The final presidential debate of this election is over. Initially, I was overjoyed that the two candidates actually followed a true debate format (well, as close as they get in real politics.) They (sometimes) answered the moderator’s questions and often responded directly to each other. The thing that put me off on the whole thing [...]
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Your next Prez?
October 14th, 2008 
Chris Doelle Someone asked me today, “Who are you going to vote for?” It was quickly followed by, “not that ^&*!@^$@^ _________.” The funny thing is that with the exception of the name that filled in the blank – it was almost word for word what I had heard from someone for the other candidate. The bottom [...]
Nice marketing, 7-Eleven
October 11th, 2008 Chris Doelle I saw this the other morning and had to laugh. I have to hand it to 7-Eleven for a stroke of marketing genuis in their “7-Election” campaign. I am not sure that it will increase a lot of coffee sales, but who knows? Maybe people will be moved to drive an extra block to buy [...]
Posted in Business & Money, Politics 
Tags: 7-eleven, barack obama, coffee, john mccain, marketing 
2 Comments »Here come the Prez – Round Two
October 7th, 2008 Chris Doelle Well, the numbers for this debate were a lot different. Okay, not all of the numbers were different, actually it was Barack Obama that had the dramatic change in his score. Again, the criteria for grading is purely based on my opinion. Every time a candidate says the right thing (i.e. something I agree with) [...]
What NOT to wear
October 7th, 2008 Chris Doelle Here is a quick tip for political advisors everywhere. When you are invited on a national newscast to voice your opinion on your candidate’s opposition, as Senior Obama Advisor – Valerie Jarrett was on MSNBC Saturday, maybe show up wearing something other than a clown jacket. Seriously, you could eat dinner off one of those [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Movie Reviews & TV, Politics Tags: funny clothes, msnbc, obama, valerie jarrett No Comments »The Veeps square off
October 3rd, 2008 Chris Doelle Oh yeah, more political fodder – more spin & dodge – more lies to the public – more of my self-righteous take on how bad all of our choices are. Again, let me reiterate the basic workings of my grading system. The criteria for grading is purely based on my opinion. Every time a candidate [...]
New bailout bill – worse than the last one
October 2nd, 2008 Chris Doelle The new version of the corporate welfare referred to as the bailout bill is worse than the last one. It has nothing new in that affects the average American citizen. It has grown nearly 25% in sheer number of pages and those new dead trees contain heaps of add-ons completely unrelated to the intention of [...]
Diggin’ me some political documentary
September 28th, 2008 Chris Doelle The documentary Street Fight is an excellent watch. It chronicles the 2004 mayoral race for Newark, New Jersey pitting incumbent Sharpe James against reformer Cory Booker – both Democrats. It is a tale of old school corruption versus new-age naivety and hope. I am a big fan of political/election documentaries and have seen a boatload [...]
Posted in Business & Money, Movie Reviews & TV, Politics Tags: cory booker, documentary, election, mayor, new jersey, newark, sharpe james, street fight No Comments »Bailout = sold out
September 27th, 2008 Chris Doelle Well, they have reached a deal on the bailout plan – yippee! It isn’t a deal about what is right for the economy. It isn’t a deal about the hypocrisy of the entire idea of bailing out their campaign contributors. It isn’t a deal that bails out Joe Citizen. It’s simply a deal about who’s [...]
Rating the debate
September 27th, 2008 Chris Doelle It is time once again for my debate report card. I have been doing these for some time when an important debate is aired. The criteria for grading is purely based on my opinion. Every time a candidate says the right thing (i.e. something I agree with) he gets a check in the “Right” column. [...]
Posted in Business & Money, Environment, Health & Fitness, Movie Reviews & TV, News, Politics, Video Tags: 2008, afghanistan, barack obama, debate, economy, energy, foreign relations, iran, iraq, john mccain, presidential debate, russia, senator 1 Comment »
