Dear outgoing MBA President and Mr. President Elect

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Thursday November 20, 2008 · 2:57 PM PST

2008/11/20 · 14:57

We're in the worst Bear market in a generation and economic indicators like unemployment, consumer confidence, etc. all look pretty grim.

What would happen if the USA was a business? First the CEO and other officers would be on the chopping block. Sales of deadweight projects and real estate would be priority. Expense budgets would be cut.

But the company would be looking for a new area to invest or a new way to grow. This could be new technology to breed more efficiency or a new business plan that could take things in a different direction.

Democrats usually say that the New Deal got us out of the Depression. Republicans like to say it was WWII. It was probably a mixture of both. But what spurred the expansion was a combination of the baby boom and the growth of the new middle class.

Anyway, this isn't the 1930s. It's the 2000s and it's a totally different world out there. Our Depression Era Issues and resolutions won't work. The only way to dig us out right now is new Technology and the end of our failed MBA Presidency.

orleansd

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Thursday November 06, 2008 · 4:49 PM PST

2008/11/06 · 16:49

Something interesting is happening in Texas. It's a state that has been bright Red for a while. It's the home of Bush's Crawford ranch and the Bush family runs deep there. It has a substantial amount of evangelicals and right wing wingnuts.

But Obama broke 43% in Texas. McCain's margin of victory was just about 11% in Texas. This puts it very close to Leans Republican, not Solid Republican. And, the trend there is in our favor. There are no Bush family Coattails to be had anymore. The hispanic population continues to grow. Big Oil still dominates the economy, but if we switch to Greener more renewable energy, that lock on votes in Texas will start to fragment. Texas has 34 electoral votes... Imagine if the Democrats could shoot for those in future elections. ... More on Arizona below -

orleansd

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 2:05 PM PST

2008/11/04 · 14:05

537 votes in Florida and the USSC case that will hopefully never be precedent for anything.

Looooong lines in the rain in Ohio and all sorts of strange, never explained issues in Ohio in 2004.

Painfull reminders of where we've been at this time 4 and 8 years ago.

The Juggernaut of the Karl Rove express blew holes in the Democratic machine and the Democratic machine was fighting elections like it was 1991, even 1959, instead of the current decade.

Arguably we met fear with more fear and centrism with more centrism - thus, Gore choosing Lieberman and Kerry trying to beat the GOP on National Security.

BUT NO MORE !!! NO MORE !!! HOPE - CHANGE - OBAMA is winning the day!

orleansd

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 10:11 PM PDT

2008/10/29 · 22:11

Look. From now until November 4th, for us it's all about GOTV, going door to door and making phone calls. It's all about ground game. It's all about getting folks to the polls and making sure that things go as smoothly as possible at the polling places. It's about driving the elderly to the polls and it's about reporting suspicious behavior or even voter supression efforts at the polls. That's our job.

But - Obama's job is about making headlines. His job is to control the news cycles 24 / 7 and drowning out any McPalin mudslinging with headlines of Hope and Change. It would be easy to make speeches in friendly states and cities in places like Miami or Cleveland or St. Louis or Philadelphia. But Obama's already done that. The GOTV in those places is as good as can be.

How to make real headlines - draw 30,000 at a ball park in Phoenix or at U of A in Tucson. Take it to McCain's home court -

orleansd

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Tuesday October 28, 2008 · 9:43 AM PDT

2008/10/28 · 09:43

This is funky

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain is calling for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to step down.

Clearly Johnny McSame is trying to distance himself from controversy and keep Palin distanced too. I'm sure that once the media starts digging there will be quite a few connections between Stevens' AK dealings and Palin's and that's not what they want in the headlines this last week before the election.

But -

orleansd

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Saturday October 25, 2008 · 7:15 PM PDT

2008/10/25 · 19:15

This story comes from the AP off of AOL.com

http://news.aol.com/...

It says she basically did a Haliburton on the pipeline deal that she so gleefully rambled about at the RNC convention and in numerous speeches thereafter. It wasn't a 'no-bid' contract, but the AP reports that she manipulated the deal in various ways to make sure that a company she had ties to got it and that no one else had a real shot.

orleansd

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 10:04 PM PDT

2008/10/22 · 22:04

I was ruminating on the growth of blogging and independent news/political websites in the past 10 years. It's staggering. I know Kos has waxed eloquently on the issue. But what's crazy is the rapid, exponential growth in how many different angles we can now view the news, the polls, the narrative and the facts. I personally check about 3 to 4 websites a day looking for news. I take an average of what I see on Yahoo, CNN, Kos, Politico, etc. Sometimes there's overlap, sometimes not. But that's just the news. Once I have the news, I check secondary sites, lesser known blogs etc. to get opinions on opinions etc. of the news. And, the crazier thing is that I don't think it takes me as long to do this as it would to meander through a daily print newspaper and even crazier is I hardly think I'm alone.

Then, if I have the time, once in a while, I'll blog about something myself.

orleansd

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Tuesday October 07, 2008 · 2:58 PM PDT

2008/10/07 · 14:58

John, oh John. Who is John Galt? Who is Barack Obama? Obama's been vetted by the most rigorous Primary campaign in modern history. Were you around last spring and summer when Obama and Hillary were making headlines in states large and small all across the country. Obama was under a microscope on 10000000x. Newspapers, TV stations, radio stations, websites, blogs, followed his every move for months. His history with Rezko, Ayers, Wright, etc. were all vetted and analyzed and discussed ad nauseum. We learned about his roots in Hawaii and in Kansas and even in Indonesia and in Chicago. We learned about his rise to stature in the Democratic party. Most of all we learned about his grace under pressure, his deep understanding of the issues, his love for this country and his love for his family, his strong desire for Change and his ability to find Hope in the face of fear and uncertainty. We learned that Yes, We Can overcome great odds, work hard and achieve goals. Who is Barack Obama? C'mon John. Who the hell are you?

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Monday October 06, 2008 · 12:16 PM PDT

2008/10/06 · 12:16

Two new polls today show Obama up by at least 10% in Virginia - Survey USA and Suffolk. We've been watching VA for a while now. But these polls again emphasize the overall trend in this election cycle. States that were barely touchable in the past 2 elections are turning blue or at least purple this time around. Some of the previous polls on VA showed things close. Many of the websites that poll the polls put VA in the 'toss up' category, etc. But it's moving if not already moved into pretty safe territory, more similar to how Obama's doing in Wisconsin or Michigan than how he's doing in say, Nevada.

This is an amazing thing given how divided things seemed 4 or 8 years ago.

orleansd

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Wednesday October 01, 2008 · 12:48 PM PDT

2008/10/01 · 12:48

These new polls are exciting. McPalin's decline in popularity and credibility are very nice to watch. The economic mess is making Bush/McCain/Palin look like infants while Obama is looking measured, calm and steady. Great stuff. But there are still 34 days to go and that's a loooong time in politics.

We need to continue to focus on GOTV, phone banking, canvasing and all of that Great Obama charisma, character, policy platform, and yes, Hope and Change that got us here and we need to apply it on a daily basis for the next 34 days. Keep your heads down folks and keep thinking that we're down 3 points and the election is tomorrow. Keep up with that intensity and only then we'll be successful.

orleansd

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Saturday September 27, 2008 · 10:59 AM PDT

2008/09/27 · 10:59

Last night he really got me with this statement. I've been a supporter for many months. But when McCain was talking about "....I don't want our soldiers to have been lost in vain..." and Obama, turned around and said, "No Soldier Ever Dies In Vain," I wanted to shout it from the roof tops and put it in the in TV ads. Soldiers don't die in vain. We have to believe that they are part of missions set out for them by military commanders always in the name of good. And, as long as their missions are put in this context, we will have our solid, powerful volunteer military. But the idea that some will have died in vain if we leave Iraq now, is insulting to soldiers and militiary commanders.
Also, by saying this with respect to Vietnam vets, Obama gave them (even John McCain himself) the respect that they deserve. Why? because even when we fight losing battles, we learn something. Vietnam was not in vain because as a nation, we have learned something from it.

orleansd

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 1:43 PM PDT

2008/09/26 · 13:43

All of the chaos and curiosity generated by Johnny McSame this week has been nothing but a distraction. It's been a decoy, a red herring, an attention diverting stunt. He gambled with a very odd, basically unprecedented move, and when the media and history write the narrative on this episode, McSame will have lost. He will have lost more credibility, lost more respect, and lost even a few more points in the polls. The Emperor has no clothes. He had no plan to magically solve the problem, he had no leadership over the already strong, bipartisan efforts going on in Congress, and he never suspended any campaigning (at a time of crisis, where was he? doing CBS interviews, talking to Clinton's Charity, etc.) The reviews are in and McSame lost this one. Okay. Nice. But this won't win the election for Obama. 6 or 7 news cycles will live and die between now and November 4th.

Ladies and Gentlemen this ain't over by a long shot.

It's still all about the Ground Game. It's still all about GOTV. GOTV! Ladies and Gentlemen. Right now, Obama has the best ground game that the Democrats may have ever had. But it's still all about GOTV, meet ups, fundraising, phone banking, poll watching, etc. etc. etc.

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Dear outgoing MBA President and Mr. President Elect

Texas ! Arizona ! Let's look at 2010 and 2012

Diary of a Democrat

Obama Should Campaign in Arizona !

McCain calls for Stevens to step down

AP - PALIN TIED TO CROOKED PIPELINE DEAL!!

We're all pundits now

McSame says, "Who is Barack Obama?" Hmm...!@#$ Obama's been campaigning for 18 months!

Polls in Virginia today show Obama up by large margins

It's still November 3rd and we're 3 or 4 points down...

"No Soldier Ever Dies in Vain" - Barack Obama

Focus - need Focus... GROUND GAME and GOTV