Posts tagged "politics"

The best campaign ad ever? (we think so)

One of our clients, James Perry got written up in an article by Salon “The Best Campaign Ad Ever”. Hes running for mayor in New Orleans in 2010. When a narrator, describing other candidates, says, “Political insiders and career politicians,” a woman’s face appears onscreen and she says, “What? Are you shitting me?” (The word [...]

if the chron gets it, it must be obvious

Maybe spreading common sense ideas and stating the obvious is a way for San Francisco’s most widely read fishwrapper to avoid the fate of other dailies, but I guess it’s good that they finally figured it out: MAYBE HAVING 26 TRANSIT AGENCIES IS BAD FOR BAY AREA COMMUTERS. Like, duh. Sarcasm aside, turns out that [...]

Why can’t we get any no-bid contracts?

Over the transom courtesy Talking Points Memo. This is probably the most ridiculous RFP I’ve ever seen. Big bucks, too.

Twitter is great (if you know how to use it)

We’ve been using twitter for a while and have helped a few of our clients get up and running. Explaining the concept of twitter to someone can be challenging, and new users are bound to make mistakes. Virginia GOP chairman Jeff Frederick used twitter to ruin his party’s chances of luring a Democratic senator to [...]

james perry for mayor

There’s a whole lot that’s wrong with New Orleans, but if we had to pick one thing worth fixing, it’s the sorry state of of the city’s leadership. Thanks to some contacts we made while working in the Big Easy in 2006, we now have a chance to do something about it. We’re proud to [...]

WTF? A Republican as transportation secretary? You heard right

The blogosphere is abuzz (well, buzzing just a little, given the topic) over Obama’s choice for Secretary of Transportation: the hitherto unknown Rep. (as in REPUBLICAN) Rep. from Illinois, Ray LaHood.  Given OB’s promise to bridge partisanship in his cabinet, the choice, while coming from left-field, shouldn’t surprise: LaHood has a reputation as a centrist, [...]