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Mike Cohen Bee Ng has created a music video shot entirely with a Nikon D90. The quality really looks great.
As this demonstrates, the time & size limit for D90 video isn’t really a problem if you’re going to be doing any editing. You can shoot separate scenes, which will fit easily in the time limit, and join them.
This weekend I’m volunteering at two Get Out The Vote events for Obama:
Both events are at 2040 N Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors.
I’ve started testing the Drupal to WordPress migration using a local copy on my Mac. Using D’arcy Norman’s script as a starting point, I was able to convert most of the content. I still have a lot to clean up. Once I work out some of the problems, I’ll set up a test site for MacMegasite.
McCain is starting to speak out against the vicious anti-Obama attacks. At a recent town hall event, McCain acknowledged the “energy” people have been showing at rallies, and how glad he is that people are excited. But, he says, “I respect Sen. Obama and his accomplishments.” People booed at the mention of his name. McCain, visibly angry, stopped them: “I want EVERYONE to be respectful, and lets make sure we are.”
Later someone said: “I’m scared to bring up my child in a world where Barack Obama is president.”
McCain replied, “Well, I don’t want him to be president, either. I wouldn’t be running if I did. But,” and he paused for emphasis, “you don’t have to be scared to have him be President of the United States.” A round of boos.
At least one Republican is speaking out against the insanity of Palin’s supporters.
Via Daily Kos:
The proliferation of angry, unbalanced mobs at Republican rallies over the past few days has not gone unnoticed, even by Republicans. Illinois Republican Rep. Ray LaHood is the latest to call out the ticket for permitting this kind of behavior.
LaHood supports the McCain ticket, but doesn’t like what he sees at some of the McCain-Palin rallies: When Barack Obama’s name has been mentioned by Sarah Palin, there are shouts of “terrorist,” and LaHood says Palin should put a stop to it.
“Look it,” LaHood said. “This doesn’t befit the office that she’s running for. And frankly, people don’t like it.”
LaHood says it could backfire on the Republican ticket.
He says the names that Obama is being called, “Certainly don’t reflect the character of the man.”
LaHood, generally perceived to be a fairly moderate Republican, is retiring this year, and he also hails from Obama’s state. He certainly deserves praise for having the courage to call out the McCain-Palin ticket for enabling the politics of hate to dominate their campaign events.
The attacks and rhetoric we’re seeing from the McCain-Palin camp now goes far beyond run of the mill gutter politics to something far more dangerous. Campaign events for McCain & Palin look more like KKK rallies with shouts to “kill him“. They’re tapping into seething racism to fire up the base.
Andrew Sullivan points out how dangerous this can be:
But they are also very very dangerous. This is a moment of maximal physical danger for the young Democratic nominee. And McCain is playing with fire. If he really wants to put country first, he will attack Obama on his policies – not on these inflammatory, personal, creepy grounds. This is getting close to the atmosphere stoked by the Israeli far right before the assassination of Rabin.
Meanwhile, Sarah Palin and her husband have been involved with a genuine terrorist organization, the Alaskan Independence Party.
If McCain had one shred of decency, he’d denounce these verbal attacks and tell his supporters to show some respect for Obama.
Vampire Weekend is playing a special show in New York City on Sunday, Oct. 12. All proceeds from the show will go to helping Obama win in swing states.
With Wall Street in economic turmoil, Music for Democracy has proposed an economic stimulus package for this Sunday’s fundraiser event in New York.
“We’re releasing 100 pairs of tickets at $55 per pair to provide economic relief to fans of Vampire Weekend and Crosby & Nash to enjoy our intimate event at St. Raphael’s Catherdral on Sunday,” said Music for Democracy executive director Mitch Manzella, “These tickets will not be available at the door, they are only available through our online ticketing system.”
To purchase these special limited tickets please visit:
I Can Has Cheezburger is now available to download here.
