Advice We Can take To Heart From Conan O'Brien On Cynicism

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Saturday January 23, 2010 · 2:39 AM PST

2010/01/23 · 02:39

I just finished watching the last episode of the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and here were his closing words, which can be seen here (approx 3:20):

All I ask of you is one thing, particularly of young people: please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism -- for the record, it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere.

Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen. I'm telling you, amazing things will happen!"

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Should we allow Cynicsm to be our downfall?

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Should we allow Cynicsm to be our downfall?

Yes

13 votes

5 votes

HELL NO!

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Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) Under FBI Investigation

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Monday October 19, 2009 · 3:56 PM PDT

2009/10/19 · 15:56

Im not really a big diarist by any stretch of the imagination, but this issue is close to my heart. Ken Calvert has represented my district (CA-44) for far too long, and he only won his last election 52-48 after vastly outspending his opponent. This district has particularly been hit hard by home foreclosures, which Ken Calvert has done nothing to address. It is also good to know that Obama went on to win this district by a slim margin. It has come out today that Ken Calvert is being investigated by the FBI over a land deal.

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Tuesday October 06, 2009 · 9:58 AM PDT

2009/10/06 · 09:58

After taking a month off, I have decided to only rank the top 15 races, due to the fact that low tier races really don't have many game changing events occurring, well, ever.

On my second attempt at ranking the United States Senate seats that are up for election in the 2010 election Cycle, I will attempt to limit my spelling mistakes, as well as double check my facts. Apparently I missed a few things last time around...

I rank my races similarly to Nate Silver's 2010 Senate rankings over on his site FiveThirtyEight, in which, the senate seats that are most likely to change parties are at the top, and seats less likely to change hands are at the bottom. I am also adopting the arrows Nate uses to tell us whether a race has increased ( title= ) or decreased ( title= ) its likelihood of changing hands since it was last ranked.

So, on with the show!

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Which State's Senate Race Are You Most Interested In?

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Which State's Senate Race Are You Most Interested In?

Missouri

5 votes

Ohio

6 votes

New Hampshire

4 votes

Kentucky

1 vote

Nevada

5 votes

Connecticut

7 votes

Arkansas

0 votes

North Carolina

2 votes

Illinois

7 votes

Colorado

1 vote

Iowa

4 votes

Delaware

6 votes

Pennsylvania

5 votes

Louisiana

1 vote

Texas

9 votes

Daman's 2010 Senate Rankings: Inaugural Edition

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Tuesday July 28, 2009 · 3:03 PM PDT

2009/07/28 · 15:03

First off, I would like to start by saying this is only my second diary in the approximately 6 months I have been a registered user, so I am going to guess that 100% of the people reading this do not recognize my user name, but I hope that changes. I happen to be a major political junkie, and tend the find senate races the most interesting of all political races for public office, and hope to have a somewhat accurate outlook to what is ahead in the 2010 Senate Elections.

My future updates will be sporadic, due to the fact that I am heading to College in mid-August, where I hope to major in either Journalism or Political Science. I will try to write a general diary at least once a month that updates all the races, and write up about specific races if any major game changing events occur. Each race is ranked similarly to the way Nate Silver does it over at his FiveThirtyEight blog, in which races are ranked by likely hood of the current seat changing parties. With all the boring stuff out of the way, lets get on with the show.

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Friday June 05, 2009 · 12:38 PM PDT

2009/06/05 · 12:38

Shortly after midnight on June 5th, 1968, the man who many believed would have became the Democratic nominee for the 1968 presidential election, and quite possibly the 37th President of the United States, was shot down in cold blood while walking through a kitchen. This same man, made the profound claim in the 1960's that it was entirely possible for a black man to become the President of the United States with the short span of 40 years.

While the prospect of Robert Kennedy's claim is astounding, I do not write this diary to reflect on what Senator Kennedy said about future presidents. I write this diary as a reminder of what Kennedy said on a much grimmer aspect. With the recent assassination of the Dr. George Tiller by a "Pro-Life" terrorist, and the ever growing hate speech that is occurring on the other side of the aisle, the speech Robert F. Kennedy made in the aftermath of Dr. Marin Luther King is as relevant today as it was back in early April of 1968.

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