Category: Activism

  • When you say “The Democrats”, I have no idea who you are talking about

    A while ago I made an offer to publish “new voices” on this here blog thingy. I recently got this in my inbox, and frankly I think it has merit. I corrected a few items after a spirited exchange with the original author. I won’t say which parts, blame me for all of it or…

  • Who is this piss ant?

    Seriously, who is this guy? Has anyone met him, been interviewed by him, read his other work? No, well then why should I read this article?  Apart from the cheap predicable alliteration in the title, what is he actually saying that hasn’t been said by a busload of ignorant others? I’m going to stress the…

  • What good is social media?

    I stumbled upon a good article in Politico a day or two ago regarding Twitter stats.  I remember in 2010, giving weekly reports of Facebook “friends” and Twitter “followers” to the campaign team I was working with…  it was something we worked hard on, and gave us some sense of who was following the campaign…