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.
Author Archives: Sanford
Integrity – Lieberman-style
I was chatting with a friend of mine who happens to be a very strong supporter of the Lamont campaign. Senator Lieberman, who I understand to be a person of high integrity, has been lambasted for his position on Iraq (which I personally do not agree with). His argument seems core to his belief system, which I understood to be the essence of integrity. While I may not agree with him, I could respect him. My friend, on the other hand, could not. Continue reading
Posted in Personal Thoughts
Tagged Honesty, Integrity, Joe Lieberman, Man in the Arena, Theodore Roosevelt
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Net Neutrality – John Stewart style
Just could not keep this one from being discussed – when working on the last campaign, I had to get details on what “net neutrality” was. I had discussed it with Congressman Anthony Weiner and needed to help my candidate understand it. Where was John Stewart then? Continue reading
More on “Land of the Blind”
Last Friday, I took my podcasting kit with me to the Village 7 in the East Village and met up with Writer/Director Robert Edwards to chat about the launch of “Land of the Blind” in New York City. Over the course of two hours, we created a couple of podcasts talking about a number of things including how he came about to create such a film… Continue reading
Posted in Mitzvahs
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Personal Democracy Forum ’06
This past Monday, while in the midst of a campaign, I had a prior commitment to a friend to help the Personal Democracy Forum to do their podcasting and speak on the panel, “Free, Easy and/or Cheap Tools That Anyone Can Use”. After a terrific conference with various speakers which included NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Markos from Daily Kos, Jerome Armstrong (formerly of myDD), Congressman Anthony Weiner, Joe Trippi and a host of other luminaries in the political and technology world – it was said that this conference was a resounding success. Continue reading
Posted in Personal Democracy Forum, Political Tech
Tagged Personal Democracy Forum
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“Land of the Blind” – intriguing film
Spent part of Saturday at the TriBreca Film Festival – where my friend purchased tickets to see “Land of the Blind” – a new film by director Robert Edward. While the actors were enough to create a draw (Ralph Fiennes, Donald Sutherland, and Lara Flynn Boyle), what intrigued me was the opening discussion – that the film was a “satiric political drama about terrorism, assassination, and the power of memory”. Continue reading