What has Sarah Palin done for women in Politics?

sarah palin, the winking, $150,000 dressed, lipstick wearing-syntax-challenged, soccer mom, suddenly an advocate for special needs children, will make it very difficult for women in politics.
WHY you ask?
Because many women are going to try to emulate her. She has a following and has hit a chord with many members of her Party. but for women [...]

Why I Miss Tim Russert on Meet the Press?

I like Tom Brokaw. I liked him on The Today Show, I liked him as an anchor, I liked him
as a political consultant at the Conventions. I’m not crazy about him as the replacement for Tim Russert on Meet the Press.
Tim held guests accountable for their remarks. Remember how he would show their own [...]

Can We Have a Moratorium on Politi-talk?

I move to have a moratorium on politi-talk–any one second the motion?
In my moratorium, candidates can talk but no one can talk on their behalf. No one can be a spokesperson, not Wesley Clark and his illogical McCain thinking, not the governor of Colorado or California, not Ed Rendell or Ed the Horse.
In my world, [...]

Why Do We Select Candidates and Companies? How important is likability?

Do we never learn? Pundits claim that Voters voted for George Bush because they would rather have a beer or go fishing with him than John Kerry.  and look where that got us?
How important is likability?
Is it any different for us in our daily life? Do you choose to go to lunch with people you [...]

Why Obama’s Words Matter: Bitter versus Barry

They are only words – so why do they matter?
Why does it matter if he calls a group bitter? After all, it’s the primaries, doesn’t anything go? When all is said, done, and voted, there will be a new president. That president can not write legislation, appoint justices to the Supreme Court, or wage war [...]

How Do You Use the Race Word in 2008 and Who Gets to Use It?

Everyone is tiptoing around the R word, except for the candidate most effected by the word. From a communication standpoint, it seems as though Obama gets to say the word anytime he wants to say it. He gets up in the morning, he gets to say it. Mid day snack, he gets to say it. [...]

Boys and Girls Gone Wild – On the Way to the White House

He said-she said has gone to a whole new level. He said-she said used to be reserved for romantic situations. Now, our presidential candidates have brought the old he said-she said to a whole new level!
Now it is not only what he or she said, now it is what friends of he or she said. [...]

Elliott Spitzer-Is Stupidity a Crime?

If stupidity is not a crime, perhaps it should be. The whole Spitzer titilation can be broken down to a woman’s view and a man’s view. People split genetically on this issue. Men say it should not be a crime, even Alan Dershowitz the hallowed Harvard professor says it should not be a crime:
but behold, [...]

Who Is the Next Anti-Christ?

Who Really is the Anti-Christ?
In the beginning of the Presidential Primary season, Hillary was seen by many as the Anti-Christ. Then the right wing of the Republican party decided that maybe Mitt Romney was the anti-Christ.
With Romney out of the race, the far right decided that John McCain was the anti-Christ.  Whether we enjoy [...]

LeBron, the Cavs, the Trade, and Life

I just returned from the Cavaliers versus Bulls game. What a treat! Last week Hughes and Gooden were traded from the Cavs to the Bulls, and today the Bulls played the Cavaliers in Cleveland at the Q. Much is always made about the personal aspect of returning players who were traded. Players themselves downplay the [...]