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About John Viescas
Mon, 03/24/2008 - 17:19 — John Viescas| John Viescas finds the choicest tidbits of information buried away in the deepest recesses of the Internet and lets you know about them here. We hope you find them interesting. |
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John was born and raised in "The West-Texas Town of El Paso" (apologies to Marty Robbins) - son of a first generation Mexican-American and an immigrant from England. He went off to the University of Chicago in the late 1960s to study mathematics. Yes, he was there for the 1968 convention.
It was at the Lab for Astrophysics and Space Research that he discovered his talent with computers and left college to become one of the early computer "geeks." He later settled on databases as a specialty (he can show you how to perform searches in the Federal Election Commission donations database) and went on to become a best-selling author of books about Microsoft Access and the SQL database language. As a life-long Democrat, he's always been involved in politics in small to big ways. He worked for the local party in downstate Illinois (Republican country) in the early 70s, and campaigned vigorously for Howard Dean from Hawaii to Iowa in 2003 and 2004. He currently lives part of the year in Paris, France.
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The wheels are coming off...
Fri, 10/31/2008 - 10:42 — John ViescasBy the way, this will be my last post before the election. I'm off to Italy next week for two weeks of vacation. We've heard they have CNN there. (grin)
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A little inspiration...
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 18:08 — John Viescas
.. as we grind down through the last week of the campaign. There have been hundreds if not thousands of videos produced in this first campaign waged on YouTube. Here are a couple of my favorites.
First, a classic:
And watch this one sometime Monday (or today if you're inclined):
First, a classic:
And watch this one sometime Monday (or today if you're inclined):
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BREAKING: MSM Finally Says Obama's Going to Win!
Sun, 10/26/2008 - 19:21 — John Viescas
Well, MSNBC had finally done it. It'll be out tomorrow on the MSNBC website, but the "new" map was unveiled today on Meet the Press. Check it out at 4:37 into this video:
Obama: 286, McCain: 163, Tossup: 89
Obama: 286, McCain: 163, Tossup: 89
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Don't miss this "endorsement"!
Sat, 10/25/2008 - 08:04 — John ViescasBookmark/Search this post with:
Obama leads by 10+ in all Big Ten states
Thu, 10/23/2008 - 18:57 — John Viescas
This is over the top.
http://www.bigtenpoll.org/
This is what a LANDSLIDE looks like!
http://www.bigtenpoll.org/
Head-to-head results for individual states
| Illinois | Obama 61% | McCain 32% |
| Indiana | Obama 51% | McCain 41% |
| Iowa | Obama 52% | McCain 39% |
| Michigan | Obama 58% | McCain 36% |
| Minnesota | Obama 57% | McCain 38% |
| Ohio | Obama 53% | McCain 41% |
| Pennsylvania | Obama 52% | McCain 41% |
| Wisconsin | Obama 53% | McCain 40% |
This is what a LANDSLIDE looks like!
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McCain giving up on Colorado...
Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:55 — John Viescas
.. and New Mexico and Iowa.
http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/20/king-of-the-world-says-mccain-pretty-much-giving-up-on-colorado/
http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/20/king-of-the-world-says-mccain-pretty-much-giving-up-on-colorado/
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McCain's Five Disadvantages
Mon, 10/20/2008 - 19:57 — John Viescas
It actually surprises me that Obama doesn't have a bigger lead in the polls. McCain is at a huge disadvantage for these five reasons:
1) George W. Bush (Surely I don't have to explain this.)
2) The Economy
3) Fund raising - Obama raised nearly twice what McCain is limited to spend in September alone
4) Surrogates - McCain doesn't have anyone like Bill and Hillary stumping for him
5) Sarah Palin - The Republicans who have come out for Obama have listed this as their #1 or #2 reason
1) George W. Bush (Surely I don't have to explain this.)
2) The Economy
3) Fund raising - Obama raised nearly twice what McCain is limited to spend in September alone
4) Surrogates - McCain doesn't have anyone like Bill and Hillary stumping for him
5) Sarah Palin - The Republicans who have come out for Obama have listed this as their #1 or #2 reason
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A video to inspire
Sun, 10/19/2008 - 21:24 — John Viescas
Now, I'm not a big fan of hip-hop or rap, but this one grabs me.
Obama '08 - Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo
Obama '08 - Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo
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Colin Powell Endorses Obama
Sun, 10/19/2008 - 19:29 — John Viescas
I'll let Colin Powell speak for himself:
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