About Political Gastronomica
Political Gastronomica is a discourse on technology and online activism - how the marketplace of governing and ideas is improving with the efficiencies of the Internet.
Author Sanford Dickert, former CTO of John Kerry for President Campaign, works with political campaigns, non-profits and private companies from the Fortune 500 to startups.
Dickert leverages online community engagement techniques and technical vision for brand and message management through effective application of social media and organizational processes.
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Author Archives: Sanford
Summary of Florida Constitutional Amendments 2008 Ballot
This post provides a summary of the 2008 Florida Amendment Ballot which includes explanations, endorsements from the Miami Herald and the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. Continue reading
Voting Problems already? Join the twittervotereport team!
Already – in Florida, reports of issues are already happening. Granted, this is a complaint on a delay in West Kendall in Dade County – but come on, this is 2008. An ambitious team of developers and technical people are … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008, Political Tech
Tagged twittervotereport, voter suppression, votereport, voting problems 2008
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Did the Democrats cause this financial crisis? Did the Repugs?
Today, while waiting for the markets to open, I watched a couple of videos that were on YouTube, and a particular duo of them were incredibly impactful – using what could be perceived as nicely, sliced content setting up the … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign 2008
Tagged Bush Adminstration, fannie freddie, financial contagion, financial crisis
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Death of Posse Comitatus Act? Can this be true?
What would you do if you learned that President Bush was preparing – in violation of federal law – to use the U.S. military to maintain order within our borders? I hope you would at least take one minute to help raise awareness about the situation. Continue reading
Posted in Mitzvahs
Tagged American Freedom Campaign, individual rights, Naomi Wolf, posse comitatus act, President Bush
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