About
ABOUT ME
This blog is the personal rants of me, MJ aka “revoltingpawn” on life, politics, hacking, technology and of course the coming political and social revolution! I travel in cyberspace freely but do have a physical location in Buffalo, NY where I work in the IT department at the downtown library.
While I hate labels you can say I am on the left side of the political spectrum but it can depend on the issue so a open minded and politically incorrect independent at heart here. This blog got it start because I became wary of the direction this country was heading after George Bush and his neo-conservatives hijacked this country. Worse, most of the people and the media had become oblivious of what has been going on so I have felt the need to speak up. For more on the why, read my Welcome post.
I will be contributing to the new sister site Capitol Street (formally Shadow Democracy - link still works for now) run by my good friend Matthew Podoba.
Please also check out my profile on MySpace and If you are so inclined please add me as friend.
COMMENTS AND RULES OF CONDUCT
Comments are very welcome which add to the discussion but I do suggest you stay on topic and use a spell checker. I do hold a person’s first comment only for moderation and of course filter for spam.
I do have strong opinions when posting here or commenting on other blogs so get over it. Having said that, just because I comment here or on another blog does not mean I want to debate with you. While some blogs are free for alls that is not the case on this blog. This is my blog so I make the rules. Please do not cry censorship or first amendment rights since will just mean you need to go back to a Constitution 101 class.
There are only TWO RULES when commenting…
1. No name calling or personal attacks against me or any other users.
2. Comments must be on topic and relevant to the post.
I normally will give one warning but a second comment violating one of the rules will result in that comment being deleted. If a user continues to be an ass they will be banned.
CONTACT ME
You can email if need to at ideasandrevolutionatgmaildotcom.
April 25, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Hi MJ, I actually just ran across “Shadow Democracy” and noticed that Matthew Podoba was enrolled at Empire State in Social Policy, I just wanted to hear from him about how he likes the program. I am considering following the same route (I went to UB and graduated with a BA in Political Science). If you could please relay this message to him it would be greatly appreciated
May 12, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Edmund,
Great program and very flexible. I highly recommend it.
May 16, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Hi there.
I would like to say thank you for stopping by my place; Live Frankly. Your comments have been a very welcome addition. I am honored by your presence and look forward to more of your fantastic insight on future posts.
Love this blog, btw. We definitely think alike in many areas.
Cheers!
MsJoanne
May 17, 2008 at 8:02 am
MsJoanne…
Thanks for your complaints and I enjoyed your post on the Bush war crimes and the resulting discussion. I try my best to smack down the ignorant. You do not have an About page link on you blog but when I typed in the URL manually in fact you do. Nice story and quote from Frank Zappa.
If you are on MySpace feel free to use the link in the upper right to go to my profile and add me as a friend.
July 10, 2008 at 12:21 pm
The blog looks great!