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Jody Wayne

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little o

About Me


Graduating after the summer with two degrees, in political science and public administration. I'll be starting a Master's program in Nonprofit Management (UCF) in the fall.

My Interests

Friends, political research, Gator football and basketball, movies, good music, travel, news, biking.

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"Few will have the greatness to bend history; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation ... It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is thus shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."
~Robert Kennedy, 1925-1968

Change is coming ...

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"As far as stadiums go, 'The Swamp' - with the sound of delirious fans raining down nonstop on an opponent - is as intimidating as they come."
~Beano Cook, Football News

"There is no better place than 'The Swamp'. That opening on the big screen with the alligators, it's the best ever. When the Gators run out of the tunnel, it is absolutely the moment of moments in college football."
~Lee Corso, ESPNCollege, Football Analyst

Music:

Tori Amos, Charlotte Martin, Regina Spektor, Bjork, Damien Rice, Alice Smith, Interpol, Jennifer Nettles Band, Joni Mitchell, Fiona Apple, Ani, Dave Matthews Band, Annie Lennox, redboy, Kate Bush, Alanis, Imogen Heap, Madonna, Skott Freedman, Ben Folds, Starsailor, Radiohead, John Mayer, India.Arie, 80s.

Movies:

Independent films, documentaries ... Babel, Walk the Line, Chocolat, Igby Goes Down, Saved!, Under The Tuscan Sun, Sliding Doors, The Hours, Bowling For Columbine, House of Yes, Stealing Beauty, Eyes Wide Shut, The Interpreter, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Amelie, Dirty Pretty Things, Proof, The Times of Harvey Milk, RENT.

Television:

Dexter, Grey's Anatomy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, WEEDS, Brothers and Sisters, Amazing Race, Real Time w/ Bill Maher, Big Brother, Survivor, PBS for news, MSNBC for "politics"

Books:

I prefer nonfiction, specifically political. Favorite author is Noam Chomsky.

Heroes:

Harvey Milk, Robert Kennedy, Barbara Boxer, MLK Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt.

My Blog

Religion in the 2008 presidential campaign

This is part of Professor Jacques Berlinerblau's encouraging analysis of the developing role religion continues to play in presidential politics:Faith and Values 2008: Q2 Report ...
Posted by Jody Wayne on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:27:00 PST

Is Obama the Most Liberal Senator, as McCain often Whines?

Sen. John McCain has claimed that Sen. Barack Obama is the most liberal U.S. Senator but has also said that he "votes with President Bush half the time." Which is true?CQ Politics examines the seeming...
Posted by Jody Wayne on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:11:00 PST

Navigating Food Labels

by Lisa RaffenspergerNPR.orgDid you know the label "100 Percent Natural" has different meanings for chicken fingers, cookies and various other foods? Or that those "cage-free" chickens might not ever ...
Posted by Jody Wayne on Thu, 29 May 2008 06:07:00 PST

Exxon Shareholders Reject Gay Rights Resolution

Ken SweetFoxBusinessWhile Rockefeller family's attempt to get oil giant ExxonMobil to focus more on climate change got more publicity, there was another resolution that went before shareholders tod...
Posted by Jody Wayne on Thu, 29 May 2008 04:12:00 PST

Boo to Dunkin Donuts for Caving into Pointless Conservative Pressure

From the Boston GlobeDoes Dunkin' Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer? The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic di...
Posted by Jody Wayne on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:55:00 PST

McClellan Blasts Bush White House

According to Politico, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan "writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President Bush 'veered terribly off course,' was not ...
Posted by Jody Wayne on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:23:00 PST

Kennedys Absence Stalls Numerous Bills

Congressional QuarterlyBy Kathleen Hunter, CQ Staff The prospects for action on several pieces of legislation dimmed Monday as it became apparent that Edward M. Ken...
Posted by Jody Wayne on Tue, 20 May 2008 09:49:00 PST

The Surprising Reason People Get Fat

Widely acclaimed science journalist Gary Taubes is challenging conventional wisdom on how people get fat. Read about his recent presentation on DrWeil.com."I want to convince you that the conventional...
Posted by Jody Wayne on Fri, 16 May 2008 09:06:00 PST

What Went Wrong with the Clinton Campaign?

A behind-the-scenes look by the New Republic's Michelle Cottle at the fall of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential aspirations."Endings are rarely as joyous as beginnings -- and in the case of a long, ...
Posted by Jody Wayne on Fri, 16 May 2008 08:51:00 PST

Senate Panel Approves Bill To Deter Oil Spills

Congressional Quarterly Inc.CQ PoliticsA bill intended to curb oil spills by requiring double hulls on oil-carrying vessels was approved Thursday by a Senate panel. The legislation, approved by ...
Posted by Jody Wayne on Thu, 15 May 2008 12:23:00 PST