Pat Rock on Jan 21st, 2010Naomi Klein on Branding Taking over American Politics
Naomi Klein on Branding Taking over American Politics
I love this line about Obama’s presidency so far:
Though it’s too soon to issue a verdict on the Obama presidency, we do know this: he favours the grand symbolic gesture over deep structural change every time. So he will make a dramatic announcement about closing the notorious Guantánamo [...]
Pat Rock on Dec 19th, 2008Open Letter To Obama: Throw me a frikkin’ bone
Dear Mr. President Elect,
Honestly, if I was in the same room with you I might throw a shoe at you. Except I’m afraid of being detained and beaten
Should I even bother reminding you that a significant number of people who voted for you are indeed that hoary old cliche, “Leftists” with a capital L?
So [...]
Pat Rock on Aug 26th, 2008Rick Warren and Nominees
When I saw that the candidates were going to appear on TV and be interviewed (interrogated?) by Rick Warren I honestly didn’t think twice about it. We see candidates on Oprah, on Late Night, on Saturday Night Live, and other stranger venues so it didn’t seem unusual to to think about Rick Warren, famous [...]