction. Yeah, slap me with the label, I'd like it to change. - AJ Kohn

+500 @Jody C (except: these people aren't truly conservatives, but that's another program). - Anthony Citrano

As a member of neither party I want to partially agree with Rizzn. He is right that there are vapid, clueless, blind klingon supporters on both sides who have no rational grasp of any issue. They just "like" their candidate better the way someone likes an American Idol contestant better. But the klingons on the R side do tend to be dumber. - Anthony Citrano

Yeah, I knew who I was voting for in this election long ago because Obama's policies, aspirations and ideas are very similar to mine from Abortion to Zoology. It's that simple. Nothing John McCain could possibly say for him to show that he's not out of step with my ideals. Because he's already proven time and time again to the contrary. - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

Oh and Obama is actually putting forth ways and ideas of moving this country forward. McCain is giving us the same old tired rhetoric that we've been living with for the last 8 years. I've had enough of our regression to the stone age. We need to get on the bus to the future and Obama is driving. - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

Conservatives won't debate the issues? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. True conservatives have full command of the issues, and the things that liberals dismiss as sound bytes or talking points are commonly known as "facts" in honest circles. The reason why libs say conservatives won't debate them is simply because they don't know any conservatives. Most libs are so hateful, no one of sound mind wants to be around them. More than that. Finding a true cons. On FF is very hard. Tech hippies. - Art Lindsey III

Would you consider John McCain a true conservative? - Helen Is SOOO Not Of Troy

Uhhh. Wow Helen. Good question. - Brian Norwood

Many people don't make a sound bite or promise on issues the core part of their decision. They have to get a feel for the character of the candidate. Obama claims to stand for lots of stuff I kind of agree with - but I can't trust him as far as I could drop kick him. His promises mean nothing to me. Since he has no legislative record to speak of all he has for me is his PROMISE on how he will act in the future - and his word is worthless. - Soulhuntre

In the case of, say, Palin, I do NOT agree with her on abortion, creationism or birth control education - but I trust that she is an honest, passionate person with a record of standing up for her views. I do not believe that the congress and senate will let her get far on he creation stuff and I do not believe abortion is in any serious danger. But I will take an honest, hard working person with a track record I can examine to a media icon I can't trust who thinks voting "present" is useful. - Soulhuntre

Lots of amazing / astute comments here! My overall take is that it's going to be a super exciting / anxious / nail biter of an election. And I thought '04 was crazy... - Eric Berlin

l0ckergn0me posted a link

Michael Moore's SLACKER UPRISING

Friday at 3:30 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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I don't always agree with him, but I do happen to enjoy his films. Not sure I'd call them documentaries, but... it's entertainment. :) - l0ckergn0me

so if you don't agree then don't promote - Noah David Simon

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Yeah, he's good, but they are no more documentaries than the campaign films at the Conventions. - David Risley

I don't always agree with him either, but I am VERY happy he does what he does. - Anna Haro

I enjoyed Me & Bobby McGee or whatever his first one was called. The first half of Bowling for Columbine was good. I even went and saw him speak once and it was interesting. Fahrenheit 9/11 was an entertaining fantasy. Sicko was just downright pathetic. - Akiva Moskovitz

I agree with him, even if I live in Italy.I hope I can see it even here - serena

Whatever you think about him, he obviously loves America, and is very committed to his ideals. That's actually a rare breed.... - Ňicķ

your support for Michael Moore is a reminder to me of why I do what I do. SUPPORT THE TROOPS BLUE STATE SNOBS - Noah David Simon

can I ask what do you think about Italy? - serena

Roger&Me was great. He's a bit of an egomaniac now and that gets in the way of his work IMO. I like his stuff and like that he will confront people and document the answer or the evasion. - AJ Kohn

+1 Chris, I saw a doc. about a Canadian woman who was unsuccessful in her attempt to interview him, so she made a sort of "Michael & Me" doc... I can't recall the title... but it was v. interesting. He's NOT a documentarian but at the same time has elevated documentary-watching at the cineplex into a mainstream phenom. I have little doubt he is an unpleasant individual though... Check out his old "The Awful Truth" for occasional groans and moments of interest... - Richard Walker

I definitely would not call his movies 'documentaries'. You want to see a real documentary, go watch something from Errol Morris. That guy's work got an innocent man out of jail, for crying out loud. The result of Moore's [recent] work? It's made some smug people even more smug. - Akiva Moskovitz

Akiva... I wonder if health care so much more of an issue this election cycle due to his last film. It usually is an issue but a lot of attention has been paid to it and the line 'your one illness away' has much more meaning. I think Sicko at least got a larger conversation going. - John Worthington

New Democrats are registering to vote by the millions. New Republicans? Not so much. When are the kool-aid drinkers going to realize they are being robbed by the military industrial complex? - Brad Bourne via feedalizr

Everything is power. Guys like Michael Moore sacrifices the troops to simplify a story for mass consumption, so he can sell tickets. Now there is your conspiracy. Total FAIL WHALE - Noah David Simon

woah... those experts on the left change their mind on no WMDS in Iraq? http://simonstudiotheatre.blog... - Noah David Simon

the quote from Chomsky that was ignored. Chomsky: "This is even sometimes discussed. You can find it in the strategic analysis literature. Take, say, the invasion of Iraq again. We're told that they didn't find weapons of mass destruction. Well, that's not exactly correct. They did find weapons of mass destruction, namely, the ones that had been sent to Saddam by the United States, Britain, and others through the 1980s. A lot of them were still there. They were under control of U.N. inspectors and were being dismantled. But many were still there. When the U.S. invaded, the inspectors were kicked out, and Rumsfeld and Cheney didn't tell their troops to guard the sites. So the sites were left unguarded, and they were systematically looted. The U.N. inspectors did continue their work by satellite and they identified over 100 sites that were systematically looted, like, not somebody going in and stealing something, but carefully, systematically looted." - Noah David Simon

does that sound like no WMDS you fuck nuts? - Noah David Simon

Slacker uprising? Is that like "Dude, you ate the last of the Lucky Charms!!!"? - Brian Norwood

Noah, the last three days I have enjoyed very heated, but very civil conversations on Friendfeed. Don't ruin it. - Brian Norwood

It's amazing what a NDS-Free diet can make you feel like Brian :) - John Worthington

Michael Moore is civil? read the damn quote from Chomsky. it contradicts everything Obama and the left has been saying - Noah David Simon

MM is about as civil as Noah :) - Fred Grott

I'm better looking and I'm right. Mr. Ad Huuuuuummmmmmeeeeeeennnnneeeeeem - Noah David Simon

Nah worse looking - Fred Grott

now I know you aren't objective - Noah David Simon

Roger and Me was funny but pathetically one sided. It jsut got worse from their. F911 was a tribute to paranoia and Bowling was jsut flat out wrong on almost every point. MM is a mildly entertaining cut rate propogandist. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

Noah you do not get it.. MM is not documentary comedic..get it :) - Fred Grott

he is a liar. what genre is that called? I call it "he is a fucking asshole" - Noah David Simon

Noah you lie all humans lie what does that make you? - Fred Grott

I don't make money off of hurting people - Noah David Simon

Neither did Disney when they lengthened the COpyright Law requirements.. - Fred Grott

ok... I can see you like Michael Moore. go lick his balls then - Noah David Simon

uh Noah, the movie's free....and educating people shouldn't hurt them, unless they like ignorance - timedalkat via twhirl

educating? or indoctrinating? that is the biggest bullshit I have heard since Michael Moore - Noah David Simon

Yeah, I never need to read a comment like "go lick his balls". I guess it's blockin' time. - Brian Norwood

you want to block me for being blunt about what a jerk Michael Moore is? GO LICK YASSER ARAFAT'S DEAD BALLS while you are at it. - Noah David Simon

Andru Edwards posted an entry on TV Envy

Did Sarah Palin Save the GOP?

Friday at 3:30 pm - Link

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Too early to make assumptions, really. - David Risley

Thomas B stumbled upon a site on StumbleUpon

THE DARK SITE OF PSYCHIATRY

Friday at 2:55 pm - Link

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Sorry, I forgot to wear my tinfoil hat today - Thomas B

Scientology site? - Sprague D

it is possible to agree with that and not be a Scientologist, you know. - David Risley

Eric Berlin posted a message on Twitter

“Been obsessing over election news and polls post-convention... I don't think I've yet seen McCain crack 47%.”

Friday at 3:09 pm - Link

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that sounds correct - Ruth Ferguson

don't obsess. It isn't worth the time. - David Risley

Best wait the week before the vote. Then go crazy. Not worth going crazy yet. - Christopher Welle

That's the thing about obsessing... you can't not do it! ;-) - Eric Berlin

Shawna Benson posted a message on Twitter

“it's FRIDAY!! W00t! What does everybody have planned for the weekend?”

Friday at 12:18 pm - Link

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continue my work to take over the world. - David Risley

Yolanda posted a message

“I finally got around to playing with Ubiquity. It makes me smile.”

Thursday at 6:37 am - Link

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me too. - Carlos Ayala

I've been using it for a few days now, I'm very impressed. What do you use the most with it? - Matt Hilton

I expect Ubiquity-variety functionality to be one of the first extensions added to Chrome. - abacab

Sorry Matt, I didn't see your question there. All I did yesterday was walk through the tutorial. I'm wondering... does it have a post to friendfeed command yet? - Yolanda

Still on my to-do list. - David Risley

just installed and learning - Marcos Vicente

Anthony Citrano posted a message on Twitter

“Governor Palin is re-reading sections of her convention speech, word for word, at an event in Wisconsin. That's revealing.”

Friday at 9:58 am - Link

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[complete with plenty of references to eye-rack]. In fairness, so did McCain when he followed her. He even had the nerve to ask the crowd if they had seen her speech Wednesday night. That seems dumb. - Anthony Citrano

Is there a link? - Michael Fidler via twhirl

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Do they not have televisions in that part of Wisconsin? - Chris Rivait

It worked. Now it's a stump speech. Barry and Joe have canned speeches, too. - Jay Tannenbaum

Funny how you guys point out this kind of thing only for the GOP. - David Risley

Doesn't everyone do this? - Vincent Ferrari

@David - you won't get away with that kind of dismissiveness with me, buster! Check my record. I am not a Democrat and am an equal-opportunity criticizer. @Jay: I've never seen Obama nor Biden get up in front of a crowd and read the same speech - verbatim, no less - that they gave the previous day. You have? - Anthony Citrano

@Vincent: no. I just watched Obama pick up a microphone in Scranton and just talk. There are *some* humans in public service. I've done a little speechwriting myself... of course in a campaign you need to hit on the same points over and over, key messages, etc. I have no problem with that. But: adapt your speech to your audience, be flexible, be authentic. Anyone in your audience with an IQ over room temp will appreciate it. - Anthony Citrano

McCain stumbled through the same speech as well - Rahsheen

Fair enough. Just asking :-) - Vincent Ferrari

Oh and some free marketing advice: if you're stumping in front of an ice cream shop in Wisconsin in the summer, take your jacket off. - Anthony Citrano

I guess all I'm saying is that we have a Palin speech sample of 1.5 (2 when she finishes). She will get her talking points together and start to riff over time. McCain actually changed his talking points and strategy last night. He is not a gifted speaker and will have to settle in. Barack and Joe have been working the same shtick for quite some time. I dare say it's just another reason for you to be disappointed in the GOP, but I bet you'll be OK. :) - Jay Tannenbaum

Won't hurt her. When we think it's worn out, most people will have just barely noticed. Now, that *will* hurt her when she's forced into an interview with a non-compliant journalist. - Chris Baskind

In terms of "authenticity" -- we'll have to see who wins that battle during the debates. - Jay Tannenbaum

Palin also lost her telepromter halfway through her speech....I think this is an indication of absolutely nothing. I am out to find out their stances on the issues. The debates are my sanctuary. - Ben Parr

I think everyone underestimated Palin before. It would be a mistake to do it again. - Jay Tannenbaum

But it won't matter *at all* on the stump.She could give essentially the same speech from now until election day. And she will. VPs don't matter much after the conventions. Staff attention goes back to McCain. - Chris Baskind

You are right, Chris. Let's leave the overly thorough stagecraft critiques to Keith O. - Jay Tannenbaum

@Chris Baskind - my instinct is to agree with your first comment - people will barely notice. But on the other hand, this isn't in the media environment of say, 1980, where one can go around giving the same speech word for word and voters won't see that as rote / shallowness. My primary point, though is that it *may* reveal a bit about her depth. But as Jay T correctly points out, our sample size is really small. - Anthony Citrano

Analysis of Obama's Stump Speech from the WaPo. Anatomy of a Stump Speech: Sen. Barack Obama's stump speech is a 45-minute, ever-evolving set piece that he has given as often as three or four times a day for months and months, from tiny county fairgrounds in Iowa last summer to packed basketball arenas in big cities around the country in recent weeks. http://www.washingtonpost.com/... - Brian Newman

@Brian Newman: Wow, great find, thanks. Hadn't seen that. As I said, one must hit on their key points repeatedly, to be sure. What one shouldn't be doing is reading the exact same words over and over with no accommodation of one's audience. It seems intellectually very weak. - Anthony Citrano

If you've found the language you like, I see no problem in quoting yourself. - Brian Norwood

Chris Heuer posted a message on Twitter

“WOW - just saw the new Seinfeld Microsoft ads - they are terrible! $300MM campaign... give me 1% of that and I could do better”

Friday at 10:05 am - Link

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No matter what, Microsoft rarely matches Apple when it comes to marketing. - David Risley

Kyle Lacy posted a message on Twitter

“Ahh the beautiful Houston airport”

Friday at 9:46 am - Link

IAH or HOU? - Josh Haley

Welcome to Houston. Now don't breathe again until you get home, LOL. - Trish R

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I could live there. Uummm....yeah. - David Risley

the big one ? :-) - Kyle Lacy via fftogo

I hope you're in Intercontinental.. Hobby is a craphole. - Haggis (Sean)

thats Bush (IAH) rather than Hobby. You're 15 mins away from my house. What are you doing in Houston? - Josh Haley

I hate Hobby, too, Sean. I come back to a flat tire every time I park there. - Trish R

2:30. Layover until my flight to Oklahoma City blahh - Kyle Lacy via fftogo

I can't wait!!!! Bababababa booo ya ! - Brady Wood

I'm flying through Dallas in a couple weeks. Another national monument, there. - David Risley

see ya soon Brady - Kyle Lacy via fftogo

Sean McBride posted a link

Think Progress » McCain Campaign Plans To Keep Palin Away From The Press

Friday at 9:45 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"The McCain campaign reportedly told the Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder not to expect any one-on-one interviews with Palin any time soon. Despite McCain’s pledge of transparency — even proposing a regular President’s question time with Congress modeled after the British version — he has been shutting off press access for months. Yesterday, a Time reporter explained that McCain bizarrely refused to answer his questions, “like he’d been body-snatched.” Davis insisted that “there are no strings attached” to media access to McCain. Yet just this week, McCain abruptly canceled an interview with Larry King as punishment for a tough CNN interview with one of his spokesmen. What’s more, top McCain aide Mark Salter said that “only the good reporters” would get the best seats in the new campaign plane. “You have to earn it,” he said." - Sean McBride via Bookmarklet

how is it that everyone on mccain's team is so enthusiastic about palin, yet won't let her speak on her own to the press? and furthermore they (the press) have to "earn it?" man..... - Cee Bee

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Oh, don't fall for that shit. Palin will be out there. Count on it. - David Risley

They selected her as window dressing, and are scared to death of what might come out of her mouth if she is allowed to speak spontaneously. Apparently McCain's handlers, puppeteers and script writers are even afraid to let him speak on his own. - Sean McBride

Pit bulls are shy. - Trish R

I have to say - if I were in their shoes, I would too. - Anthony Citrano

And all the lefties in this place sing kumbaya at the wishful thinking that Palin will stay quiet. :-) Sorry, I had to. ;-) Its all in good fun. - David Risley

David -- feel free to embarrass yourself at length. :) Seriously: the same people who are jumping in with both feet to embrace Sarah Palin without knowing anything about her are precisely the same people who put George W. Bush into office (now one of the least popular presidents in American history) and who cheered on the Iraq War (the worst foreign policy disaster in American history). These people never learn. They don't know how to reserve judgment, to collect and analyze facts, to THINK. Sarah Palin is a huge mess waiting to happen. Many of the people who knew her best in Alaska, including leading Republicans, have provided ample warnings. - Sean McBride

Mark Salter is one of the key neoconservatives (another is Randy Scheunemann) who control nearly every word that comes out of John McCain's mouth, but few Americans know anything about him. That's the idea -- the ignorance is by design. - Sean McBride

David: Kumbaya is a religious song BTW. And popular with the Scouts [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K... ] It's all about seeking God's mercy. It wasn't written for the left. But I see how often it's cited as some sort of leftist anthem. Leftists don't want Palin to stay quiet. Far from it! The more she says, the better. She's a loose canon. Loose canons are always risky in any political party but oh so fun to watch as they explode! Bring it Palin! - melmcbride

they have to earn it? you mean the all the media ass-kissing and overlooking mccain's gaffes of the last 7 months didn't earn them anything? okay. - faboo mama

@David, I don't think any "lefties" want her to keep quiet, aren't most people curious about who she is and what she has to say? (Other than reading a speech, of course.) - Trish R

There is indeed a huge gap between her speech at the convention, which had a brilliant design (at least about half way in, the other half has to be fact checked carefully) and the incredible speech at her church. Does David appreciate the idea of a God ordering wars on Iraq, Iran and further selections? - Barbara J. Sibold

she will be fine ... any of us would have to adjust and learn if we were thrown into her position ... patience, it will come - Gregory Lent

I'm not a leftist (nor a rightie) and I think the more everyone says, the better. Palin has some catching up to do and needs to start doing some real interviews. - Anthony Citrano

Jason Calacanis posted a message on Twitter

“Politics aside: McCain talking about being tortured is just heartbreaking+inspiring. He's an amazing American and human being. McCain/Obama?”

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uh sorry jason, you can't really do politics aside on this, being an 'amazing american' doesn't equate to any kind of right to lead on policies. Politically speaking: He's voted with Bush, against renewables, and even support of torture. Don't go there buddy, that's the propaganda trap you're suppose to fall for. Yet, it has no bearing on policy. - David Lynch

agree with Jason - and it has everything to do with the quality of the person and the ability to lead - Chris Selland

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Yeah, Jason. Don't buy into the amazing American bit. The only thing you're allowed to buy into is a black guy running in a racist country and winning the nod of a major political party. That propaganda is A O K, and by believing it, you're furthering the truth. Oh yea... If you don't buy into it, you're a racist. - Vincent Ferrari

OH, and you're not falling for propaganda when you wax on about Obama? Who's a good little lemming? You are! - David Risley

To me, an amazing american is one who let's others live their lives....So by that definition, neither candidate qualifies as an amazing american. - Chris Rossini

Vincent as usual cuts through the crap - and makes a great point. - Tony Kanzia

Absolutely admire and appreciate McCain's service to his country. (I come from a family of soldiers.) Doesn't mean I at all agree with half his policies. But I'm equally dubious about Obama's, so I'm an equal opportunity hater, I guess. - WarMaiden

WarMaiden - join with me on my new campaign to vote None of the Above - Alan Simpson

@Warmaiden: It's called being informed. No one should "fall" for either of these candidates, to be honest, but it seems like you're only allowed to "fall" for Obama's populism without getting any crap for it. - Vincent Ferrari

Why is racism being brought up? - Angel Smith

@Alan - with you there. @Vincent - I think both sides have gotten equal crap, from each other. I'm going to sit out and hold my breath until we get a parliamentary system and then everyone can have their beloved crazies in the government, but we wont be held hostage to any of them ;) - WarMaiden

Why is it that every four years I find myself, once again, having to decide between the least bad of two bad choices? - Chris Lamprecht

Because you, like most people, every four years vote for the lesser of two evils. - Vincent Ferrari

Or we could have a system like France where porn stars, racists and people with mob ties can and do get positions within the government. Let the common man/woman run the government. That's what I say. - Jason Shultz via twhirl

why does anyone care who is an "amazing American"? Why not be concerned with who is an amazing person? an amazing thinker? an amazingly compassionate human being? - William Harryman

@Jason - are you saying we don't have racists, & mob ties in our government??? Please tell me you're joking. - WarMaiden

An amazing lover! - Vincent Ferrari

Because, in this case, he's running for American president. He's quality as an American is a pretty big issue. - Brian Norwood

Then again, according to GW's policies John McCain wasn't tortured. - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

Being tortured, while awful, is not a political qualification for running the country. (Unless you want to start electing Senators from Gitmo.) Policy and the GSD factor is. (Also, my sense of humor wants me to crack that I'd be more impressed if he had evaded capture all President Harrison Ford-style, but I think it's in poor taste to joke about something like that...) - WarMaiden

This government's policies on torture are a fucking joke, honestly, and a disgrace. To say waterboarding isn't torture, for example, is just ridiculous. I challenge anyone who thinks so to try it out. I know I won't. I don't need to experience it to understand what it is. - Vincent Ferrari

You're absolutely right... What other credentials do you really need to run the country besides serving one's country in war? I mean it's not like we are comparing skipping out on your service verses 3 purple hearts... oh look, there's a hippo in this rock city - John Worthington

I don't think military credentials are "it" either. - Vincent Ferrari

Vincent: At least he has credentials. - David Risley

David... and Bush did what exactly? - John Worthington

John: News flash: Bush isn't running. - David Risley

Chiming in to agree, more or less. McCain/Palin will steal this election (it's already a wrap, but please do vote) because they are selling America and Americana, and Americans just eat that stuff up. Touting good, wholesome, conservative, *American* family values and gravy-training 9/11 and wars we've lost and/or gotten run out of...? Maybe we should be separating the issues from the circumstances. - Julian

Really... wow I am dumb... But you can't talk out of the left side of your mouth saying at least McCain has served his country and out of the right support the Republican's logic that it didn't matter 4 years ago... - John Worthington

McCain has yet to utter a single word about how he will help middle America or help those in poverty. His tax plan is directly reflective of his propensity to cater to wealthy america. Where is his plan to promote education, exactly what will he do to help the lower middle class who are struggling to make it day by day, how will his actions provide temporary relieve to energy crisis, housing crisis, mortgage crisis? health plan? Stop listening to the puke, and give us facts. - Jody C

Take a look at this perspective, from a man that thinks this 'amazing american' does not qualify to become president, BECAUSE of all the talking points that make him an 'amazing american' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... - Jody C

Jeez, Jody, you didn't even listen to him, did you? Or are you just letting the talking heads do your thinking for you? - David Risley

My Dad adored McCain. When he was dying, I read 2 of McCain's autobiographies to him. I agree with your comment about him being an amazing American and human being. He's been my senator for a long time as well. Politics aside, I think both McCain and Obama are very interesting people, both with high road thoughts, which I admire. I tend to emphasize character over political promises when I vote. The world changes, the issues change (somewhat). I want the elected official I think has the character to adjust. - Charlene Kingston

I'm (so far) voting for McCain. I like a lot, I dislike a lot. I admire his sacrifice and endurance at the hands of the enemy. He's a hero. ....but. Every time this comes up, I can't help but think about scene in Pulp Fiction where Captain Koons presents Butch with his father's watch. And I giggle a little. - Brian Norwood

nice try still not voting for him - adolfo foronda

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