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At the Kennedy School of Government today said Alex Castellanos, for his notorious dirt campaigns Republican campaign manager. His “Study Group”, which is still up after the election will meet every week, is completely overrun. Castellanos is a witty, charismatic man to fifty. At the beginning is a bowl with Süßkram around, from students to use. “I am a conservative Republican, I prefer to say the same, and from this perspective, I speak here,” sends Castellanos anticipated. He asks: Who will be here this year for the first time to choose? A majority. Who has ever been elected republican? A single log shy. “We can do in these halls as a diversity let them!” General laughter, Castellanos, the people on his side. “Okay, then we want to talk about times drüber how to cynically manipulate public opinion.” Again laughter. Castellanos was the last campaign of 100 million U.S. dollars to help Kerry to do. What he then also, with Kerry’s support, has managed. The democratic candidate was seen as soft on defense ready made, the Vietnam veteran stature was not (after some Freischärlergruppen it with the “Swift Boat ads,” had attacked). This season, the clever PR man on Mitt Romney that the primaries but in the subject. Castellanos first example of a good TV clip is Obama’s spot in which he described himself as a boy from Kansas represents with American values - “values from the Heartland” - which he makes his way only had. “This is not the typical Democratic candidate, who speaks. The man had a few years ago for a crazy rights held as positive as the Americas refers to! ” McCain’s people had long difficulties in something that says Castellanos. Only by Obama’s appearance in Berlin, they are really up. By Obama as an x-arbitrary Celebrity abtaten like Britney Spears, they found back to their attacking momentum. “The first half while at the polls. The problem, however, that the people could say why Obama could not vote. But McCain himself had no message. ” Castellanos is a gifted and ruthless masters of the attack ad. One way to notorious racist undertones - “You need the test job. But they gave him one from a minority … “. (Here’s a story in Salon about this.) But he believes declaredly not to “spin”. In a world of me, “too much information”, it is hopeless, things to invent and to think that would fix it somehow. It was not about “how to spin,” but “how to lead.” Presidents are responsible for one Castellanos’ chief brands “(brands ruler), but also in the best case” transforming brands “(brands transformational). In America, we want a president who says Castellanos, “of us to a better place führ beyond the horizon. On his personal Mount Rushmore of the last century would be about Roosevelt, JFK, Reagan and Clinton found. “At a certain way, they are all the same type,” says Castellanos - all equally as conductive transforming. I was not about to ask him why he is George W. Bush has dropped, not least of his second term is due. Truly a transformational president! But that probably would have spoiled the mood somewhat. An Obama campaign is very professional Castellanos that it offers much more than merely “issues”. Who calls the site is mentioned, he should not only to the abilities of the candidates believe, to bring change, but to himself “Wow. The campaign is not over - this is a movement! “This election is redefined by a competition between McCain and Obama at a between McCain and Dir to you is to voters. Castellanos believes that the Democrats had no other choice than to change that: If an overwhelming Mehrheitim country thinks that the country was on the wrong course, then it goes into the choice to change and change. Whether the Democrats but not a bit wanton, into the changing mood inside also has a visibly different candidates to send the American derim meaning “left” is a funny name, and who has no government experience? Perhaps that is in a turbulent situation like this at the end too much change. McCain, as Castellanos, now has the strategy of Obama on the field of change so many votes away from the fact that he finally on the field experience to beat. Conversely, Obama tried to experience things so much ground to make it clear that, finally, the moment of change for him is crucial. This is the game of the next few weeks. Two major factors Castellanos sees as crucial to women as voters. And the economy. 77 percent of consumer power in the hands of women. You decide on the budget. They are much harder to grasp than the men with their traditional environments. And the new crisis situation, there is a serious thing deuced made to run against Washington, as it is for both candidates claim: Never gave it more mistrust of Washington, and never more desire for leadership at the same time. Who can resolve this paradox, the next president. (Believe me anyway.)
2008 is a year we will remember for decades to come. 2008 was the year that all the flawed policies of the Republican Philosophy of Governance showed its face and destroyed the progress that America has achieved over the last 60 years. The Failed policies of the Republican Bush Administration grabbed the headlines from the collapse of major Insurance Companies to the banking system to the retail sector to the automotive industry. The foolishness of tax cuts for the wealthy while occupying two Sovereign Countries after illegally invading them came home to roost. The shinning moment in 2008 was the election of Barack Obama to the Presidency of The United States which holds a slim promise for the future after the Bush Administration has destroyed all the good things in America. 2008 also saw the Republicans highlight their absurd vision of America with the nomination of Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential Candidate. After 8 years of a C student President, the Republicans seriously nominated another nit wit to lead our Nation through a time of utter despair caused by the same Republicans. The promise of 2009 rests in the hands of a new Administration under the leadership of Mr. Obama, but the reality is that the Republicans in control of Congress for 6 of the last eight years and in a slim minority that was able to block any good governance that Congress could have achieved for the last two years, coupled with the illegality of the Bush Administration Policies have done damage that can be categorized as unrepairable. While the Bush Administration was busy handing out the remainder of America’s wealth to a select few corporations that control the flow of money in the Nation, the American People saw the value of their personal assets cut in half, the future of their financial retirements stripped away and the pillaging of their children’s future melted into a collage of debt that the Nation will never be able to repay. All the while, the Bush Administration continued to spend the Treasure of America in the occupation of other countries sacrificing the lives of wholesome Americans for nothing. Tens of thousands of American families have been destroyed by the phony wars of the Republican Bush Administration and now this fool runs around the Country proclaiming that History will see him as the liberator. Yes, history will see him as the liberator, the man who liberated 10’s of thousands of people from their earthy life in pursuit of some backwards philosophy. 2008 and the Bush Presidency will go down in the annals of American History as the year and the President that began the second Great American Depression, and saw for only the second time in American History the economic obliteration of the America Dream of peaceful progress, the pursuit of happiness and the equality of life that this Nation was founded upon. If there is a hell, this man will certainly enter it in all his glory for the death and destruction that his foolish beliefs have caused here at home and throughout the world.
With 2009 just around the corner, the obligatory end-of-year pundit guess-fest is underway. But if anything, the intense uncertainty of 2008 has shown that such predictions are pretty much a lost cause. So instead of more wild speculation about what’s to come, here’s a short list of suggestions for a saner, more productive Harper needs to resolve to start sticking to his word. In the last four months of 2008, the prime minister called an early election in defiance of his own fixed-date election law; watched Canada’s economy sink into recession after declaring firmly that it would not; and named 18 unelected Conservatives to the Senate after spending much of his career calling for an end to patronage appointments to the upper chamber. Prime Minister Harper would do well to remember that his government was elected by a public sick to death of political elites doing whatever they wanted, promises and principles be damned. Should he prove himself to be yet another unscrupulous power-monger, Harper’s cynicism could be his must resolve to make their May 2009 convention more than just a coronation. Yes, Stéphane Dion’s bungling of the coalition crisis made it necessary to forego a full leadership race and install Michael Ignatieff as Grit leader. But the Liberal Party is in desperate need of renewal, not just in terms of finances, but also of public image and policy. A leadership contest would have stimulated debate on all three; without one, the Liberal leadership will have to work extra hard to ensure the voices of the grassroots are and their elected representatives need to resolve to once again make the environment their top priority. After the economic crisis is over, the environmental crisis will still need to be solved. Even now the climate situation continues to worsen, with the federal government doing little to encourage change. All parties need to join together in the coming year and put into action a comprehensive plan to make Canada a leader in emissions reductions and green technology.A good place to start would be to ensure that any sector that receives a federal bailout must green up its act. That means you, auto industry.
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