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How philly.com, the Inky, and the Daily News bested the national papers in primary coverage.
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Maps of the internet through the years…
Posts Tagged: Tennessee
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Jun 07
Random Thoughts…
The first person who interjects Latin into an online argument has already lost.
Will Fred Thompson hottie-wife hurt or help him with the base?
If the 2008 Presidential Race becomes a Tussle in Tennessee between Gore and Thompson, who wins?
Industry, government, and the media are in big trouble if they don't try to understand webculture, particularly as it relates to sarcasm, satire and parody, piracy and intellectual property, memes, and game culture.
Pundits who are quick to label and demean online critics would do well to examine the survey results and comare them to their own work and academic experience as well as that of their viewers and readers.
If Congress is going to make persecution of college students an easy way to milk campaign contributions from the record labels and the RIAA (by targeting the 19 most-offending Universities and Colleges), then it is only fair that the Young Voters make certain to work for primary challenges or voting those politicians out of office.
The problem with most internet startups is that they are inventors and not innovators – in most cases, their only future plans are to get noticed and acquired by one of the big-5 (Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, or Fox Interactive) or to eek out a living based on Adsense earnings.
Urban areas need to monopolize on their futures to attract intellectual capital, infrastructure improvements, entrepenuers, and enterprise. In the coming cruch, be it space, technology, or energy, cities are best equipped to handle the new challenges.
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May 07
Daily Links
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When the value of your service is provided by the user, don’t be suprised when they assert themselves regarding decisions you’ve made to affect THEIR community.
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Fred Dalton Thompson is planning to enter the presidential race over the Fourth of July holiday, announcing that week that he has already raised several million dollars and is being backed by insiders from the past three Republican administrations, Thomps
30
May 07
Fred Thompson – Conservatives Love a Good Lie…
After months of playing footsie with the wingnut set currently creeped out by the prospect of a Mormon or Cross-Dresser in the White House might just have a new third option – Fred Dalton Thompson. TPMmuckraker reports the following, via the Politico:
Fred Dalton Thompson is planning to enter the presidential race over the Fourth of July holiday, announcing that week that he has already raised several million dollars and is being backed by insiders from the past three Republican administrations, Thompson advisers told The Politico.
Thompson, the "Law and Order" star and former U.S. senator from Tennessee, has been publicly coy, even as people close to him have been furiously preparing for a late entry into the wide-open contest. But the advisers said Thompson dropped all pretenses on Tuesday afternoon during a conference call with more than 100 potential donors, each of whom was urged to raise about $50,000.[...]
A member of Thompson's inner circle, who insisted on anonymity, said the former senator will offer himself as a consistent conservative who can unite all elements of the Republican Party. "The public is increasingly cynical and disenchanted with government," this adviser said. "Competence is at the heart of what people want from government, and they need to have a sense that government can do the things they care the most about. They want a reason to continue Republican governance. Thompson can be seen as the adult with a firm hand on the tiller."
Great idea – another actor President, now that Dubya hasn't matched up to the St. Reagan mold. Although we could use a return to a White House of "Law and Order", I doubt very much that would happen, as Fred spent a significant portion of his political life as a lobbyist. The Tennesean says the following:
Back in 1992, the Gucci loafers, Lincoln Continental and high-dollar lobbying fees of Fred D. Thompson, Esquire, weren't playing too well at the political box office in Tennessee. So, he bought an old red pickup and a pair of $100 boots, tuned up the drawl and beat a Harvard man for the Senate in Big Orange country.
No matter, he can just offer a gravy-soaked homily and the mouth-breathers will just lap-it-up. Pay no attention to what happens after the director yells "Cut!" From the Washington Monthly:
Finishing his talk, Thompson shakes a few hands, then walks out with the rest of the crowd to the red pickup truck he made famous during his 1994 Senate campaign. My friend stands talking with her colleagues as the senator is driven away by a blond, all-American staffer. A few minutes later, my friend gets into her car to head home. As she pulls up to the stop sign at the parking lot exit, rolling up to the intersection is Senator Thompson, now behind the wheel of a sweet silver luxury sedan. He gives my friend a slight nod as he drives past. Turning onto the main road, my friend passes the school's small, side parking area. Lo and behold: There sits the abandoned red pickup, along with the all-American staffer.
Any problems with the theatrical arrangements can be fixed by one Timothy Griffin, protege of Karl Rove, he of "caging list scandal" and central character in the ongoing AttorneyGate Purge involving Alberto Gonzalez, Monica Goodling, Kyle Sampson, and others. Griffin is auditioning for a role in Thompson's campaign, according to tpmmuckraker via the WSJ:
Backers look for Fred Thompson to use a June 2 speech to Virginia Republicans to step closer toward the race. Thompson allies have had discussions with Tim Griffin, the Arkansas U.S. attorney and Rove protégé, about taking a top job with the campaign.
Sounds like the perfect combination to "bring integrity back to the Oval Office" and "win back the trust of the conservative voters".
9
Mar 07
ANOTHER actor in the White House?
Rumors abound on the internets that former-Senator Fred Thompson, a Republican from Tennessee, might get drafted into the 2008 Presidential Campaign. From looking at a copy of his ratings from interest groups, he's strongly pro-conservative and anti-liberal. It would be interesting to see John McCain's response to his entry, as Thompson supported McCain in 2000.
Thompson (IMDB), most recently known for his recurring role in the Law and Order franchise, has a full political pedigree (wiki). Most notably, he was the co-chief counsel for the Republicans on the Senate Watergate Committee, Special Counsel to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, is a visiting scholar at AEI (the American Enterprise Institute), was appointed by George W. Bush to an informal position guiding John Roberts through the Supreme Court confirmation process, as well as serving on the "Free Scooter Libby" advisory board).
