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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: Political Thoughts
After 100 Days of Repug rule – where’s the Jobs Bill?
After 100 Days of Republican majority of the House, where is the Jobs Bill? Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2012, Political Thoughts
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Some honest, actual, non-rhetorical questions for my conservative friends who vote Republican
I, too, am frustrated with the insanity that is spun out of various special interest groups. Can someone answer Gadi’s simple questions? Continue reading
Posted in Political Thoughts
Tagged Christian voters, Fiscal Conservatives, Libertarians, Republican voters
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Save NPR funding!
So, keeping with the mission of the CPB and the overall effort to keep a free-and-fair programming, the “deficit hawks” are going after essentially $32M in that grant. The good that NPR and the CPB does for our country – especially across the rural parts of our country – is incredibly valuable. When are the Congressional “deficit hawks” going to go after the real portion of the pie that is gauging us? Continue reading
Are the Senate Repugs are setting the stage for a 9/11 rescue next year…
And what I saw sickened me. In the 111th Congress,
the Senate Republicans are still filibustering over the James
Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. After their continued use
of 9/11 in the past nine years, I am sickened at the acts of the
Senate Republicans and their insane delays. And then to note that
none of the major news outlets even set any time to this particular
outrage. Continue reading
WTF has Obama Done for Us So Far?
Should we keep the Bush tax cuts or drop them? You tell me how our country moves forward? Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2012, Political Thoughts
Tagged 60 minutes, Bush tax cuts, President Obama
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Afterthoughts on the Rally to Restore Sanity and/orFear
John Stewart and friends put on the largest backyard Variety show on the National Mall today with the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. A little bit of music, a little bit of variety and, as all good fathers during a family gathering, gave us an ernest sermon that told us to be rational and see the real in the noise the media makes. One bug – he forgot to remind us to vote. Continue reading
Posted in Political Thoughts
Tagged #rally4sanity, Catskills BBQ, John Stewart, linkedin, Rally for Sanity, Stephen Colbert
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Michelle Rhee to resign – why is it so difficult to make a difference?
Will the Obama Administration stand up and respect the contract you made with DC Schools and their children – by ensuring that the plans created and designed by Chancellor Rhee are kept when you complete the awarding of the Race to the Top grant? Continue reading
Creating the incentives to accomplish long-term government goals
ith the advent of social games generating revenue and attention during the off-hours of our lives and encroaching on our working hours (tell me you have not been itching to play your Mafia Wars or Farmville on your iPhone today), can we take lessons from the techniques of these entertainments to create new incentives to bring about the change we seek? Continue reading
Posted in Personal Thoughts, Political Thoughts
Tagged incentives, linkedin, long-term governance, Supernova, Supernova 2010
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