Aug
24
24
obama on the economy.
I’m looking for something like this that explains McCain’s positions. When I find, will post.
NYT Mag: Obama on the Economy.
Good stuff. Any good long McCain articles? Please send them over.
Posts from —
August 2008
Aug
22
22
hagel & lieberman.
It looks like VP choices will be announced today or Monday. Cell phones will be abuzzing with text messages, I’m guessing, today. Since it’s almost certain that I’ll be royally disappointed, I thought I’d chime in once again on what I’d like to see.
Barack Obama should choose Chuck Hagel.
John McCain should choose Joe Lieberman.
Why? Because [...]
Aug
11
11
nike: courage
Nike’s always been known for their kick-ass advertising. When I was at P&G, we regularly studied Nike’s work because it was among the best out there of embodying a brand’s essence. W+K has done it again with the new Nike spot: Courage. Most of you probably saw it this weekend during the Olympics. When [...]
Aug
07
07
you must watch generation kill.
Generation Kill is an awesome show. It’s four episodes in on HBO Sundays. From The Wire boys, the show features razor sharp dialogue, beautiful cinematography, and great acting. Here’s the nutshell:
Written by Evan Wright for Rolling Stone magazine (this is not just based on a true story, it basically is the true story) it’s follows [...]
Aug
06
06
oil: are we screwed either way?
On Kedrosky’s blog todayhe posts that we’re screwed either way oil prices go.
1) oil goes up and our economy is in trouble (eats up all consumers’ disposable income, inflation, etc)
2) oil goes down and alternative energy funded bets don’t make sense.
I think this is crap. Paul’s right from a historical perspective: after the oil embargo [...]
Aug
03
03
the dark knight & politics.
By now you’ve all no doubt seen it and agree with me that The Dark Knight is an amazing film. I especially loved it because it was a mix of an uber-dark and gritty crime story/superhero tale with really smart plot devices. I won’t bother with my own analysis of the film since there are [...]