Category Archives: politics

My less than 2¢ on NPR’s current traipse through deep do-do

At the bottom of this post is an addendum that spells out in detail why I am a fan of so much about my local public radio station(s), public media in general, and NPR specifically. However, this post is focused … Continue reading

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First, I’d like to blame the media and bloggers

In Tennessee, a state senator resigned late yesterday in the final stage in a political scandal scenario that has become such a cliche that I developed a nine-step, fill-in-the-blanks version of it two years ago: 1. Politician _______s. 2. Rumors … Continue reading

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The 9 Steps of a Political Scandal

Les Jones wonders if Le’Affaire Sanford will follow my “10 Steps of Political Scandals” from April 28, 2007. If you don’t remember the steps (I didn’t), here they are (except there are only nine because I mis-counted). Just fill in … Continue reading

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Is Obama’s Blackberry endorsement worth $50 million?

Now that we have world peace and the economy is under control, we can turn our attention to the important stuff, like President Obama’s Blackberry. Over the weekend, we learned he’s getting to keep his Blackberry, except, maybe it won’t … Continue reading

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How to use Twitter as a public policy tool

The Sunlight Foundation’s Capitol Tweets [Note: In 2009, I'm going to write more posts about simple things any marketer can do with social media tools.] Previously, I provided a practical way for retailers to use Twitter as a means to … Continue reading

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