The PoliGAF thread has decided we're fed up with mainstream pundits telling us what to think. So, we've decided to become pundits ourselves and tell you what to think. It's a small but critical change, trust us.
Basically, we've created a blog over on Wordpress in order to share our opinions more broadly. We all thought it'd be nice to have a more central location where we could share our thoughts and link to each other. It's a bit weird linking someone on the outside to a NeoGAF post. No offense. We've also heard a lot of lurkers throughout the years say that they love reading what we have to say. Well, lurkers, we've heard what you have to say. We're just glad it meant our egos could be inflated as consequence.
You lazy slug. You didn't even click on that link up there yet, did you? You want us to give you the whole story before you head on over, eh? Well, fine. Here's our About section in full:
DEAD HEAT is a community of bloggers coming together to discuss and collect all things politics. We all found each other on this wondrous thing called the internet, on a gaming forum more specifically. No matter the beginnings, no one is immune to the world of politics. We liked sharing our political ideas, opinions, and discussions so much with each other that we thought we ought to share it with others.
Well cover the wonky details of policy to the campaign horse races and everything in between all while giving you our (mostly) unfiltered opinion. We run the gamut of opinion here at DEAD HEAT, and were not afraid to disagree with each other. Our only goal is to get to the bottom of this crazy thing we call democracy. Each post is not an end, but merely a means to an end. It may be the culmination of research. It might be a surprising find. It is often fresh idea. It could even be a question. Most importantly, though, it is the beginning of a conversation.
We also have a penchant for poking fun at the media that normally covers these things, what is supposed to be our citizens eyes into our own democracy. In that role it holds a disproportionate amount of power. Its blogs like these, though, that can bring this power down to the real world and put things into a perspective where not everything is a tie, and sometimes it really isnt both sides fault. It was once asked Who watches the Watchmen? Well, who watches the media? We do. And we often laugh. Hopefully, youll laugh with us. Sometimes we learn, though, and hopefully, youll learn with us.
Trevor
Trevor is a 26 year old college graduate with a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design and a minor in Marketing. As a child he was always surrounded by politics, having a father that would avidly follow almost any campaign that mattered. Debates were sometimes a father-son bonding experience. He grew up around what many would call strong conservative values and ideals. As an adult he was driven to find out what exactly that meant, and what it might mean to him now. He started writing fiction when he was young and even self-published a fantasy novel at the age of 16. Though time is a little less plentiful now, he still writes occasionally. Currently he is married and lives in the great state of Wisconsin.
Tim
Tim is 26 years old with a Bachelors degree in Sociology and is currently working toward a Masters degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Health Policy. His fixation with politics began with the 2004 Presidential campaign and has grown exponentially since. Today, he works with a human services company in southern West Virginia where he and his wife raise their one year old daughter.
John
John is 23 with a degree in Journalism, is considering going back to school for a Masters in Fine Arts and currently works in the field. While he may be a journalist, John has a strong grasp of the sciences and believes in a fact based approach to policy. He currently is single and resides in New York City.
Zoey
Zoey is a junior at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and is currently working on a Bachelors Degree in Film Studies with a possible minor in Political Science. She is twenty-years old and has a job as on-campus A/V technician. Shes a huge science-fiction nerd and loves a good, cold rainy day. Her favorite music artist is Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and she listens to her constantly. Her favorite song ever and of all time, Sophie Ellis-Bextors Today the Suns on Us, has a current iTunes play-count of 3,315.
Paul
Paul is a 21-year-old software engineer finishing his masters at UTBM in Belfort, France. His interest in politics began during the 2000 presidential campaign when he couldnt understand why the country was so divided, when one candidate wanted to save the polar bears while the other wanted to drill, baby, drill. He is currently interning at a software startup in New York City, learning what other people think.
Jeremy Fuller
Jeremy Fuller is a Master of Public Policy student at UCLA. His interests include economics, health policy, and sustainability. In his spare time, he is a music and sports enthusiast who can play a mean Oasis cover.
Sean
Sean is a sophomore at a nondescript community college in Upstate New York. Born in South Korea, he always had a thing for kimchi. He also likes cats and political gossip. He wants to one day work in public affairs.
Alan
Alan is 33 years old and holds an B.A. in Psychology and Religious Studies, a M.Div, and is a candidate for an MSW program. His interests in politics began in the 2004 Presidential election during which he was an evangelical conservative. Due to life experience and friendly debate his political affiliation has evolved to that of Liberal. He is a strong believer of pragmatism in politics.
And more to come!
New Gallup Poll and Americas Love of Term Limits - Trevor
Team of Obstructionists - Tim
Saturday Morning Cartoon - Obama's Cabinet Diversity - Trevor
Neil Cavuto Thinks People on Food Stamps aren't being Shamed Enough - megax5000
Fillibuster Reform? Good Grief! - John
Some Random Thoughts Including Term Limits and a New More Modern Congress - Zoey
Dead Heat: The Story of the Green Party - Sean
Patronizing and the Gun Debate - Trevor
