There’s a lot of talk this morning about how John McCain tried to rebrand the Republican Party. According to the Washington Post: “John McCain was re-branding his party as the party of change,” one CNN commentator said after the speech. “Re-branding” is a very popular term these days, but what does it mean? Perhaps that […]
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Carefully Crafted on September 05
Carefully Crafted on September 04
A Greater Cause
I know … two videos in one day. That’s right … prTini is going high tech! At work today, there was a lot of discussion about Sarah Palin’s speech last night. A number of people commented on the harsh tone. Myself included. Last night, I was struck by the negativity. When I watch the Clintons, […]
Carefully Crafted on September 04
Jon Stewart on the Gender Card
This is hilarious. Jon Stewart is so clever.
Carefully Crafted on September 04
Rural vs. Urban America
Much has been made about the divide that is being created between big city America and more rural communities. Initially, I thought this was just another way for the GOP to fabricate a divide in the country. But, the more I think about it, the more I wonder if there’s a deeper, veiled meaning behind this […]
Carefully Crafted on September 03
Finally, she speaks …
Rudy just finished. His speech was one low blow after the next. I think that pretty much sums up why I’ll never vote Republican. Being a POW doesn’t qualify anyone to be president. And, I think it’s stupid to attack Obama for being a community organizer. No, it’s not your typical road to the White […]
Carefully Crafted on September 02
Military Service and Campaigns
From CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin on one of the oddities of American politics: If you look at the last four presidential elections, the four men with the more honorable military record lost. (Bush, Sr., Dole, Gore, Kerry) Why is that? And, what does that mean for the McCain campaign?
Carefully Crafted on September 02
Troops, Obama and McCain
Take this for what you will … According to an analysis of campaign contributions by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat Barack Obama has received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed overseas at the time of their contributions than has Republican John McCain, and the fiercely anti-war Ron Paul, though he […]
Carefully Crafted on September 01
Palin's PR Strategy
Any smart PR person will tell you that if you have a story that needs to be “buried” there are two ways to go — pick an incredibly busy news day so it gets lost amongst the clutter, or aim for a holiday when people aren’t paying attention. Well, it so happens that today is […]
Carefully Crafted on August 31
Gustav and the GOP
Let me start by saying this: I hope Gustav misses NOLA and doesn’t cause major damage in any other parts of the Gulf Region. However, with the hurricane approaching landfall this week — at the same time the GOP is supposed to be holding its convention — there are some pretty interesting political issues raised. […]
Carefully Crafted on August 31
McCain Insults Women
This whole Palin debate is frustrating. As Fox News put it, the McCain camp is hoping the “Palin narrative” will appeal to women because McCain is trailing Obama among women in the polls. Palin is no Hillary Clinton — yet McCain hopes to trick less-informed women into voting for her anyway You know — Palin’s […]