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Widget of the Day

By Karen Tumulty | March 18, 2009 | +

This very cool one, brought to us by the Washington Post, tracks “the timing, demographics and connections of President Obama’s senior political appointments.”

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  • fourlegsgood

    Very cool. Ain’t technology grand?

  • 53_3

    After 16,000 years, it finally loaded.
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    It’s worth mentioning that this clearly was not hucked up in their political department.
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    It seems clear that the likes of Rusty and Hula really do have a misplaced fear of Black Americans taking over government.
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    The ‘connections’ tab?
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    That one’s a bit more suspect. If ‘connected to Tom Daschle’ is the worst of the lot, these guys are going to have to work a lot harder whipping up fear a la Rush Limbaugh.

  • http://nicewhitelady.blogspot.com/ joyomama

    This is one of the things that digital professor types get all excited about: development that tap existing databases in dynamic and engaging ways. Very, very cool.

  • kbanginmotown

    If I were fond of, say…wearing tinfoil hats, I’d be really creeped out about the way all of the demographic Pie Charts just kind of…grow…like the gub’mint…jus’ takin’ over ev’r'thin’!!
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    Cool link, K-Tum. Now got on the case: Obama has only nominated 100 of 488 positions? Slacker.

  • stuartzechman

    KT:
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    I can do stuff like this in my sleep. Any decent web/database developer can.
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    If you had your own blog, and you gave me the data, I’d have this up for you on your site in less than a day.
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    I hope they didn’t outsource this…the communication back and forth would take 16 times as long as the actual job.
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    It’s the technology equivalent of somebody playing the intro to “Stairway to Heaven” on guitar, and people exclaiming “Oh my God! I can recognize that song!”.
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    That said, thanks for the information, it’s definitely worth a look.

  • cdservais

    stuartzechman,
    Can you whip up a widget that tracks your arrogance, because it would be off the charts right now.

  • rustyreturns

    Can you whip up a widget that tracks your arrogance, because it would be off the charts right now.
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    Just right now? BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, boy you have not visited this site much.

  • cdservais

    stuartzechman,
    While you’re at it, why don’t you whip up an arrogance meter for rusty too?

  • Cliff

    why don’t you whip up an arrogance meter for rusty too?
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    That would just be a 3X5 notecard with an infinity symbol drawn on it. You’d be better off with a self-parody meter.

  • spob

    They should have a widget that tracks truly laughable speeches in Congress–like this one:

    http://www.redstate.com/jeff_emanuel/2009/03/18/i-dont-know-how-much-overlap-there-is-in-a-venn-diagram-of-florida-grads-and-corrine-brown-d-fl-voters-but/

    We could have a top ten list.

  • stuartzechman

    Sorry about the rudeness, folks.
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    I’ll try to do better next time.

  • rustyreturns

    And, how about this little tidbit…
    http://www.black-and-right.com/2009/03/18/did-the-army-invade-alabama/
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    If the Governor didn’t order it, and our dearly loved President didn’t order it, who did??
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    My first vote, Rahm E. The ballerina turned White House Cheif of Staff. My second vote, Joe E Biden!!

  • 53_3

    Spob. On speeches, the top ten list of faux-pas are all filled by John McCain and/or Sarah Palin.
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    BTW, the “Marriage” Made In Conservative Heaven?
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    Kaff, kaff, didn’t uh, work. Looks like we have another unwed moother…

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