Monthly Archives: September 2004

Save Betamax – National Call-In Day September 14

Posted on 9/10/2004 by Ben

Downhill Battle is organizing a national call-in day to oppose the INDUCE act. Sign up to call Senators who support the act on September 14th. The INDUCE act threatens to reverse the Supreme Court’s Betamax ruling that made VCR’s legal: … Continue reading →

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Ben Barnes “60 Minutes” interview tonight

Posted on 9/8/2004 by Ben

The interview I mentioned earlier with Ben Barnes, the former Texas lieutenant governor who claims he pulled strings to get George W. Bush into the National Guard in 1968, airs on tonight’s edition of “60 Minutes.”

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Vote or Not

Posted on 9/7/2004 by Ben

The creators of Hot or Not are giving away $100,000 to a registered voter and another $100,000 to the person who refers the winner to the sweepstakes. Go register and I’ll get the referral.

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Album of the Week

Posted on 9/3/2004 by Ben

The album of the week is Björk’s Medúlla.

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Ben Barnes to break silence on “60 Minutes”

Posted on 9/1/2004 by Ben

Former Texas lieutenant governor Ben Barnes will reportedly go public in a 60 Minutes interview with his claim that he pulled strings in 1968 to get George W. Bush into the Air National Guard. The Republican smear machine is already … Continue reading →

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Radio 4 revives Hitchhiker’s game

Posted on 9/1/2004 by Ben

Nice, BBC Radio 4 is doing a web-based version of the old Infocom Hitchhiker’s text adventure game to coincide with the new radio series.

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