Campaign '08 MEDIAdeluge

MSNBC’s Tag for Now: ‘The Power of Change’

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:06:15 -0500

MSNBC’s Tag for Now: ‘The Power of Change’:

“Is the channel, a subsidiary of NBC Universal, introducing a new slogan that calls to mind President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign message? MSNBC says it is not. But the commercial, which began last week, stirred fresh complaints from the network’s critics.

…MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews was saying on the network’s morning show that he wanted ‘to do everything I can to make this thing work, this new presidency work.’ Defending his comments, he said ‘this country needs a successful presidency.’ Already, viewers are experiencing the power of opinionated news.”

Chevy Chase on Saturday Night Live's Bias

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:57:50 -0500

Chevy Chase, in an interview with CNN, tells the interviewer that he intentionally portrayed Gerald Ford negatively to hurt his chances for re-election. Chase went on to say that Sarah Palin has been the brunt of so many SNL jokes and skits for the same reason.

SNL Executive Producer Lorne Michaels claims SNL is not partisan. And, while Tina Fay as Sarah Palin parodies are funny, Palin seems to occupy a pretty lonely spot in the cross hairs of SNL. How much influence this has on voters is hard to know.

It’s a shame SNL’s Palin parodies seem to be malicious.

User-gen Election Day Coverage

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:52:47 -0500

Before reading any further, drop what you are doing and vote.

It’s a rainy day in Seattle. Conventional wisdom says that’s good news for the Republicans. Last time we elected a Governor in this state, the outcome was decided after three counts and only a few hundred votes. Local and national media covered the debacle for days. TV and Newspapers did their best to deliver the facts. Tempers flared on talk radio. Of course there was blog coverage, but there wasn’t really a ongoing conversation that voters could engage in about the developing story.

This election season, that simply isn’t the case. With the explosion of new social media tools that allow anyone to broadcast their views in real time and the tecnology to tread those shared views into conversations, it is a great year to for dangling chads, dead men voting and recounts.

Following are online tools and resources to follow and engage in the conversation around the election:

Current is aggregating election related stories from Digg, Twitter, 12seconds.tv, along with music from DJ Diplo
Google Maps Elections Gallery / Elections section of Google News gives users access to news and results as they occur
Socialmedian is aggregating tweets, blog posts, Flickr photos, etc. See the widget on the right side of this blog. —>,
Ask.com is featuring Election Poll Smart Answers
Twitter tracks election-related tweets at election.twitter.com
Users can upload photo messages about the election, the candidates and the issues to Giveusahope.com
Skewz.com lets users flag media bias around the election
Electicker2008.com is also aggregating election-related news stories, blogs, polls, video and commentary
Politics.com lets users contribute election-related news stories and video and blog posts

For more tools and sites focused on the election, follow the MEDIAdeluge at:

Site list provided by ReadWriteWeb.

Barack Obama: Closing Argument (Full Speech)

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:02:35 -0400

Obama vs McCain on Energy

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:59:53 -0400

The Obama-Biden comprehensive New Energy for America plan will:

Provide short-term relief to American families facing pain at the pump
Help create five million new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future.
Within 10 years save more oil than we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela combined.
Put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars — cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon — on the road by 2015, cars that we will work to make sure are built here in America.
Ensure 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.
Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.

The McCain-Palin “Lexington Project” details the following:

Expanding Domestic Oil And Natural Gas Exploration And Production
Taking Action Now To Break Our Dependency On Foreign Oil By Reforming Our Transportation Sector
Investing In Clean, Alternative Sources Of Energy
Protecting Our Environment And Addressing Climate Change: A Sound Energy Strategy Must Include A Solid Environmental Foundation
Promoting Energy Efficiency
Addressing Speculative Pricing Of Oil

McCain and Obama on the Economy

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:33:00 -0400

The McCain camp breaks it down this way:

The Obama camp sees it like this:

Obama vs McCain (1-3) and Palin vs Biden Debate Transcripts

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:28:33 -0400

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. The organization, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) corporation, sponsored all the presidential debates in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004.

2008 Transcripts:

Vote on Tuesday November 6, 2008

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:28:00 -0400

Your boss says it’s okay… Well, he or she probably would if you ask…