Category Archives: Political Thoughts

Is this what Socialism looks like?

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Sanford

And then I log on to the internet — which was developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration — and post on Freerepublic.com and Fox News forums about how SOCIALISM in medicine is BAD because the government can’t do anything right. Continue reading →

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Congrats on Obama’s CTO choice!

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Sanford

Reading the articles these past 12 hours and wanted to say, I have to agree with many of the people’s opinions extolling the selection of Aneesh Chopra as the new CTO of the Obama Administration including Tim O’Reilly and Alan … Continue reading →

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“Let’s not obviate democracy” – Rep Frank to Eric Schmidt

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Sanford

This morning I watched This Week on ABC as I always do on Sunday mornings, and while I was getting annoyed at the standard back-and-forth about the Repug point-of-view (“We love tax cuts, let the free market sort it out. … Continue reading →

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Funny stories about Bush tech in White House

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Sanford

Sorry, but after posting my video – friends pointed out lots of articles on how “antiquated” the White House tech was when moving in. Washington Post – Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages Gawker – Technology’s White … Continue reading →

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On CNNi: How Effectively Will Obama Use Technology?

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Sanford

On the 13th of January, I was asked to speak with CNN International about how could the Obama Administration effectively use technology to increase transparency. The video is from CNNi: World News Europe with Becky Anderson. Great quote sent to … Continue reading →

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