A New Day in America
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 4 Comments »I stayed up last night to watch history. I couldn't stand watching the pundit chatter, so I kept checking in and out. We watched the Clinton/Dole-Kang/Kodos episode of the Simpsons, watched some more returns, and then watched an episode of ...
Election Marketing Sucks
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Business & Marketing, Politics | 6 Comments »I've complained before about crappy campaign web sites, but this year I think election marketing in general sucks, from robocalls to direct mail to those darned web sites. And I'm not the only one: Marketing guru Seth Godin offers marketing ...
Why I’m Voting for Barack Obama
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 43 Comments »In the 2008 presidential election I'm going to be voting for Barack Obama. That's probably not a surprise to people who know me, but I feel the need to explain that position. Caveats I've been contemplating this post for some time. Should ...
Is Barack Obama a Muslim? Who Cares?
Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Politics, Society | 1 Comment »The question of Barack Obama's faith and background keeps coming up. Despite his long-held Christian faith, the rumors that he is a Muslim persist. An April poll showed that 1 in 10 Americans thought Obama was a Muslim (one would ...
The Presidential Debates are Broken
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 3 Comments »Tonight is the second presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. I'm not sure if I want to watch. Having watched the first presidential debate and the only vice presidential debate I came away with the conclusion that debates ...
Resources to Fact-Check the Presidential Candidates
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »With a month and a half to go before the election, the campaigns are getting pretty intense (no matter who you're voting for I hope we can disagree well). New accusations, gaffes and bizarre stories seem to surface every day. ...
