About Political Gastronomica
Political Gastronomica is a discourse on technology and online activism - how the marketplace of governing and ideas is improving with the efficiencies of the Internet.
Author Sanford Dickert, former CTO of John Kerry for President Campaign, works with political campaigns, non-profits and private companies from the Fortune 500 to startups.
Dickert leverages online community engagement techniques and technical vision for brand and message management through effective application of social media and organizational processes.
Category Archives: Personal Thoughts
Future Forward to late January 2009
Sent by my brother on this wonderful Thanksgiving Day. And wishing all of my readers a Happy Thanksgiving. One sunny day in late January 2009, an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he’d been sitting … Continue reading
Why do corporates get low-cost loans, and citizens get their credit pulled?
Please Mr. Treasury Secretary, look out for the little guys and make sure that Amex (and the other banks) do not just focus on their bottom lines – they should be thinking like any other sustainable and responsible business does – thinking about the impact they have on their local economies, and their potential for damage when hiding from the storm. The Great Depression was locked in place for so many years due to government inaction and the fear the large corporates had when they held onto their reserves. If we do not mandate a process where corporates are required to put the money directly into action within the economy, we will find ourselves in even worse trouble. Continue reading
Thinking about the awesome challenges ahead…
From a friend, Karl Frisch (and others):
A moment when time(s square) stood still.
President-elect Obama – you have the weight of a Nation on your shoulders. Bear it well and with the courage you spoke of. This is your time to show America – and the world – what it truly means to be a leader.
Thank you for that moment sir. I think I know now what my family spoke of when Jack Kennedy became President. It has been an honor being part of this moment of history. Continue reading
Mayor Bloomberg, would you consider “Secretary of National Infrastructure”?
Mayor Bloomberg – our national infrastructure constitute the roots for any future economic growth – we would be very well served to have someone as yourself at the helm of a Cabinet-level position overseeing private/public partnerships to redesign and overhaul America’s infrastructure – a Secretary of National Infrastructure. Continue reading
Political Lunch: On Mail In Broward Ballots and Twitter Vote Report
During my trip, I visited the Hudson Street Studios and filmed an episode of Political Lunch with Rob Millis to talk about the Broward mail-in ballot, the joys of the “bubbie patrol” and the exciting efforts of the Twitter Vote Report team (#votereport). Continue reading
The falling dollar…
One more from Dave Winer at The Scripting News: Is it me or are we in real trouble? When 20+ years back, we thought a $1.5B bailout for Chrysler was a big thing, and today we ignore a $25B bailout … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Thoughts, Political Thoughts
Tagged Bailout Plan, falling dollar, Henry Paulson
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OneWebDay: Stories of the Impact of the Web
OneWebDay is an Earth Day for the internet. The idea behind OneWebDay is to focus attention on a key internet value (this year, online participation in democracy), focus attention on local internet concerns (connectivity, censorship, individual skills), and create a global constituency that cares about protecting and defending the internet. Continue reading
Posted in Mitzvahs, Personal Thoughts
Tagged internet ecosystem, OneWebDay, susan crawford
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Switched over from MT 4.1 to WP 2.6.1
Well – after a number of years of thinking about doing it, I finally completed the task of migrating from MovableType 4.1 to WordPress 2.6. Truthfully, after researching and working with both platforms over the past two years with clients … Continue reading
Posted in Mitzvahs, Personal Thoughts
Tagged migration from MT to wordpress, MovableType, WordPress
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