Obama camp raises $8 M since Palin speech (1)
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From NBC's Mark MurrayThe Obama campaign confirms to First Read that it has raised $8 million from more than 130,000 donors since Sarah Palin's speech last night -- and that it's on pace to raise a total of $10 million by the time McCain speaks. "Sarah Palin's attacks have rallied our supporters in ways we never expected," said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. "And we fully expect John McCain's attacks tonight to help us make our ...
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Social Media 302: Barack Obama’s Social Media Strategy (1)
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In Social Media 301, we examined the McCain campaign’s use of the Web, and invited an associate professor to provide a similar analysis for the Obama campaign. Scott Meis, a SMUGgle from Chicago, has risen to the challenge with Analyzing Barack Obama’s Social Media Strategy. Here’s an excerpt: Visit any of Obama’s networking tools and you’ll find a donation widget. He’s engaging target audiences on their own turf and using these tools and platforms to ...
Social Media 301: GOP and McCain Use of Web (1)
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No campaign has used the Web as effectively as Barack Obama’s has, as his record-setting fundraising totals testify. He’s the second-most popular person on Facebook, after Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. I have invited any SMUGgle with first-hand experience of the Obama on-line campaign (and who got the early-morning text message last Saturday about the Biden selection as the VP candidate) to become an Associate Professor and write a post analyzing its strengths (and whatever weaknesses ...
Obama: Howard Wolfson's conversion (2)
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In a Washington Post op-ed, Wolfson writes, “For 18 months, I listened to Obama on television, sometimes intently, often just barely -- background noise to a running series of conference calls and meetings and e-mails. In person, my attention undivided, I saw something of what so many others had seen for so long.” ”Progress in America is never cheap, and even today history exacts a price for Obama's victory -- the dreams of electing the ...
SPIEGEL-Leser wissen mehr (über McCain, die USA etc. usw.)! (1)
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In der aktuellen Print-Ausgabe des SPIEGEL liefert eine Leserbriefseite ein aufschlussreiches Stimmungsbild. In den Vereinigten Staaten wird Senator McCain als scharfsinniger “Maverick” und Kriegsheld behandelt. Tatsächlich wurde sein Flugzeug abgeschossen, als er im fragwürdigen Vietnam-Krieg Bomben über einer Stadt voller Zivilisten abwarf. Wird er aus den kommenden Präsidentschaftswahlen als Sieger hervorgehen, ist das ein weiterer Rückschritt für die Vereinigten Staaten - in vielerlei Hinsicht. (Hildesheim, David John) Das Schicksal bewahre die Welt vor einem Präsidenten ...
Proximity to Russia as proxy for foreign policy experience (1)
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Apparently, since Alaska is very close to Russia, then Gov. Palin, now McCain’s running soul mate, has sufficient foreign policy experience to take over as commander-in-chief if 72 year-old McCain becomes incapacitated. Here’s what Cindy McCain says when ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asks her about it: STEPHANOPOULOS: But she has no national security experience. CINDY McCAIN: You know, the experience that she comes from is what she’s done in government, and remember, Alaska is the closest ...
RNC 2008: Black GOP Chair on Obama, Iraq and More (1)
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THIS IS NOT SATIRE… (Minneapolis Convention Center) — The vast editorial staff at ScrappleFace caught up with Timothy Johnson, chairman of the Buncombe County, North Carolina, Republican Party — the only black GOP county chairman in the state. Dr. Johnson, a 21-year Army veteran, shares his thoughts on Affirmative Action, the U.S. mission in Iraq, the presidential candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama and more. Note: There’s no reasonable explanation for why our staff videographer couldn’t ...
On being home (1)
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[in bed tonight snuggling with sleepy daughter, who is clutching new favorite toy, a stuffed donkey from Denver]Her: Mommy, you got this donkey while you were away?Me: I did.Her: At the party with Barack Obama?Me: Yup.Her: Is the donkey friends with my Care Bears?Me: I think they will be great friends.Her: Mommy, Barack Obama likes my Care Bears.Me: Sweetie, Barack Obama *loves* your Care Bears.
USA och världen, januari 2009 (2)
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Johanna ställde frågan i sin skiftespost: Hur kommer världen se ut, och vad är förutsättningarna, i januari 2009, då USA:s nästa president tillträder på sin post? En rak och direkt fråga som en framtidstänkare såklart gärna angriper med stor entusiasm. Låt oss börja lite lättsamt med den tekniska utvecklingen. Gartner publicerar varje år en hype-kurva som kan ge lite vägledning om den närmsta framtiden. Som synes är bl.a. cloud computing och 3D-printing på uppgång. Återstår ...
Satanist child killer Obama supported by Communists (1)
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In the more doolally fringes of the American commentariat it’s suggested that Barack Obama may be a child killer and / or a Satanist / the Antichrist. A poll on the latter site has 68% of respondents answering “yes” or “maybe” to a question on the matter. (If you are connected with one of these links “doolally” is a colloquial expression meaning “respected for one’s insight and willingness to challenge conventional wisdom” used on this ...
Politics as (un)usual (1)
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Savior, or sacrificial lamb? How wonderful it was to see a black man nominated to run for president as the standard bearer of a major American party. The Democratic convention was a clockwork of civility and unity, as well it had to be given the daunting challenge they face going into the fall. I felt while listening to Obama’s acceptance speech that it was robbed of the moment by the prosaic requirements placed upon it. ...
Two Obama Quotes (1)
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“Moreover, given the increasing diversity of America’s population, the dangers of sectarianism have never been greater. Whatever we once were, we are no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers.” – Barack Obama “I believe in evolution, scientific inquiry, and glocal warming; I believe in free speech, whether politically correct or politically incorrect, and I am suspicious ...
Oprah: 'Never experienced anything like that' (1)
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From NBC's Chris DonovanBefore exiting Invesco Field Thursday night, Oprah Winfrey stopped and answered a few questions from reporters. She said the night was extraordinary and explained, "I have never experienced anything like that." She said she had re-read Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech in the morning and referencing King's line about making real "the promise of democracy," she said that tonight "that promise was fulfilled." Before leaving with an entourage ...
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