Tuesday, March 6, 2007
YouTube HillCast: Equal Pay
Hillary discusses her fight in Congress for equal pay and other priorities for American women.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Experts rate Web sites of presidential candidates
Stump speeches, public appearances and debates on TV used to mold a presidential candidate's image. These days, a politician's Web site speaks volumes.
The Republic assembled a panel of experts in politics and Web design to rate the sites of those racing for the White House. Their thoughts:
• John Edwards' site includes a page reminiscent of a "billboard for toothpaste."
• Rudolph Giuliani uses a photo looking more like a pope than a president.
Some sites pack a punch and use the latest in technology; others fall flat.
Look inside each site and get the experts' opinions on what works and what doesn't.
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The Republic assembled a panel of experts in politics and Web design to rate the sites of those racing for the White House. Their thoughts:
• John Edwards' site includes a page reminiscent of a "billboard for toothpaste."
• Rudolph Giuliani uses a photo looking more like a pope than a president.
Some sites pack a punch and use the latest in technology; others fall flat.
Look inside each site and get the experts' opinions on what works and what doesn't.
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Mike Huckabee Launches his Blog
Huckabee Launches his blog with all kinds of goodies.
Huckabee Blog
Blog includes rss feeds, a blog roll, interview requests from bloggers and banners and buttons for your blog or myspace profile.
On the overall site, I would still like to see Mike endorse Facebook, Myspace, and YouTube. Other then that ,good Job on the Blog Mike!
Well He's No Hillary
McCain will be hosting an Exchange of Ideas Forum on Thursday March 8th. For those who cannot attend, this event will also be available live via webcast. A concept that has been very successful for Hillary Clinton. Unlike Hillary the McCain webcast will come at a price, $100 for an E-Ticket that will allow you to log in and attend virtually.
I have mixed feelings about this strategy. First I have to assume that the only reason to do a webcast is to attract the younger tech savvy crowd. A demographics that is used to downloading movies, music and tv shows for free. I count myself among that same candidate and I would never pay $100 to watch some webcast that I know will most likely appear a few days later on YouTube. Someone unsure about McCain is definetly not going to pay $100 to watch the webcast.
My advice to the campaign would be to hold a free Webcast invite everyone to come and listen to McCain speak and end the night with an invitation to donate $100 to the campaign. I guess well see how it goes.
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Edwards Blog - Multimedia Recap
VIDEO
Campaign events and speeches:
John Edwards at Metro State College Part 1Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2007
John Edwards at Metro State College Part 2 Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2007
John Edwards at Metro State College Part 3 Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2007
John Edwards at Metro State College Part 4 Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2007
John Edwards at Metro State College Part 5 Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2007
Pro-Edwards vlogger ashlarah recorded a speech Edwards gave as part of his college tour. The first four videos are the speech. The fifth video is of Edwards discussing some of the issues with people who stayed behind after the rest of the crowd had left. Unfortunately, the fifth video is very hard to hear.
Edwards: "America is an idea, and that idea is equality. Equality of opportunity."
Energy discussion at town hall in NH February 24, 2007
In this video released by the Edwards campaign, Edwards discusses energy, conservation, and global warming with New Hampshire voters.
Edwards: "We should invest in clean alternative sources of energy in a serious long-term comprehensive way, which means wind, solar, biofuels, bio-diesel."
Read MoreBlog: Obama VS. Hillary in Selma
Ealier today, Barack Obama visited Selma, Alabama to take part in the Selma Voting Rights March Commemoration.
Click here to watch part of Barack's speech courtesy of CNN.
Below is a short excerpt of his speech at Brown Chapel A.M.E Church. Click here to read the entire speech.
Obama BlogVS.
Hillary was in Selma, AL today to commemorate "Bloody Sunday", an historic moment in the civil rights movement.
"On March 7, 1965, the day that came to be known as Bloody Sunday, some 600 men, women and children. crossed the bridge in Selma Ala., with the intention of marching to Montgomery for voting rights. On the other side, they were confronted by state troopers and a sheriff's posse, who beat the marchers back, hastening congressional enactment of the Voting Rights Act and the demise of the racial order the lawmen sought to defend." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The ceremony re-enacting the crossing of the Edmund Pettus is an annual event to remember the struggle and to honor those who took part in the fight for civil rights. Hillary was accompanied by President Clinton, who is being inducted into the Voting Rights Hall of Fame. Before joining in a re-enactment of the march, Hillary attended services at the First Baptist Church of Selma, where she spoke to the congregation to commemorate the event's 42nd anniversary:
"I come to share the memories of a troubled past and a hope for a better tomorrow, one that is worthy of the sacrifices that were made here... That long march to freedom that started here has carried us a mighty long way. But we all know we have to finish the march."
You can read Hillary's full remarks here.And watch the speech here.
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