Women are not pleased with the Republican Party — and with jackass moves like Senate Republicans blocking the equal pay bill, you can see why. We shall soon learn if the GOP will pay dearly for it during the mid-term elections in November. Which brings us to a few key races, and the women vying to win them. First, incumbent Senator Kay Hagan in North Carolina. Here she is speaking out about the need to fund …
September Surprise: Republican Dr. Monica Wehby Supports Gay Marriage
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is running anti-Koch brothers ads that say, "Monica Wehby may be a good investment for the Koch brothers. But she’s the wrong choice for Oregon." It's a good line and one I am apt to agree with. http://youtu.be/CtK5mr63PaE Now, let's look at the challenger for a minute. Her views on certain things appear to be unorthodox. http://youtu.be/qAQ6fH1CFwg Yes, you just saw former …
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Joni Ernst Wants To Cut Big Spender’s Balls Off
Iowan Joni Ernst—mother, soldier and conservative—wants to take her hog castration experience to the chambers of the U.S. Senate and clip, clip, clip the dreaded "pork," so beloved be her political brethren. http://youtu.be/p9Y24MFOfFU "Washington is full of big spenders—let's make them squeal," Ernst offers. What a towering load of manure. So-called conservatives freely spend the nation's tax dollars on …
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Russia Is A Lot Of Things, A Good Client And Business Partner Among Them
Russian oligarchs have much invested in Europe and in the U.S. The inverse is also true. We have much invested in Russia. Russia is big business. According to The Hill, public relations giant Ketchum has earned more than $26 million representing Russia, and is keeping the country as a client despite the widely denounced incursion into Crimea by the Russian military. “Our work continues to focus on supporting …
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David Jolly (And His Well-Heeled Allies) Vs. Alex Sink (And Her Well-Heeled Allies)
There's a special election today in Florida's 13th Congressional District. Former Washington lobbyist David Jolly is the Republican contender. Alex Sink, former CFO for the state and Gubernatorial candidate in 2010, is the Dem. The seat was held by GOP Rep. Bill Young, who died in October after representing the district for more than four decades. He was the longest-serving Republican member of Congress at the …
The Scoundrel’s Dilemma: When and How to Evoke Patriotism in Advertising
The great English writer Samuel Johnson once declared that, “Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.” Johnson’s beef wasn’t with patriotism per se, rather the issue of it being coopted for the purposes self-interest. In the preceding several hundred years since he uttered the phrase, proof of Johnson’s quote is still readily seen in many pockets of society. Politicians often appropriate the love of country …
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President Obama Embraces Google+. Now, Will You?
Google+ is the unloved soc net. But that may begin to shift, now that President Obama is using the platform's Hangout feature for a virtual town hall, or "Fireside Hangout" this Thursday, just two day after his State of the Union address. According to Google, selected participants will ask the President their own pre-screened questions starting Thursday at 4:50 p.m. EST. BTW, President Obama's Twitter …
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Guns Don’t Kill People. But People With Guns Do.
The National Rifle Association makes "repugnant and cowardly" ads, but the gun lobby appears slightly more adept at brand-sponsored content. Here's a look at a video from their "Life of Duty" series sponsored by Smith & Wesson and Brownell's, the world's largest supplier of firearms accessories, gun parts and gunsmithing tools. "It's freedom to be an American," says the NRA and Brownell's. Of course it …
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