Archive - Sep 2004
September 22nd
It takes a village
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 09/22/2004 - 18:29Flying back from San Francisco, over Chicago. It has been an uneventful flight so far. The woman next to me is flying with her 10-month-old son. She is on her way to her mother’s house where she will spend the final weeks of her second pregnancy. The son has slept for a good while and she has gotten some sleep, but now, he is awake, but she still needs rest. I tell her to try and rest and I will try to help. He is interested in the computer and wants to squirm around. It does take a village, even a small ad hoc village forty thousand feet over lake Michigan.
September 16th
The great debate debate
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 09/16/2004 - 17:54(Orginally published in Greater Democracy)
In his article on the Presidential debates, Jonathan Alter talks about ‘The Danger of Distractions’. He points out “there's a second reason Bush wants to spend valuable time debating debates. It runs down the clock on discussion of important stuff, like his record in office.”
Reflections – Part 3
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 09/16/2004 - 16:23(Originally published in Greater Democracy)
Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time reflecting on my experiences blogging the national conventions. My thoughts have meandered, but I think I’ve finally arrived at the crux of my reflections. Bloggers are not the new media’s journalists. Bloggers are the new media’s op-ed writers.
Politics, Local and National
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 09/16/2004 - 13:54Yesterday, I spent a bit of time updating LocalPols, my site listing good local politicians around the country, including a clickable map of the State Senate races.
Today, I received an email from the DCCC pointing to an article in The Stakeholder about my local congressman. It presents some good review of how close Shays has really been to Tom Delay.
I've been doing what I can to help the Diane Farrell for Congress campaign, including making turf maps.
September 15th
Random Stuff
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 09/15/2004 - 15:12It has been a slow day. I've been watching reports of Hurricane Ivan on the Weather Channel and I've spent a bit of time updating my list of local political candidates to reflect recent endorsements. (My wife has been endorsed by the Connecticut AFL-CIO.)
I've also been busy creating more turf maps for Diane Farrell's campaign.. On the job front leads, keep showing up, but nothing substantial yet.
