Posts in Elsewhere,Politics
Obama’s Historic Victory (Comments)
Cool article from Time on how “a black man with a dangerous-sounding foreign name trounced his opponents in the nearly all-white state of Iowa.” (Paul got 10% on the republican side, 3 percentage points behind third place.)
How’d you spend your Christmas vacation? (Comments)
These students went to Iowa. A great article on what makes the campaign so unique.
Mike Huckabee Forum (Comments)
I know forums are often echo chambers that attract the most extreme segments of a group… but WOW.
Al Gore won’t run for President because you’re too lazy (Comments)
America was founded on the idea of a well-informed populace. In an age where we have more information than ever, we have fewer people who actually know why they think what they think. No wonder Al Gore won’t run and Ron Paul trails the front-runners.
Remember, remember… (Comments)
In less than 24 hours, Ron Paul’s campaign jumped from $2.7 million for the fourth quarter to $6.2…and counting. It represents the largest amount of money raised by any GOP candidate in a single day, and is the most money ever raised online in a single day. Coverage is here, here, and here .
Rudy’s Four Horsemen (Comments)
This is encouraging.
The Ron Paul Ideavirus (Comments)
Candidates are now scrambling to figure out what my favorite politician and my favorite business writer already know.
If Ron Paul doesn’t win, he needs to open a viral marketing consulting company. (Comments)
His campaign is easily the coolest I’ve ever seen, and he’s done nothing to make it happen other than speaking his mind. A perfect example of how it’s better to create products or ideas (or candidates) that are amazing in the first place vs. trying to make something mediocre look amazing.
Senate rejects reinstatement of habeas corpus (Comments)
Ugh. At least Leahy understands what is at stake: “The truth is that casting aside the time-honored protection of habeas corpus makes us more vulnerable as a nation because it leads us away from our core American values,” Leahy said. “It calls into question our historic roll as a defender of human rights around the [...]
