The Good Boss

Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 13:40 | Category : Eclectique Citizen, Election, Labor, Mitt Romney
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Some company bosses send their employees warnings outlining the consequences of their voting choices. Chrysler (beneficiary and success story of the auto bailout), and their Jeep brand — the target of a desperate and tacky last ditch Jeep-to-China deception by the Romney campaign — took another route: Chrysler gave its entire work force the day [...]

Take a Stand. VOTE!

Stanley Nelson‘s Firelight Media partnered with the Advancement Project in videotaping real people who stood up for their right to vote. Tuesday, November 6 is the last and official day to vote in the U.S. for the 2012 election. Here are some handy resources for the polls if you’re getting any static: • 1-800-311-8683 Voter [...]

Defining Bipartisanship

Thursday, 1 November 2012, 18:54 | Category : Barack Obama, Eclectique Citizen, Election, Politics, The Media
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President Barack Obama made the midnight call to Governor Chris Christie as Sandy began to wreak havoc on the east coast offering Christie whatever resources he needed. Christie strikes me as one of those guys who never forgets a favor even if he’s talked trash about you the week before. Hey, that’s the way it’s [...]

The Next Wave in Cultural Politics

Friday, 26 October 2012, 11:45 | Category : Election, RNC, The Media
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You’d think some of these Republican candidates were trying to spin a Right to Rape movement out of “Right to Life”?!? And question the support behind them. !!!! The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Republican Candidate Said What About Rape Now? www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & [...]

Poll Vaulting Over the Noise with Nate Silver of Five-Thirty-Eight

Friday, 19 October 2012, 13:53 | Category : blogs, Election, Journalism, Politics, The Media, TV News
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Nate Silver became the most trusted voice in statistics in the 2008 elections via his blog Five-Thirty-Eight which applied baseball stat numbers crunching to polls to craft a big picure of where the primaries and presidential election was going. And he was right. So much so, the New York Times adopted Nate and his blog [...]