http://www.politicalgastronomica.com A discourse on politics, technology and community Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:25:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tara Hunt posted this on her Facebook feed and I had to share it... [caption id="attachment_897" align="aligncenter" width="650" caption="Who\'s to Blame by Barry Deutsch"][/caption] http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2010/08/who-to-blame.html Yesterday, I spent the day in Philadelphia at Supernova 2010, and enjoyed the people that came. My greatest challenge came from the topics that occurred later in the day, which covered areas on social media (having to do with will SM save media), policy and small business. The ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2010/08/creating-the-incentives-to-accomplish-long-term-government-goals.html Sent to me by a mutual Democratic friend. M E M O   T O   T H E   T E A   P A R T Y   M O V E M E N T We had eight years of Bush and Cheney who trampled on the Constitution, but ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2010/04/so-now-youre-mad.html I was watching the Sunday morning political chatfests and it reminded me why I worry about the future of our republic. When I got heavily involved in the political process, I was so upset at how the Bush Administration had destroyed American credibility abroad with the folly of the attack of ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2010/03/thoughts-on-bipartisan-healthcare-filibusters-and-reconciliation.html While I recognize the past two weeks have been absorbed with other issues from Congress, I have one simple question: where is the focus on Main Street? As in, what happened to the focus on truly kick-starting the economy - with a JOBS bill? Reading Robert Reich's piece on TPM ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2010/03/is-anyone-in-dc-listening-wheres-the-jobs-bill.html What is a guy to say when his own President suggests that children take responsibility for their own lives and future? I mean, REALLY! - take responsibility? Where are we living now - in America? Pluh-leeze! You can read the entire speech here (thanks Jesse!). A few ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/09/scandalous-obamas-speech-to-children-is-about-the-r-word.html Its over three years since I had been a campaign manager for a Congressional Campaign, and I was cleaning up my blog and discovered a couple of half completed notes on being a campaign manager that I planned on publishing for others to benefit from my experiences. In the ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/09/campaign-tactics-how-to-manage-the-staff-costs.html I have been watching the coverage of the passing of "The Lion" and thought of the two times I met the man. Back in 2003, where I had joined the Kerry Campaign, we were in the DC office working away - and with the Dean Campaign having waves of good press ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/08/remembering-teddy-kennedy.html A friend of mine from Genius Rocket sent this to me this morning, and I thought it was quite funny in its informative sarcasm: “This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the U.S. Department of Energy. I then took ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/08/is-this-what-socialism-looks-like.html [caption id="attachment_810" align="aligncenter" width="612" caption="by Tom Tomorrow"][/caption] What has me thinking is - where is the direct impacting investments? Why did the Cash for Clunkers not actually be directed for better gas-mileage, lower polluting cars versus just any car? Why has the TARP investment now not focused the energies on freeing credit for ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/08/another-thought-on-obama-and-the-vision-of-hope.html So - imaging my surprise when I get my email this morning (with one of my emails I gave to the Barack Obama Campaign) - but a letter from Paul Dunn, Alex Sink's Campaign Manager (via the Florida Dems email list). Intriguing. One of the things I never truly enjoy is getting ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/07/thoughts-on-alex-sink-for-florida-governor.html Wha? From the Washington Post: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) announced this afternoon she will resign from office on July 26 and return to private life, a stunning decision by last year's Republican vice presidential candidate to leave office before the end of her first term. "We know we can effect ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/07/palin-to-resign.html Again, I am amazed at the mainstream media's preoccupation of the "Craigslist Killer" - as if the website itself was the birth of this psychopath's actions. I loved Craig's response to the ABC Nightline report: "My first reaction is sympathy, I mean I feel pretty bad for the victims and ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/04/get-over-msm-attacking-craigslist.html Reading the articles these past 12 hours and wanted to say, I have to agree with many of the people's opinions extolling the selection of Aneesh Chopra as the new CTO of the Obama Administration including Tim O'Reilly and Alan Davidson. To quote Tim: "Aneesh Chopra is a rock star. ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/04/congrats-on-obamas-cto-choice.html [caption id="" align="alignright" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px;" width="300" caption="Credit: Marquina Iliev"][/caption]I have been enjoying feeling a bit of déjà vu watching a bunch of people at New Work City discussing the issues of Open Government in NYC (four years ago, a similar group gathered at an office ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/03/listening-in-on-the-open-government-meetup-at-nwc.html This morning, I got down to New Work City (a coworking space I am a co-founder of) and met with the Mayor of New Work City, Tony Bacigalupo and headed to 160 Varick Street - home of a new incubator that was being spearheaded by NYU-Poly, the NYC Economic Development ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/02/mayor-bloomberg-announces-nyc-friendly-to-financial-and-tech-startups.html This morning I watched This Week on ABC as I always do on Sunday mornings, and while I was getting annoyed at the standard back-and-forth about the Repug point-of-view ("We love tax cuts, let the free market sort it out. And Dems never saw a program they did not like.") ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/02/lets-not-obviate-democracy-rep-frank-to-eric-schmidt.html Sorry, but after posting my video - friends pointed out lots of articles on how "antiquated" the White House tech was when moving in. Washington Post - Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages Gawker - Technology's White House of Horrors ZDNet - Obama staff: White House in tech ‘dark ages’ MacWorld ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/01/funny-stories-about-bush-tech-in-white-house.html On the 13th of January, I was asked to speak with CNN International about how could the Obama Administration effectively use technology to increase transparency. The video is from CNNi: World News Europe with Becky Anderson. Great quote sent to me from Yan Ivnitskiy: "Starting today," Mr. Obama said, "every ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/01/on-cnni-how-effectively-will-obama-use-technology.html So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/01/my-favorite-parts-of-obamas-inaugural-speech.html As I am banging away at another project, I overheard some people saying one of those phrases you always here when people are talking about "new" technologies (at the Social Media Monday Meetup): You know, all of us here are twittering - but my Mom is not twittering, and mainstream are ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/01/what-will-four-years-from-now-bring.html This morning, I woke to a plethora of emails suggesting that I was two Administrations behind - especially after noting that Slate had already drawn some comparisons to the Presidential Election of 2006 and the Obama Election. So, to follow up on yesterday's post, here is the roster of the Obama ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/01/alternative-realities-v2-obamas-admin-versus-santos.html After having a fun fest with watching "The West Wing" these past few weeks on BRAVO - I was amused when the New York Times released this promo spread from the magazine. In reading through the article and looking at the photos, I wondered "Who are their counterparts in ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/01/alternative-realities-obamas-admin-versus-bartlets.html ....and needed a recommendation, can I suggest a friend of mine from New York City. Noel (known by his friends as "noneck") has been a staunch advocate of coworking (Change You Want to See), Democratic ideals and has been incredibly busy with supporting Obama and his personal enthusiasms for a better ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/01/if-you-wanted-a-community-organizer.html Tonight, I spent the evening listening to a number of people discussing the future of the Obama Administration and how technology may enable it. I live-blogged the event and provide my transcript below: NYSIA January Monthly Meeting: Government By the People 2.0 Is technology changing democracy? With our panel, we'll explore ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2009/01/government-by-the-people-20.html From a mutual Democratic friend, David Rose: F R O M   T H E   D E S K   O F   T H E   U N I T E D   S T A T E S Dear World: The United States of America, your quality supplier of ideals of liberty and democracy, would like ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/12/world-we-apologize-for-the-inconvenience.html 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 on a park bench. He spoke to the U.S. Marine ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/11/future-forward-to-late-january-2009.html Yesterday, I pulled out of my mailbox a couple of letters - and one of them came from GE Money Bank looking somewhat ominous. The letter started out innocuous enough, thanking me for being a valued customer at a particular department store. And then it went on to ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/11/why-do-corporates-get-low-cost-loans-and-citizens-get-their-credit-pulled.html On the latest Yi-Tan Tech Conference Call, Jerry Michalski sent us a link to a terrific visual that literally says it all (from Gong Szeto's blog): http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/11/the-difference-between-change-and-control.html The other day, I was reading this terrific article (I have included below) that discussed the pros and cons of the branding efforts of all of the Presidential campaigns.  I can speak directly to it, since I had a very similar experience during the 2004 Campaign. When I first joined the ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/11/effective-political-branding-simple-elegant-positioning-and-consistency.html From a friend, Karl Frisch (and others): http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/11/thinking-about-the-awesome-challenges-ahead.html This evening, after spending the day babysitting the twittervotereport machines with Dave Troy of twittervision fame and the guys at NetworkRedux (Thomas Brenneke, Damien Korzenoski, and others), I had a suite of parties to go to this year, since everyone was incredibly jazzed to see the election results. I ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/11/a-moment-when-times-square-stood-still.html Simply put - wanted to thank all of my readers who have written me and commented on the posts for this election. To make it easier to find answers to your questions, I wanted to provide a link to all of the posts for your information. Broward County Charter Initiatives Broward ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/11/florida-election-ballot-special.html A friend and I were talking about Mayor Mike Bloomberg's efforts for a third term in New York, and I was surprised to hear a refrain from him about how Mayor Mike could be better applied to the needs of our country, in a position other than the Mayor of ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/mayor-bloomberg-would-you-consider-secretary-of-national-infrastructure.html In the past few months, I have been talking with various campaigns (advising on the QT) since I have been somewhat swamped this year with business initiatives across the board. One of the teams I spoke with is the Democratic contender for the Congressional seat in Florida 13th, Mrs. ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/christine-jennings-vern-buchanan-for-florida-district-13.html One of the projects I have been working with is twittervotereport.com and the following video is a reasonably fun way to learn about what is happening right before your eyes: Cameos by Nancy Scola, Billy Gray, Beka Economopoulos, Matt Cooperrider and Noel Hidalgo. Press Release: Twitter Vote Report Whew! Three weeks to the ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/twitter-vote-report-launches-report-whats-happening-yourself.html So - after a blog comment expressing a familiar refrain of frustration on who are Oliver Parker and Fred Segal, I decided to dial some of my contacts and look into reaching out to the two candidates for the position of Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District 3. ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/oliver-parker-and-fred-segal-for-broward-soil-and-water-conservation-district.html In 2000, after the debacle in the Supreme Court (can you tell where I am biased?), I was in London with my new company and was reading a copy of the USA Today around the time of the Inauguration. In the article, the reporter was describing the makeup of ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/choice-for-our-future-strong-leader-strong-cabinet-please.html One of the most amazing things that happened this past week was my own frustration on trying to vote ont he Broward County ballot and then discovering how much content was missing.  Simply put - being an informed voter is not easy at all this year.   Yes, our attention has ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/seeking-information-for-the-broward-county-ballot-so-was-i.html In keeping with my promise, I am including the ten amendments that are being discussed to modify the Broward County Charter. I have been very careful about my publishing of these summaries since I am not trying to suggest one way or another on how to vote. I know my ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/summary-of-broward-charter-amendments-on-2008-ballot.html Wow. Just got an email from a friend that showed me what the Chicago Office of the Obama Campaign has been working on. Talk about transparency - they launched "Under the Radar" where people can see and submit robocalls and scan of negative mailers to the campaign - ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/under-the-radar-exposing-the-robocalls-and-dark-matter-mailers.html 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). To see the Twitter Vote Report efforts, go ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/political-lunch-on-mail-in-broward-ballots-and-twitter-vote-report.html When I read my ballot, I shook my head and could not believe the lengthy nature of the different initiatives. So, I have been searching on the web for various research sites for information on the Amendments. I list them below, based on the document from Florida League ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/summary-of-florida-constitutional-amendments-for-2008.html [caption id="attachment_511" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Voting on the Broward Ballot (photo by @fredericguarino)"][/caption] Whew! I just got my ballot in the mail (since I hate long lines) and I was astounded at the NINE EIGHT sides (four pages) of content on the ballot. Last cycle, I was on the Early ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/summary-of-the-floridabroward-2008-ballot.html [caption id="attachment_487" style="text-align: center;" width="500" caption="Voting Problems in Kendall (Dade County, FL) for 2008"][/caption] Already - in Florida, reports of issues are already happening. Granted, this is a complaint on a delay in West Kendall in Dade County - but come on, this is 2008. An ambitious team of developers and technical ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/voting-problems-already-join-the-twittervotereport-team.html Today, while waiting for the markets to open, I watched a couple of videos that were on YouTube, and a particular duo of them were incredibly impactful - using what could be perceived as nicely, sliced content setting up the argument that Democrats are the cause of the financial contagion. ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/did-the-democrats-cause-this-financial-crisis-did-the-repugs.html Sent by a friend from Naomi Wolf and the American Freedom Campaign: Dear Friend - What would you do if you learned that President Bush was preparing – in violation of federal law – to use the U.S. military to maintain order within our borders? I hope you would at least take ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/death-of-posse-comitatus-act-can-this-be-true.html 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 for the auto industry and then blightly give away another ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/the-falling-dollar.html Incredibly funny - well worth the nine plus minutes to watch. SNL does it again (thanks Tiny Fey!). I wonder - did the McCain campaign really think the game (Sarah Palin on the stage having to argue coherently) would not be scrutinized and evaluated by everyone in the MSM and ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/10/for-those-joe-six-packs-playing-a-drinking-game-maverick.html Watching the debate has been a roller coaster ride for me - both from being outside of the country and seeing how people are responding to the election and the financial crisis. But the thing that has been the scariest has been watching the tactics of the two ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/obama-presidential-mccain-brawler-american.html Watching the debate on BBS (no commentary, what a great way of listening) while in Bangkok, Thailand: My twitter feed (chronologically reversed): McCain hits with the "on the job training" bullet. But Obama gave me a vision of hope, not of fear. @MSSS McCain is hitting hard well, Obama is doing the measured, ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/liveblogging-the-first-debate.html After waking up on the other side of the world, I find myself astonished at the insanity that is overtaking the election - especially with McCain's fear of speaking in public. This is an election that will determine our future - especially in a world where leadership needs to ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/retransmitting-obamamccain-statement.html While this may sound silly, after a couple of conversations today with friends in the tech community who are relatively close to the Obama Campaign, let me say that from the reports and whispers I hear - the team has done a lot more than simply put together a DeanSpace ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/i-have-much-more-confidence-in-the-obama-campaign-now.html For the past four days (and months before), I have said to many friends that the issues that would dominate this years election would be the economy - and at times, I considered some alternatives to who would be my choice for President this coming election. In the beginning ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/change-i-want-to-believe-in-for-the-future-of-america.html From a mailing list I am on: Apologies for the broad email, but Uday Sreekanth, the Deputy CTO/Data Architect for the campaign, mentioned to me the campaign is in need of an experienced DBA to augment their efforts. Here is the job description below from Uday: The Obama for America campaign has an ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/job-posting-dba-for-obama-for-america-in-chicago.html Okay, so maybe this is funny - may it is not. But way too much fun for me to not add to this blog: http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/gina-gershon-doing-sarah-palin.html I have been watching this recent issue unfold with a bit of incredulity - especially when you watch the video of what the "Palin Truth Squad" is crying about: When I went to YouTube to see what the other side was doing, they artfully removed the leading content - and trimmed ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/lipstick-on-a-pig-mccains-moral-center-missing.html Doing my part for the Internet ecosystem: From Susan Crawford with OneWebDay: 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 ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/onewebday-stories-of-the-impact-of-the-web.html 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 and personal projects, I have to agree with a ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/switch-from-mt-41-to-wp-261.html Watching the investigative abilities of the Daily Show, I have to ask: where is the mainstream media and why are they not engaging in this kind of investigative reporting? Why do I have to watch a 30 minute comedy/satire show to get the talking points? http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/09/could-not-help-but-be-amazed.html Just surprised by the selection of McCain's VP - after an uplifting experience in Denver. But heck, humor like the one above or this make the case better than not. I have spent the night with some amazing people - and want to write up about last night and the ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/08/after_four_days.html Speaking: Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, Inc and Rachel Maddow, host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Air America Radio RM: For the last twelve years, the comments have been - this is the Year of the Internet. Well, is it this year? ES: I am one of those people ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/08/is_this_the_yea.html Jumped into the T. Boone Pickens portion of the Big Tent event. Listened to Carl Pope, executive from Sierra Club who mentioned a couple of issues I am concerned about: The rescinding of the Executive Order on the protection of the coastlines now means that the Moratorium that was passed ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/08/t_boone_pickens.html I am sitting at home, preparing for the trip to Denver tomorrow, and watching the video of Senator Kennedy and watching JK and others speaking about Senator Kennedy. I remember when Sen. Kennedy came into our small brownstone in DC and cheered us on, right after we had the ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/08/watching_senato.html While I have been in China this past week, I have been shuttling between hotels and conference rooms - while I see all sorts of people running back and forth to events, dinners, friends and such. I see a country of diversity and similarity and one that is more ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/08/watching_obama.html I have been incredibly busy this cycle with all sorts of projects (interesting, few in politics), but watching the news has me feeling a little like a prognosticator when watching the sequence of events that have happened this cycle and last one. The New York Times posted the article, "In Loose ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/08/deja_vu_mccain.html "Oi!", as my Jewish grandmother would say. "This guy, Obama was a Muslim? How could I vote for him?" Oi indeed - if my grandmother believed all that the Internet provides. Recently, I got an email from another friend of mine showing me this assertion - suggesting that ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/06/obama_a_muslim.html So, a friend of mine sent me this link to the video below. And, if it does not concern you - then you are not focused on the campaign. But then again, it is well-worth the watch if you want to learn about the real McCain: And while I ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/05/the_real_mccain.html Hey there - was reading my mail and found a couple of requests for two positions the Obama Campaign is looking to fill. More than likely, you are already aware - but if you are not, check these out. Truthfully, they are perfect for making a difference this ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/05/obama_developers.html Reading today's NYTimes article on the Repub loss in Mississippi this week seems to have Repubs worried that they will not win and the Democrats are poised to grow their lead in the House and Senate. But something seems amiss here. All we have to do is take ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/05/repub_losses.html This afternoon, as I was working on an Executive Summary, my business partner said something about Obama touting a major endorsement tonight at 7pm. A few minutes later, he told me it was John Edwards making the endorsement. I asked him how he knew, and he said ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/05/freedom_of_info.html I was sitting in the Qantas/American Airlines Lounge in Honolulu listening to the continual drone of CNN and the discussion of the diminishing lead in superdelegates she has (as of this post, she is down to a +2 lead). I watched Senator Obama as he stumped in Oregon, I ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/05/should_the_demo.html Found myself waiting int he Business Lounge of Qantas in Sydney and found this remarkable Powerpoint presentation from Colin Powell (yes, that Colin Powell). | View | Upload your own Definitely worth a read. Tags: Millenials http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/05/colin_powells_t.html A couple of weeks ago, I wrote up a post about my enthusiasm for Senator Obama and my "letter" to Chelsea about not choosing her Mom as my choice for the primaries. This morning, I got an eyeful from all sorts of vitriol seen in the Washington Post article ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/04/chelsea_is_a_wo.html So, I was reading TPM today and found myself chuckling with the Federal probe completed today commenting on the fact that Lieberman's website was not hacked, rather that the takedown of the site during the day before the primary election was due to "misconfiguration". From TPM (by way of ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/04/wha_lieberman_s.html It is interesting that Senator Obama came to Cooper Union this morning, especially since the event itself was not even on the schedule until Monday (four days ago, according to a source) and I later heard that he considered giving the speech on Wall Street instead of Cooper Union, but ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/03/obama_at_the_gr.html Yesterday, I got an email from the Cooper mailing list, informing me that he would be coming to Cooper Union to speak in the Cooper Union Dialogue Series (the same one that Mike Bloomberg spoke at). While I do not think that there will be a moderator, I am ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/03/obama_speaking.html This evening, as I finished my work at Cooper, I took a walk over to the Great Hall to listen to Dr. Fred Shapiro introduce Morley Winograd and Michael Hais discuss their new book, "Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube and the Future of American Politics" with a talk asking the question, ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/03/millennial_make.html To every New Yorker and to all those who who believed in what I tried to stand for, I am sincerely sorry. -- Eliot Spitzer, March 12th, 2008 You know, when I was on the campaign trail in 2006, I had to set up various meetings with my candidate and then-Attorney General ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/03/spitzer_opinion.html As I went for my snack of cashews this evening, I took a glance at the newest Rolling Stone and saw the cover that graces this post. Underneath the "A New Hope" title, I saw the subtitle that I had been waiting for, "The Machinery of Hope", covering the ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/03/rolling_stone_i.html The following is a joint statement that Eric Massa and I have collaborated on drafting which follows the libel complaint described in this post. Emphasis is mine. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sanford Dickert, the New York based political consultant, and Eric Massa, the Democratic candidate for New York's 29th Congressional District, are pleased to ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/03/massa_v_dickert_3.html Back in 1997, when I returned to Stanford University, I had a couple of accidential run-ins with a very amazing woman, Chelsea Clinton. Interrupting a meeting with the head of the Stanford Dance Division and Chelsea, inviting her to become part of the Viennese Ball Opening Committee, and then ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/02/super_tuesday_a.html Well, I am catching up on This Week with George Stephanopoulos and watched as he interviewed JK. And, for a man who has many ways of looking at an issue and trying to be very professorial, he did amazingly well with the question about Shrum's book and the quote ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/01/wow_jk_stands_h.html This was a shocker from a different point of view. When I was sitting down at CooBric, my CooBric cofounder Tony mentioned that Kerry was endorsing Obama for his run for the Presidency. Now that made me pause. First thing I did is go to memeorandum and found a ... http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/01/kerry_to_endors.html Sorry, but this one was too funny to ignore (from the Onion News Network): http://www.politicalgastronomica.com/2008/01/the_most_import.html