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an update

what's been going on, we haven't heard from you, what are you doing, where are you going?

i haven't answered these questions because
they seem to call for big answers
answers that fit together
answers that make sense
and i don't have many of those.

but i do: have friends
who love me
who don't care if the answers fit together
or make sense.

so if you want an update, and you're ok with it being what it is
(which is: fragmented, emotional, ambiguous, incomplete)
(and i hope you are, because i am those things too)
keep reading.
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White House response to my questions on disability

Two weeks ago, President Obama hosted an online town hall dubbed Open for Questions, where questions were asked and voted on by the public. I posted a question via YouTube about the economics of disability.

In brief, I asked about how the administration is planning on addressing the needs of people with disabilities who are able and willing to work, but who do not for fear of losing the dependent-care health insurance and/or government assistance they currently receive. I also asked about the President's commitment to passing the Community Choice Act, as reliable, consumer-directed community living and transportation are necessary foundations for the employment of people with disabilities.

I am honored to report that Kareem Dale, the Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy, has responded to my question on the White House blog! Watch his response, then read on for my thoughts.

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The Economics of Disability: My Question for President Obama

As many of you know. President Obama will be answering questions about the economy submitted at WhiteHouse.gov during a town hall event Thursday.

Here is the video I recorded (transcript after the jump). Please take a moment and go to the website to vote for it (search for "Community Choice Act").

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CNN.com openly regurgitates “talking points”

Check out the end of this CNN.com article (google cache for posterity). Despite being written by the network's "Special Investigations Unit," the article literally relays "talking points" from the Department of Labor word for word, as if they were just copy-and-pasted. (They probably were.)

The fact that the article clearly identifies the talking points as such (rather than passing them off as actual reporting) only slightly mitigates how creepy I find this. Apparently CNN has picked up the role as government mouthpiece now that FOX is in the doghouse.

New U2 Album $4 on Amazon

Yes, it was on BitTorrent 2 weeks ago, but if you didn't swipe it early or just like your music legal, go pick up U2's long-awaited new album for just $4 today. It rocks.