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- Immaculate Deception: Why Romney, Ryan & the Right Get to Lie
- Why Romney's Tax Release Makes His 'Rolling Calamity' Even Worse
- Slow Down, Romney! You're Screwing Up Faster Than I Can Write
- My latest at O’Reilly Media
Author Archives: Spencer
Paul Ryan is Romney’s Sarah Palin
Cross-posted at Huffington Post. Of all the obvious blunders Republican leaders didn’t want Mitt Romney to make, it was choosing a Sarah Palin as his candidate for vice president. The possibility scared even Dick Cheney. But that’s exactly what Romney … Continue reading
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Tagged election 2012, mitt romney, paul ryan, sarah palin
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The World’s Shortest How-To List for Leaders
If you do a search for advice on leadership, you’ll find a lot of lists: “Top 10 Things All Leaders Must Know” “Leadership Advice from 5 Top Executives” “The 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership,” etc, etc. I almost always find … Continue reading
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The power of content, by the author of Content Rules
In this short interview, CC CHapman gives a really good, clear and concise explanation of the importance of content and how it works on social networks. He emphasizes the power of storytelling, and notes the surprising (to some) hipness on … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Media, Social Media, The Web
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Let’s watch Erato’s “Call Your Girlfriend” go viral, in real time
On Facebook today I came across a video shared by a friend whose musical taste I respect, so I gave it a click, and had that wonderful experience of discovering something great and unexpected. It’s three members of a female … Continue reading
Posted in Music, The Web
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Don’t vote for anyone who looks like he should be president
A great insight from Moneyball author Michael Lewis this morning on Fareed Zakaria GPS: Maybe you don’t want to vote for the guy who looks like he should be president. Because the only reason he’s gotten as far as he’s gotten … Continue reading
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Literacy now includes not just language, not just media, but code, too.
…as we’re reminded by CodeNow, featured at WhiteHouse.gov today: CodeNow focuses on developing the next pioneers in technology by teaching underserved youth foundational skills in computer science and programming with the objective of narrowing the current digital divide. The organization … Continue reading
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Prepare for Republican Dirty Tricks in the California Attorney General Squeaker
Written with Zach Friend for the Huffington Post. As we watch the final vote count in the oh-so-close contest between Steve Cooley and Kamala Harris, watch for a California replay of Bush-Gore 2000. Already, Cooley consultant Kevin Spillane has promised … Continue reading
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Ice Cream Tells the Story of How the Stimulus Worked (VIDEO)
Written for the Huffington Post. Hundreds of billions of dollars were spent, and millions of words were argued. And now a little ice cream shop in Santa Cruz, California has made it clear why the stimulus program was worth it. … Continue reading
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Why Karl Rove Wants to Buy the Race for California Attorney General
Written with Zach Friend for the Huffington Post. And now, the empire strikes back. So far, the story of the 2010 election has been dominated by the Tea Party and its imitation of the grassroots organizing techniques of Obama for … Continue reading
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