Comments on: Barack Obama’s Sense of Humor http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/ Alan Gutierrez blogs on software, social networks, and himself. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:32:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jenny J http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/#comment-42956 Jenny J Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:51:50 +0000 http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/#comment-42956 Interns, huh? I love interns. Just saw one of mine from when I worked at MN Center for Photography circa 2004, and she's running a gallery now (at a Baptist college, so no drinking, dancing or card playing, please!). I ran a huge open studio program with over 300 artists in DC, MD and VA as an innocent intern of twenty-two, back in the day. But you're so right--politicians speak like job interviewers! My favorite story about this: my friend Galen was doing a phone interview for the engineering job he now has in Heidelberg, Germany, and thinking that he had NO chance to get it, answered something like "no comment" or "I pass" when asked about his greatest weakness. And got a call back with a job offer a few days later. Screw behavioral interviewing AND Washington-speak. How about some no-nonsense English for a change? Interns, huh? I love interns. Just saw one of mine from when I worked at MN Center for Photography circa 2004, and she’s running a gallery now (at a Baptist college, so no drinking, dancing or card playing, please!). I ran a huge open studio program with over 300 artists in DC, MD and VA as an innocent intern of twenty-two, back in the day.

But you’re so right–politicians speak like job interviewers! My favorite story about this: my friend Galen was doing a phone interview for the engineering job he now has in Heidelberg, Germany, and thinking that he had NO chance to get it, answered something like “no comment” or “I pass” when asked about his greatest weakness. And got a call back with a job offer a few days later.

Screw behavioral interviewing AND Washington-speak. How about some no-nonsense English for a change?

]]> By: Alan Gutierrez http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/#comment-42829 Alan Gutierrez Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:35:42 +0000 http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/#comment-42829 Thank you for that. Like the Scarlet part of the spoof. While I have your attention, more Think New Orleans stuff. A hack day... <a href="http://thinknola.com/post/barcampnola-hack-day/" rel="nofollow">BarCampNOLA Hack Day</a> Also, I'm stuck between two wikis. Instiki and Mediawiki. Something I mean to write about. Thank you for that. Like the Scarlet part of the spoof.

While I have your attention, more Think New Orleans stuff. A hack day…

BarCampNOLA Hack Day

Also, I’m stuck between two wikis. Instiki and Mediawiki. Something I mean to write about.

]]> By: Matt http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/#comment-42823 Matt Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:30:37 +0000 http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/#comment-42823 no se puede! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI7WwY4a9ro (from RC alumn Andrew Boyd) no se puede! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI7WwY4a9ro

(from RC alumn Andrew Boyd)

]]> By: Alan Gutierrez http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/#comment-42822 Alan Gutierrez Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:24:10 +0000 http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/#comment-42822 One of these days, when I'm in a job interview and they ask me what my greatest weakness is, I'm going to answer: One word, interns. One of these days, when I’m in a job interview and they ask me what my greatest weakness is, I’m going to answer:

One word, interns.

]]> By: Matt http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/#comment-42818 Matt Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:31:21 +0000 http://blogometer.com/post/why-republicans-fear-obama-obamas-sense-of-humor/#comment-42818 Awesome. I really hate those "What is your best character?" questions. What the heck is any answer supposed to mean? That the person thinks they are able to condense their humanity into a sentence? Awesome. I really hate those “What is your best character?” questions. What the heck is any answer supposed to mean? That the person thinks they are able to condense their humanity into a sentence?

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