Category Archives: Politics

Sex, Lies, and Paternity

Posted on September 22, 2009 by jaehwan

Good thing this guy didn’t win. From CNN: Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards talked a campaign aide into claiming he fathered a child born to Edwards’ onetime mistress, sources familiar with the issue said Monday. Edwards admitted to his … Continue reading →

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We hit our Sam Yoon goal!

Posted on September 14, 2009 by jaehwan

Thanks to Asianguy, TMM, and uRB4N who helped bigWOWO achieve its goal of raising $250 for Sam Yoon.  This was the first goal that we as a website have set, and we did it!  Special thanks to uRB4N who contributed … Continue reading →

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Boys and Presidents

Posted on September 13, 2009 by jaehwan

“Beyond a reasonable doubt” is the criteria that courts in America use to convict felons.  This means that in order to get a conviction, one don’t need a smoking gun; all one needs is evidence that brings the case to … Continue reading →

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Eating Right

Posted on September 10, 2009 by jaehwan

APAP has the full transcription of Obama’s health care speech yesterday for those who want to check it out.  I believe in universal health care, and I would like to see some improvement in this area, but I haven’t looked … Continue reading →

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Tila Tequila: Not Really Feeling It

Posted on September 8, 2009 by jaehwan

I’m going to have to write this post without a pic.  Because if I included a pic, it would have to be one of the subject, Tila Nguyen, aka Tila Tequila, and I find her repulsive and gross.  As many … Continue reading →

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The Right to Die

Posted on September 6, 2009 by jaehwan

I’ve seen a number of interesting articles on suicide recently, and I was interested in whether the readers here had any opinions.  First, there was this sad story that I saw on BicoastalBitchin–a cute little boy dies of an infection, … Continue reading →

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Give to Sam Yoon

Posted on September 2, 2009 by jaehwan

I missed the August deadline (sorry Sagar), but the election is just 20 days away. If you are an American who has five or ten bucks to spare, please visit bigwowo’s fundraising page and drop a few Washingtons and Lincolns … Continue reading →

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Most Red Ink Ever

Posted on August 25, 2009 by jaehwan

I’m not an economist, but my gut instinct tells me that this isn’t going to work in the long term… In a chilling forecast, the White House is predicting a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion — more than the … Continue reading →

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Sam Yoon: bigWOWO's Fundraising Page

Posted on August 8, 2009 by jaehwan

You all heard my Sam Yoon podcast a while back.  He’s clearly one of the coolest politicians to hit the scene in a long time.  I was originally planning to throw a big wine event in Portland to help him … Continue reading →

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California Apologizes to Chinese Americans

Posted on July 22, 2009 by jaehwan

(Thanks to D in HK for sending this!) On July 17th, 2009, the California legislature approved a bill that apologized for racist laws against Chinese Americans during the mid nineteenth century.  According to the article: The laws, some of which were … Continue reading →

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