Caucus gawker

Posted by on Jan 29, 2016 in News | No Comments

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Caucus gawker sighting at the Bob Hope Airport. I’m on my way to Iowa, folks–excited, terrified, inspired, and apparently, in good company.

Cruz on Trump

Posted by on Jan 25, 2016 in Case Studies, News | No Comments

Ted Cruz has a compelling message for the people of Iowa. Just watch…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt3P73y1dHc

Hold onto your hats, America. This presidential election’s gonna be a wild one!

Delusional xenophobia

Posted by on Dec 11, 2015 in News | No Comments

I used to think Trump’s candidacy exposed our electoral process for what it’s become. Now I think it exposes Americans for who we’ve become. Delusional xenophobia has never been stronger in America. This 00:30 second clip says it all.

theguardian.com/us-news/video/2015/dec/09/donald-trump-muslim-bigot-video

Who’s taller?

Posted by on Nov 24, 2015 in News | No Comments

Today’s ad is a parody, but isn’t all that different from the real thing.

nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/bush-series-1-taller/2859799

No hope

Posted by on Nov 23, 2015 in Case Studies, News | No Comments

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Today’s political ad is only 7 years old, and yet feels like a relic from a long time ago. Barack Obama’s intelligence, integrity and remarkable personal narrative filled many of us with a previously unimaginable degree of hope for the nation. I believe he’s been an excellent president, but the transformative governance I was looking for never actually came. I doubt I’ll ever put that kind of faith in a candidate again.

livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2008

Political ads then and now

Posted by on Nov 19, 2015 in Case Studies, News | No Comments

Today, I’m submitting two separate ads (the reason immediately obvious). I didn’t think it was possible, but I now like Ted Cruz even less than I did yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpwdcmjBgNA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4K_uFZW9Jk

Watch: a 5-minute history of Syria’s war and the rise of ISIS

Posted by on Nov 16, 2015 in News | No Comments

“…to understand the war, you need to understand how it began and how it unfolded.”

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/14/9735102/syria-isis-history-video