AdWatch: The Answer To America’s Woes?
January 14, 2008, 3:36pm
Ron Paul’s Special Report To Iowa
December 29, 2007, 8:45pm
Ross Perot did it nationally when he ran for president in 1992, and Republican Ron Paul did it in Iowa. The two longshots ran infomercials to take their messages directly to voters.
Paul’s half-hour report aired a week ago, but you can watch it here in two parts via the Capitol Hill Broadcasting Network.
Presidential Podcasts At National Journal
November 16, 2007, 7:03pm
One office down from mine at my day job, National Journal contributing editor Linda Douglass spends her time recruiting and interviewing guests for National Journal On Air.
Anybody who cares about the 2008 presidential race should keep tabs on her work because the candidates seem eager to talk with Linda. She has scored sessions with three of the candidates, including Democrat Barack Obama, in the past three weeks.
You can listen to the latest interviews by clicking on the audio buttons below or visiting the National Journal On Air page linked above.
Republican Ron Paul
Democrat Barack Obama
Republican Mike Huckabee
The interviews are surrounded by political insights from various experts at National Journal.
Linda also has been interviewing some of the candidates’ spouses, including Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, the wife of Republican Mitt Romney.
Categories: Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul
Obama Unveils Innovation Agenda @Google
November 14, 2007, 8:37pm
The Internet powerhouse Google continued its “Candidate@Google” series of interviews with 2008 presidential hopefuls today. Barack Obama, one of the three leading Democratic candidates, visited the Google campus in Silicon Valley to discuss the innovation agenda he unveiled hours before his appearance.
Google previously has welcomed the following candidates to its headquarters:
- Democrat Hillary Clinton;
- Democrat John Edwards;
- Democrat Mike Gravel;
- Republican John McCain;
- Republican Ron Paul;
- And Democrat Bill Richardson.
Among other things, Obama called for “an open Internet” and emphasized his commitment to “network neutrality,” a term that refers to a proposed government mandate for equal treatment of high-speed Internet content by companies that control broadband networks.
Here’s an excerpt from the speech:
What comes next depends on the choices that we make right now, in this moment, in this election. We could see the spirit of innovation that started this company be stifled. We could see the Internet divided up to the highest bidders. We could a government that uses technology to shut people out instead of letting them in. Tax breaks shuffled to special interests while the next startup, the next Google, can’t get a fair shot. …
Another alternative is for us to unlock a new future of opportunity. Together we can open up the government and invite all citizens in while connecting all of America to 21st-century broadband. We can use technology to help achieve universal health care, to reach for a clean energy future, and to ensure that young Americans can compete and win in the global economy.
Categories: Producer's Picks, Technology, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, John McCain, Ron Paul
Last Call To Grill The Candidates
November 13, 2007, 9:32pm
The first round of questioning at 10Questions.com, a site co-sponsored by AirCongress that is collecting video queries to present to presidential candidates, is about to end. You have one day to ask your question.
The results so far: 188 questions and 92,500 votes from 27,000 voters. The top videos so far are about “network neutrality” and whether America is “unofficially a theocracy.” Activists on both of those issues have heavily promoted the questions. The third question is about “non-religious voters.”
The rest of the top 10 questions, as of now, cover: medical marijuana, wiretapping without warrants, transparency in government, “corporate personhood,” campaign reform, the voting system, and the two-party system.
So far, Democrat John Edwards and Republican Ron Paul have committed to answering the top 10 questions. If you don’t like the list, go vote and do your part to change the line-up.
Categories: Politics, Presidency 2008, John Edwards, Ron Paul, 10Questions
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