About me
I am a graduate of Grinnell College with a degree in Biological Chemistry. The name of this blog is derived from the name I use in Chinese, 孟柏民 (Mèng Bómín).
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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Disingenuous spin from the Clinton camp
Today, in an show of disingenuousness, Hillary Clinton’s campaign decided to run an attack memo on her main opponent, Barack Obama. I will dissect the memo bit-by-bit to show how it masks the true situation in an attempt to make … Continue reading
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13 Cockroaches
I’m a little ticked off that Chinese House, where I live, is infested with cockroaches. Since Thursday night, I have caught a total of 13 of them as you can see below: 10 of them came from underneath the couch … Continue reading
Lobbyists for Monsanto = Rural Americans?
According to ABC News’s Jake Tapper, Hillary Clinton is holding an event with the following invitation: Rural Americans for HillaryLunch and Briefing Join Rural Americans for Hillary for lunch and a campaign briefingBy Members of Congress and Senior Campaign Staff … Continue reading
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Brownback to drop out
According to The Politico, Senator Sam Brownback, one of the three Republican candidates for President infamous for raising their hands at the first debate to the question of to whether they didn’t believe in evolution (the other two being former Governor … Continue reading
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Democrats’ campaign finance figures and "Closing the Gap"
The paperwork for Presidential candidates’ financing is has a third quarter deadline of October 15, so now we have a clearer view of how the candidates are doing financially and how they got there. I’ve compiled a chart of donations … Continue reading
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Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize
As predicted by many in the media, former Vice President Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the IPPC, a UN climate panel, today. Of course, this has fueled speculation that he might run for the Presidency and … Continue reading
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Four candidates extend their Four-State Pledges
In order to further discredit the delinquent Michigan primary, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, and Joe Biden have all filed to remove themselves from the Michigan primary ballot, something that was due today. The other two candidates signing on … Continue reading
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Chris Dodd in Grinnell
This afternoon, Chris Dodd spoke at Saint’s Rest, the most popular café in town. After canvassing for the Obama campaign, I decided to stop by. Saint’s Rest was far from packed: the group of people listening to Dodd was probably … Continue reading
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Venter claims to be on the verge of creating artificial life
According to a report from The Guardian, the scientists working at the J Craig Venter Institute have created an artificial chromosome, using genes from Mycoplasma genitalium, which they plan to inject into a M. genitalium cell that has had its … Continue reading
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Of lapels and jingoism
Today, the mass media has decided to shoot off a series of stories about Barack Obama’s decision not to wear an American flag lapel pin during the campaign. Apparently, during an interview with a reporter for Cedar Rapids’ KCRG-TV asked … Continue reading
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Meng Bomin 