Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

An American Prayer…

By Karoli August 22, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

…reminding us all of the fierce urgency of NOW: Dave Stewart explains his reasons for writing the song: People long for a connection– whether it is to music, to their…

Obama’s Surprise VP Choice

By Karoli August 21, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Steve Gillmor? According to Obama, “I’ve been listening to Steve’s podcasts and following both the Gillmor Gang and NewsGang Live for some time now. As it turns out, Steve and…

How Many Houses Does McCain Have?

By Karoli August 21, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Obama answers the question quite effectively.

Offshore Drilling: Summary of Talking Points

By Karoli August 20, 2008 Congress, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

I wrote these yesterday for someone who was about to have a conversation with the #dontgo folks. Seems like they belong here, with the photos of untainted oceans too. The…

McCain: Sold out to Big Oil

By Karoli August 19, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

The Play Behind the Politics

By Karoli August 19, 2008 Congress, Domestic Policy No Comments

This will bring my series of images protesting offshore drilling back to even — one for each day this month. So that we’re clear here, the entire offshore drilling debate…