I couldn't help but notice the flurry of anti-Obama Google ads on the sift in the past few months at the height of the election.

Now that Obama has WON, I don't mind sharing a few. I find the one with Obama smoking in the company of Castro and his ilk quite compelling, if not poorly cut together. Here is a smattering of these and other ads that have been circulating the sift:

So... questions:

(1) How are these ads chosen to appear on the sift? Search terms? Content? Right-wing conspiracy?
(2) Why does Moses have bunny ears?
(3) Is that supposed to be a LASER through Ben Franklin's EYES?
(4) Does this ad make me look fat?

Oh goodie.

"President Bush’s aides have been scrambling to change rules and regulations on the environment, civil liberties and abortion rights, among others — few for the good. Most presidents put on a last-minute policy stamp, but in Mr. Bush’s case it is more like a wrecking ball."

NY Times: So Little Time, So Much Damage

“Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”

From the New Yorker.

So I got this e-mail forward saying that certain states have a law prohibiting campaign gear in the voting booth. The warning was that this law has been in place for a long time, but that it hasn't necessarily been enforced, though you can bet it will be enforced this November.

One article identifies the particular states as Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Vermont.

Anyone hear about this or have any experiences related to this?

So on a lark I decided to search Videosift on Facebook and lo and behold there are 23 members. Good job Dag!

I just joined goodreads.com (bookworm site!) and saw that they have a Facebook app that is almost as robust as the actual website itself, and I was thinking how cool would it be to do a little netvertising for the sift on Facebook... At LEAST post the top 15 as an app or something? I may be talking crazy as I'm not sure of the technicalities and all...

Anyhoo, I'm all for increasing our fan base and wanted to know what anyone thought.