Politics
« Previous EntriesWe Can’t Drill Our Way Out of the Energy Crisis
Monday, July 14th, 2008On Saturday, President Bush said this (among other things):
It’s time for members of Congress to address the pain that high gas prices are causing our citizens. Every extra dollar that American families spend because of high gas prices is one less dollar they can use to put food on the table or send a child […]
Are you Good at Sales?
Monday, June 23rd, 2008I hope Hillary is because I’m thinking this is a tough sell.
Obama Talking to Staff and Volunteers
Sunday, June 8th, 2008I have New Hope for This Country
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008I was absolutely thrilled tonight when I opened up CNN to find out that Barack Obama is the Democratic Nominee for the Presidential Election.
Congratulation Barack!
Marc Andreessen’s Hour and a Half with Obama
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I tend to try to avoid politics on this blog, but I’m an Obama fan and thought Marc Andreessen’s post was a good 1st hand perspective of Barack — take a look.
Congrats to Obama for taking Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008It’s really no secret I’m an Obama fan. I was certainly happy to check cnn tonight when I got home and see that Obama beat Hillary in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. In my opinion, it’s going to be extremely difficult for Hillary to overtake him now — his momentum is only increasing…
This is Why Barack Obama is Going to Win the Democratic Nomination
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008So, I just watched Obama’s victory speech for South Carolina. First of all, just let me say that Obama’s speech writers are incredible. But, I can’t give them all the credit — Obama did a supurb job at delivering the message. It’s definitely one of the more inspiring political speeches I’ve seen in quite some […]
Shouldn’t the President Inspire People?
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008I think the answer is yes. Does our current President inspire you? Well, if you’re like me, the answer is probably no. That is a big reason I support Barack Obama — because he inspires people to be better.
Edwards quitting presidential race
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008I just checked CNN and saw that Edwards is quitting presidential race. Though I’m an Obama supporter, Edwards was definitely a close 2nd in my book and I’m sorry to see him leave the race. I must say, his passion for fighting Washington lobbyists was impressive — and is something I hope both Obama and […]
Barack Obama: A Response to Critics
Monday, January 28th, 2008I’m not going to comment on the post, but there’s an interesting article over at Liberal College Kid I’d suggest reading — Barack Obama: A Response to Critics.
A Quote from Jay Leno
Monday, January 14th, 2008Update: This is actually not a quote from Jay Leno afterall (see the comments of this post). Here’s more details.
A friend forwarded me a statement that Jay Leno wrote; it’s the Jay Leno we don’t often see….
The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to […]
Congrats to Obama and Huckabee
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Obama and Huckabee are the winners in the Iowa Caucus — so congrats. Up next — New Hampshire.
Barack Obama on MySpace TV
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007I definitely agree with the point Obama made in the following video — that the single biggest thing our next president will need to do is repair the damage that has been done by our current administration to the United States’ reputation around the world.
Part 10 ‘Single Most Important Issue’Add to My Profile | More […]
Why The People Who Should Be Running this Country Aren’t
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007I really try to stay away from political posts & don’t know what got me thinking about this specific subject tonight, but I decided to write it anyway.
I’ve thought about this issue quite a bit over the last couple years. My basic thesis is that the major reason that the innovative business execs who SHOULD […]
Can YouTube Improve Politics?
Sunday, August 19th, 2007I think so. Politics needs more transparency — PERIOD.
And I think Youtube can help politicians interact more directly with the public. Enter CitizenTube, Youtube’s Political vLog.
Here’s an interesting video addressing the question that is worth watching.
Lawrence Lessig Shifts His Focus to “Corruption”
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Though I have never read Lawrence Lessig’s blog or heard of him, I ran across a inspirational post of his on Techmeme last night. He’s shifting his life focus away from intellectual property and toward political “corruption.” Lawrence seems to be very influential — check out this section of his bio:
Professor Lessig is the author […]
Future of Political Communications
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007Looks like others also feel that social media is on a direct collision course with politics. If I was located in Washington DC instead of Washington state, I might consider attending the “Future of Political Communications” that the Business Development Institute is putting on Thursday the 7th. The keynote speaker is Joe Trippi, Media Team […]
Why Isn’t the United States More Like Microsoft?
Sunday, May 6th, 2007I’m a big believer in the saying “What goes around, comes around.” I firmly believe that time spent educating and helping potential customers (without asking for anything in return) is time well spent for companies and individuals who are looking to build their client base. Let’s take a simple example — a couple weeks ago, […]
FreewayBlogger - Creative & Cheap Way to Spread Your Message
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007Want to get your message out to hundreds of thousands of people very cheaply?? Check FreewayBlogger.com (the site mainly shows examples of anti-war messages).
TV Networks Don’t Get it - Democratic Debate Not on TV?
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Update: Sorry I wasn’t clued into this sooner, but I just found the video online at MSNBC - Click here if you want to watch it.
The democratic debate was tonight — but it was not on broadcast television. Why not? I thought this was a great take on the situation from Jeff Jarvis’ post:
A properly […]