tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725251093226443862.post1873552439761480753..comments2024-02-27T07:12:47.041-08:00Comments on Blog about a blog about a blog about a blog: And the 6 Degrees of Casey to Ashley Alexandra Dupre Winner is...Akubihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725251093226443862.post-65704432568531053802008-03-29T18:00:00.000-07:002008-03-29T18:00:00.000-07:00despite the fact that Casey Serin AKA Benoit has b...<I>despite the fact that Casey Serin AKA Benoit has been stuffing the ballot box</I><BR/>I only rigged the election so that I'd win 2nd place. heh. But you caught me -- I guess I'm as skilled at ballot stuffing as I am at committing mortgage fraud! :)Casey Serinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717304841079387915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725251093226443862.post-86998518426507899512008-03-29T11:41:00.000-07:002008-03-29T11:41:00.000-07:00@Mitchell,That looks like an interesting book, but...@Mitchell,<BR/>That looks like an interesting book, but it looks to expensive to find in my local library.<BR/>Why delete the faux oratory? You could be McCain's speech writer.Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725251093226443862.post-54712808092759499552008-03-28T15:57:00.000-07:002008-03-28T15:57:00.000-07:00When I was growing up there was an odd little book...When I was growing up there was an odd little book by Stafford Beer in the municipal library, <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Platform-Change-Stafford-Beer/dp/0471948403" REL="nofollow">"Platform for Change"</A>, a collection of speeches about his experiment in Chile. You can get a glimpse of the prose-poetry style from the Amazon preview, though that edition hasn't preserved the bright color-coding of the original. <BR/><BR/>I came to the office this morning ready to delete my little piece of faux oratory. Maybe I should do a contrite resignation speech, apologizing for having dashed all your hopes, just to round things out. Though it would be more <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal_Meninga#Political_career" REL="nofollow">Mal Meninga</A> than Eliot Spitzer.Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768655514143252049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725251093226443862.post-15074360432881845512008-03-28T10:01:00.000-07:002008-03-28T10:01:00.000-07:00OT, but I thought this was interesting: When milit...OT, but I thought this was interesting: <BR/><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/world/americas/28cybersyn.html?_r=1&oref=slogin" REL="nofollow">When military forces loyal to Gen. Augusto Pinochet staged a coup here in September 1973, they made a surprising discovery. Salvador Allende’s Socialist government had quietly embarked on a novel experiment to manage Chile’s economy using a clunky mainframe computer and a network of telex machines. <BR/><BR/>The project, called Cybersyn, was the brainchild of A. Stafford Beer, a visionary Briton who employed his “cybernetic” concepts to help Mr. Allende find an alternative to the planned economies of Cuba and the Soviet Union. After the coup it became the subject of intense military scrutiny.</A>Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725251093226443862.post-74954180408632941582008-03-28T09:27:00.000-07:002008-03-28T09:27:00.000-07:00Mitchell 2008! Woohoo!Mitchell 2008! Woohoo!Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725251093226443862.post-2728545841143906752008-03-28T06:32:00.000-07:002008-03-28T06:32:00.000-07:00mitchell for prez!mitchell for prez!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725251093226443862.post-91658261297744365212008-03-28T00:44:00.000-07:002008-03-28T00:44:00.000-07:00Congrats, Mitchell.Zzz.Congrats, Mitchell.<BR/><BR/>Zzz.Ogg the Cavemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176616237386296114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725251093226443862.post-6478919312862264702008-03-28T00:18:00.000-07:002008-03-28T00:18:00.000-07:00Friends, I thank you for this expression of confid...Friends, <BR/><BR/>I thank you for this expression of confidence and support. It is an honor to hold this office, and I shall strive to uphold its dignity at all times, mindful of the example set by those who came before me. <BR/><BR/>At a time when <A HREF="http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-i-stopped-believing-in-democracy.html" REL="nofollow">skepticism about the very idea of democracy</A> has been voiced in some quarters, we can say to the world: Look here! Look now! The system works. It may be a bumpy ride sometimes. It may not always make us happy. But it gets the job done. <BR/><BR/>I would like to thank my opponents for their efforts. I also thank Ms Akubi for her work as osberver and scrutineer. I want my victory to unite us, not divide us, and so let us remember that whatever our differences, we were brought together by one man. Whatever challenges, whatever uncertainties the future may bring, always remember in your heart of hearts: <I>it's all good!</I>Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768655514143252049noreply@blogger.com