Tag Archives: Campaign 2008

“…for those Joe Six-Packs playing a drinking game, MAVERICK!”

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Sanford

I wonder – did the McCain campaign really think the game (Sarah Palin on the stage having to argue coherently) would not be scrutinized and evaluated by everyone in the MSM and in the blogosphere? And that they would get away with someone like this? Continue reading →

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Obama: Presidential, McCain: Brawler, American People: which?

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Sanford

IMHO – McCain came out looking like the fiesty brawler, Obama came out looking like the statesman. I want Obama in office, because I believe that his judgment will be the one I trust the best – since not everything can be summarized into partisan soundbites. But, I also want someone who – in front of a worldwide audience can smack down someone with the right kind of style and panache that will demonstrate it to us as a whole that he will take on the “baddies” of the world and be the leader of the Free World.

My favorite part of the debate was Obama’s last statements where he talked about looking beyond the lens of terrorism and into the lens of all of the issues. Singleminded, mono-focused view points is what took our eyes off the ball and led us into this mess. A true President will think beyond the one-line rhetoric and deliver us to the reality that is the Next American Century. Continue reading →

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Liveblogging the First Presidential Debate

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Sanford

Watching the debate on BBS (no commentary, what a great way of listening) while in Bangkok, Thailand:

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I have much more confidence in the Obama Campaign now…

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Sanford

While this may sound silly, after a couple of conversations today with friends in the tech community who are relatively close to the Obama Campaign, let me say that from the reports and whispers I hear – the team has … Continue reading →

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Job Posting: DBA for Obama for America in Chicago

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Sanford

From a mailing list I am on: Apologies for the broad email, but Uday Sreekanth, the Deputy CTO/Data Architect for the campaign, mentioned to me the campaign is in need of an experienced DBA to augment their efforts. Here is … Continue reading →

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