I was reading the other day where some members of Congress and the punditocracy think that a cap and trade bill is dead in the aftermath of the Gulf Oil Spill. Huh? A bill designed to limit the long term damage being done to our environment (read, the place we all live in) by slowly… (read more)
Posts filed under political branding
What Does A Bull Make With Food?
Friends, you know the answer to the question. The political branding wars are in full bloom this spring, and the result is fertilizing our democracy…and not in a good way. I started thinking of this post when I heard actor Jon Voight’s ridiculous rant on Obama’s Marxist poison; filed under the heading that if you… (read more)
Headlines, Special Reports, And Nasty Labels
When the average soul takes a look at the news of the day, it is hard to see how anyone is ever happy. Nancy Grace reports; “Somewhere there is a victim I can exploit for ratings.” TMZ reports; “Jesse James and Tiger Woods vie for the title of most mistresses by a man not in… (read more)
Repetition Matters
When you are building a brand, repetition matters. People need to hear something over and over, and in different contexts, before they fully internalize the information. In politics, as well, repetition matters. Politics is, after all, branding. So what brands have the different “producers” created over the past forty years or so?
The Evil of Sotomayor
Bigot. Racist. Unqualified. Activist. Empathetic. Pure evil was about the only attack left unsaid. There has been an avalanche of accusations and characterizations directed at Sonia Sotomayor since her appointment to the Supreme Court by President Obama. To the extent that Americans are touchy about the topic of law and the court system, the reaction… (read more)
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