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Oh The Politics...

No doubt that this is an extremely sensitive presidential race in the US this time around. No, I'm not going to write a long post about who I'm endorsing and why. Normally it's not smart to talk politics and religion with friends because it always leads to arguments.

Today I actually was so pissed off at a post on a blog, which I won't mention here, that compared the 2 candidates that I simply unsubscribed and left a comment calling the author an idiot. Obviously the post disagreed with my feelings on the subject but that's not why I called him an idiot.

The post basically used hate and fear tactics to try and scare it's readership into voting for their preferred candidate. I don't mind a post with actual facts that back up your rationale for who you plan on voting for. This post however had no such facts. The odd part is, the blog was an internet marketing related blog and not a political one. From the majority of the comments left on the post it looks like I wasn't the only one to abandon ship.

This got me thinking of how passionate people are about this election. So passionate that they are willing to flat out lie and try to scare people into seeing things their way. It's pretty sad that we are where we are as a country today.

To top it off, it looks like one of my favorite blogs (Donklephant) was hacked today. Not the first time I don't think, but it's a pretty bad time for this to happen. This is one of the most balanced political blogs I can find. Authors express views from the left, middle and right and while the editor is obviously biased towards the left he has never stopped worthy posts from being published (as far as I know anyways).

While I don't think either candidate is the best for the job there is one that I am absolutely 100% voting for. Here's a hint, around 57% of the country agrees with me. You should be able to figure that one out.

Enjoy the debates tonight.

Oh yea.. GO DODGERS!!!

Technorati Tags: hacked, politics, idiot, hate, donklephant, fear

Peter For President - Help Me Get Elected

I was recently contacted by Channel 3 news.. Here is the story they put together.

I am seriously considering running.. Any input?

Technorati Tags: comedy, election, peter for president, president

Super Tuesday - Go Vote!

For those of you in the US, today is an important day. It is our national primary (essentially) and will decide our candidates for the presidential election later this year. Just wanted to post a reminder for everyone to go out and vote today!

Technorati Tags: history, super tuesday, vote

RSS Feeds That Fatten Your Wallet

I've received a few emails asking what RSS feeds I read regularly. I figured it would be a fun post to list the feeds I read and why. So without further delay, here is my list of subscribed RSS feeds (all the links below will link to their RSS feeds, not their websites).

Marketing / Affiliate

Dosh Dosh - I found this one about a year ago accidently. There are some very well written posts on this blog. They are usually long and very informative.

Chris Bloczynski - I recently found this guy's blog and it's been a good read for me. A lot of discussion on writing and techniques.

John Chow - I read John Chow because, well, who doesn't read his blog?

Peter Sanchez - What? I can't verify that my RSS is updating correctly? So yea... I read my own stuff... OK!

UberAffiliate - Very informative blog. A lot of tips & tricks from the affiliate marketing world. One of my favorites from this category.

ShoeMoney - Not just a good source of information, but also for motivation. Guy has an awesome story.

Quick Sprout - I recently read about this one on ShoeMoney. So far it's a decent read, but I am still new here.

Tech

TechCrunch - Another one of those "Who doesn't read this" blogs. Latest news on startups and any other happenings in Silicon Valley.

The B-List - Very specific blog. Most of the posts are related to the Django project. Django is a python web framework that I have spent the last year learning & loving.

WAC - This guy is actually a friend of mine. Works at google, finds tons of OS X bugs, etc. A lot of family posts as well, but hey, I couldn't not list his blog too :)

Found+Read - Blog about the internet technologies and new startups.

Frank Addante - He's got a founder blog which discusses his various businesses. Smart guy with a track record for success. Not updated that often, but it's a good post when it is.

Paul Stamatiou - I know, I can't pronounce his last name either. This guy reviews all sorts of nifty stuff and has interesting posts that keep geeks like me coming back.

Peter Sanchez - Umm.. *cough*

Read/Write Web - News on startups, mergers, etc. Sort of like a smaller tech crunch but often profile startups that don't make it to TC.

Jason Calacanis - This is more of a personal blog of his but I do enjoy reading it. He is a successful business man who is also the founder of Mahalo.

Political

Donklephant - Awesome blog that I found when it was teeny tiny. It's grown a lot in the last year or so and I am really impressed with the quality, considering it's not the owners full time job or anything.

Misc.

Joi Ito - Personal blog of Joi Ito. I met him in Wellington, New Zealand at the ICANN conference. Very nice guy and a hugely successful internet entrepreneur. He has invested in so many "name brand" blogging and Web 2.0 startups that it would make your head spin.

Matt Maroon - Former professional poker player turned Web 2.0 founder. I read this blog mainly because his posts are very refreshing. He has a style that's all his own for sure.

iJustine - I met Justine when she came in to LA and hung out with us at Groovr. She's a sweet heart but when that camera is off, and she's had a shot or two, well.. She's still a sweet heart. Her blog doesn't have much other than her crazy videos, etc. Good for a quick laugh.

That's about it. My list changes pretty often, but right now these are what I am reading. Most of these I have read for some time and don't plan on abandoning any time soon.

Am I missing any thing that you consider a MUST read? I happily accept recommendations.

Technorati Tags: blogs, business, rss feeds, technology

Let Osama Go?!?

Ahhh, fresh from a weekend in Las Vegas, I had a whole lot of articles to read in my Google Reader... One of my favorite blogs, Donklephant, had an interesting post related to a Fox News story by Colonel David Hunt.

Apparently we had Osama Bin Laden in our lap and we let him and his convoy ride away. This was just 2 months ago! Now, I am not that political and don't pretend to know all the issues, etc. But can someone please explain this to me? Why was it smart to let him go? I have to believe, no matter how much I despise our current administration, that they didn't let him go without a very good strategic reason. Unfortunately, I am afraid that the exact opposite is the reason. They simply didn't pull the trigger. Oi...

Technorati Tags: fox news, osama bin laden, george w bush

Bush Family Ties To Nazi's

Found this video trolling the internet today. It makes some very serious claims about the current president, George W. Bush. I am definitely not a fan of our current administration, but this video is a bit dangerous. This investigative reporter claims that the Bush family fortune began with helping in the laundering of Nazi money. Even claims that his family tree had part in a plot to form a facist government here in the states, mirroring the tactics of Nazi Germany. You be the judge!

Watch the video

Technorati Tags: crime, george w bush, hitler, nazi

The Imus Situation

I am so tired of this story. It's been blown so far out of proportion it's not even funny. Don't fire him for his sexist comment. Fire him because his ratings on both CBS Radio and MSNBC broadcast are among the lowest of his time slot. Now we have to listen to 2 huge racists themselves, Al Sharpton & Jesse Jackson, spew their BS all over the air waves.

Another great write up from Donklephant. Here is a quote:

Imus has been a so-called shock jock for a long time and has uttered an uncountable number of insensitive remarks over the years. CBS and NBC knew who he was and what he was likely to say. Yet this mildly racist, undeniably sexist comment gets him axed? Why? The answer is simple: the media needed the next sensationalistic story. Once that story was running nonstop, advertisers got scared and pulled away. CBS is just following its advertisers who are following the media who are following the immature, irresponsible, narrow-minded ideology that far too often masquerades as journalism these days.

Full article is here.

Technorati Tags: imus, politics, racism, stupid