Check out this great Internet graphic from a company — Media Curves — that uses focus groups to test responses from three groups — Democrats, Independents, and Republicans — to political ads. Fascinating results. Watching approval rating in action, you can see suspension of disbelief play out: the spectrum ranges from "Completely Believable" to "NotContinue reading “Defenders of Wildlife Ad Moves the Needle — Against Palin”
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Sarah Palin Shakes Up Wasilla City Hall
According to a fascinating story by Sarah Posner in Salon (here), when Sarah Palin was Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, she enrolled the staff in "Basic Life Principles" character training designed by Bill Gothard. This is a program that focuses on seven "non-optional" principles, such as "The Principle of Authority." The training is not labeled asContinue reading “Sarah Palin Shakes Up Wasilla City Hall”
Sarah Palin: “Over” Before her First National Speech
Ever read a book that’s so great you just don’t want it to end? Sarah Palin is like that for lefties. Her crash and burn is so spectacular that the fun’s all but over before she’s even appeared on the national stage. That’s according to Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, famed for her speechwritingContinue reading “Sarah Palin: “Over” Before her First National Speech”
John McCain: Vetting is for Wimps
Achenbach has an enviable sense of humor about the Sarah Palin pick: The Sarah Palin saga may be appalling for some viewers, and deeply disturbing, but I find it inspiring. Once again we see why America is a great country. You can be anyone, from anywhere, with any level of professional qualifications, including none atContinue reading “John McCain: Vetting is for Wimps”
What Books Would Sarah Palin Ban if Sarah Palin Could Ban Books?
From Time we hear that as a newly-elected Mayor of Wasilla, Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin tried to ban books from the town library: One thing all sides agree on is that the valley was in flux. The old libertarian pioneer ethos was giving way to a rising Christian conservatism. By shrewdly invoking issues that matteredContinue reading “What Books Would Sarah Palin Ban if Sarah Palin Could Ban Books?”
The Latest on Sarah Palin: “A Colossal Screw-up”
She was vetted by a Google search by the McCain team, according to the Los Angeles Times. One Republican strategist with close ties to the campaign described the candidate’s closest supporters as "keeping their fingers crossed" in hopes that additional information does not force McCain to revisit the decision. According to this Republican, who wouldContinue reading “The Latest on Sarah Palin: “A Colossal Screw-up””
GOP Campaign Increasingly Resembles Unproduced Goldie Hawn Pic
From Andy Borowitz: The GOP campaign for the White House is looking more and more like the screenplay for an unproduced Goldie Hawn film from the 1980’s, a Goldie Hawn film expert said today. Davis Logsdon, who teaches at the University of Minnesota’s School of Film and is considered the world’s foremost expert in theContinue reading “GOP Campaign Increasingly Resembles Unproduced Goldie Hawn Pic”
Sarah Palin: Global Warming Doubter
The newly-chosen GOP vice-presidential candidate doesn’t really believe in global warming, unlike her would-be boss John McCain, according to a brief interview with far-right Newsmax: What is your take on global warming and how is it affecting our country? A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I’mContinue reading “Sarah Palin: Global Warming Doubter”
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