sarichka
9/6/07
07:36am
So my Linguistics professor told us a funny story the other day in lecture. Apparently when Senator Larry Craig held his press conference to address the charges of his airport bathroom cruising, the VERY FIRST WORDS out of his mouth were, “Thank you all for coming out today.” Perfect, no? I wonder if he was aware of the awesome double entendre that helped him kick off the press conference with a bang!
Language snarkiness aside, it’s September here at Cal, which means IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF KICKING ASS! For those of you who’ve been around the block before, welcome back, and for those of you who are newbies (shall we dub thee Baby Dems?) welcome!!
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sarichka
3/20/07
11:52pm
As you, your professor, The Daily Cal, and probably even your mom already know, Barack Obama paid a visit to our fair Bay Area last Saturday afternoon to give a speech outside of Oakland City Hall. I arrived at 12th Street around 12:30 in the afternoon to help sell t-shirts, buttons, and stickers for the campaign, and although the gates for the event didn’t even open until 3:00 (not to mention the fact that Obama himself didn’t begin speaking until around 4:30), crowds were already lined up around the block by 1:30!
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thar
3/5/07
06:17pm
On Sunday John Edwards came to Berkeley to give a campaign speech. The audience—a mixture of students and community members—packed the auditorium in the YWCA across the street from campus, and hundreds more listened to his speech on loudspeakers outside. Organizers estimated that 1000 (!) people were in attendance. Cal Dems president Michelle Wasserman introduced Edwards, identifying Cal as the perfect venue thanks to its tradition of political activism and committment to civil rights.
What Edwards talked about, in brief:
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