COMIC CON 2008 BABY!!

Well, another Comic Con has come and gone. I'll have more to say about it later as I take a break from politics to talk about industry gunk.
As for comic con....I tell ya....for all of its goofyness, for all of its gawdyness..all of its grand over colored oddness...I cant tell you how much I love these things. Comic con is an amazing event.
Growing larger and larger every year.
If I were to have any sort of 'worry', its that it might be getting too big for its venue. And if the rumors hold true..it could stop being a "san diego" comic con and find its way to Las Vegas where the venues are much bigger and would accomidate the throngs much easier.

Now there are obvious benifits to it being held in Vegas outside of the larger venue. The night life, the FUN of Vegas,

But there are drawbacks.

1) While Vegas might have a lot of fun to it. Dealers that would be going to actually SELL stuff would find themselves fighting with the casinos and nightlife to make their sales.
The con attendance itself would suffer as well due to this.

2) The "FUN" of Vegas is very different than the "FUN" of ComicCon.
In otherwords...Vegas can be a very seedy place. So..you would have much less of a younger crowd going. Now I know that to some THAT would be a good thing.

I disagree.

I like that the very young are getting involved in comic con. But thats just me. A non narcissist.

3) The end of a loooong San Diego Tradition. That would be a very sad thing.

I don't know....I do know that it can't continue for too much longer at this rate though. So till that day comes when comic con does indeed relocate....ENJOY THE MADNESS WHILE YA CAN.

More soon....(don't miss it >:)

obama snubbs the troops....(tsk tsk TSK)

....due to it not being a good photo op. But are you really surprised? Are ya?
Now bow your head in shame lil feller.

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Wall Street Journal

July25,2008

Jay Solomon reports from Germany on the presidential race.

"The Obama campaign is responding to criticism for its canceling of a planned visit to a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. The trip was to follow Sen. Barack Obama’s speech Thursday in Berlin that was attended by 200,000 Europeans.

Obama’s opponents have used the canceled visit to charge the Democrat cares more about European sentiment then American soldiers. The Obama camp said they canceled the event after the Pentagon ruled it was a campaign event, and needed to be funded from the senator’s election kitty."

And from NBC...

What's not on Obama's schedule...

Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:37 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Domenico Montanaro

At 1:42 p.m. of its "Obama Live Ticker" -- essentially livblogging Obama's day in Germany -- Der Spiegel writes, "SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that Obama has cancelled a planned short visit to the Rammstein and Landstuhl US military bases in the southwest German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The visits were planned for Friday. 'Barack Obama will not be coming to us,' a spokesperson for the US military hospital in Landstuhl announced. 'I don't know why.' Shortly before the same spokeswoman had announced a planned visit by Obama.

*** UPDATE *** From NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube
A U.S. military official tells NBC News they were making preparations for Sen. Barack Obama to visit wounded troops at the Landstuhl Medical Center at Ramstein, Germany on Friday, but "for some reason the visit was called off."

One military official who was working on the Obama visit said because political candidates are prohibited from using military installations as campaign backdrops, Obama's representatives were told, "he could only bring two or three of his Senate staff member, no campaign officials or workers." In addition,
"Obama could not bring any media. Only military photographers would be permitted to record Obama's visit."

The official said "We didn't know why" the request to visit the wounded troops was withdrawn. "He (Obama) was more than welcome. We were all ready for him."

Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever

YIKES. 9 % ????

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Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category.

Last month, 11% of voters gave the legislature good or excellent ratings. Congress has not received higher than a 15% approval rating since the beginning of 2008.

The percentage of Democrats who give Congress positive ratings fell from 17% last month to 13% this month. The number of Democrats who give Congress a poor rating remained unchanged. Among Republicans, 8% give Congress good or excellent ratings, up just a point from last month. Sixty-five percent (65%) of GOP voters say Congress is doing a poor job, down a single point from last month.

Voters not affiliated with either party are the most critical of Congressional performance. Just 3% of those voters give Congress positive ratings, down from 6% last month. Sixty-three percent (63%) believe Congress is doing a poor job, up from 57% last month.

Just 12% of voters think Congress has passed any legislation to improve life in this country over the past six months. That number has ranged from 11% to 13% throughout 2008. The majority of voters (62%) say Congress has not passed any legislation to improve life in America.

Voters hold little positive sentiment about the future. Just 41% find it at least somewhat likely that Congress will address important problems facing our nation in the near future, while 55% find this unlikely.

Despite these negative attitudes towards Congress, Democrats continue to enjoy a double digit lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot.

Most voters (72%) think most members of Congress are more interested in furthering their own political careers. Just 14% believe members are genuinely interested in helping people.

A separate Rasmussen survey found that half of all voters believe America’s best days are in the past. However, another survey found that 64% of voters also believe that the world would be a better place if more countries were similar to the United States.