Over the weekend, the RP appeared on “Life Happens” Radio in Upstate New York to discuss No Labels and the Wednesday Senate hearing on “No Budget, No Pay.”
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In my latest column for The Huffington Post, “The Media’s Double Standard for Israel,” I argue that the American media too often places disproportionate attention on the flaws of radical Israeli extremists, failing to report them in the context of Israel’s broad and loving embrace of progressive values. Click here to read “The Media’s Double Standard for Israel.” Whether or not you agree with me, I’d love to hear your point of view. And I’m excited to report that — thanks to the trailblazing technology of a Lexington-based startup, Punndit.com — today, I will be engaging in an interactive video debate with the RP Nation. That means you! Please watch my video below, and underneath the video are instructions on how you can use the camera on your computer to record your 30 second take on the issue. And I will respond in kind. Sound fun? Or at least worth trying? Watch below and join in! Now it’s your turn:
Confused? Click here for a full set of instructions. Responding to an article written about No Labels in the prestigious online magazine, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas — “The Myth of the Middle” — The RP sent in a Letter to the Editor that clarifies some of the common misperceptions about the grassroots movement. Here’s an excerpt:
Click here for the full Letter to the Editor.
Mitt enjoys “sport.” He’s not an ardent NASCAR fan but he does have friends who are team owners. He’s “always been a rodent and rabbit hunter. Small varmints, if you will.” If this sounds like a guy poised to win over the hearts and minds of southern conservatives, then your only experience south of the Mason-Dixon likely involved a trip to visit relatives in Boca Raton. Alabama and Mississippi are coming up on the primary calendar, and they are likely to prove quite challenging for Romney, who has yet to prove that he can win anywhere in the South.
It gives Romney a chance to prove once and for all that he can win over demographic groups that he’s fallen flat with thus far. As a daughter of the South who was born and raised in King George, Va., I can tell you that Mitt Romney’s southern problem is severe but surmountable. There is no question that, to the extent the South shares a cultural, religious, and personality aesthetic, Mitt Romney is the antithesis of this aesthetic. Read the rest of… Yesterday, we made an historic announcement.
Then, the very next day, Thursday, March 15, March Madness erupts — the first full round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament begins play across the country. To celebrate the convergence of these two monumental events, we at The Recovering Politician and No Labels are sponsoring our first NCAA basketball March Madness bracket challenge.  No Bracket? No Pay! We are calling it…wait for it… “No Bracket, No Pay“. The RP Nation and No Labels activists across the country are invited to submit a completed NCAA bracket — for free — and the winning brackets (and perhaps some losers as well) will receive BIG CASH PRIZES. (OK, full disclosure: The “BIG CASH PRIZES” don’t actually involve “cash.” But we will come up with some fun stuff to give away.) Entering the tournament is simple and easy. Just click here and follow the directions. And you don’t need to be a roundball expert to play — in most office pools, it’s the clueless hoops-a-phobe that usually wins. The deadline for entry is 12pm EDT on Thursday, March 15, 2012. And remember, you can’t win if you don’t play — No Bracket, No Pay. Click here to join the fun today (or at least before Thursday at Noon EDT.)
 Spencer Bachus No surprise, then, that one of the most striking primary races this cycle is a week away and entirely below radar. On March 13, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Spencer Bachus, faces a challenge from a state legislator who has cultivated Tea Party support and challenged the incumbent as a Washington enabler. The race is thought to be competitive and the 20 year incumbent could well lose. The challenger, a state senator named Scott Beason, has the kind of tangled history that makes Alabama politicians so confounding for outsiders to understand. A few years ago, Beason was entangled in the same grassroots snare he has set for his current rival: a clumsy vote to raise legislative pay brought him the ire of conservative activists, and a reputation for being a Republican with vaguely moderate inclinations. Read the rest of… Today, we kick off an historic week.
Then, the very next day, Thursday, March 15, March Madness erupts — the first full round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament begins play across the country. This is a big event in the No Labels universe. My Kentucky Wildcats are the early favorite, followed closely by co-founder Nancy Jacobson’s alma mater, the Syracuse Orangemen. Co-founder Mark McKinnon’s Texas Longhorns are always dangerous, and contributing RP/No Labels co-founder Lisa Borders‘ Duke Blue Devils are always evil. (Sorry, folks, click here to relive my nightmare.) To celebrate the convergence of these two monumental events, we at The Recovering Politician and No Labels are sponsoring our first NCAA basketball March Madness bracket challenge.
(OK, full disclosure: The “BIG CASH PRIZES” don’t actually involve “cash.” But we will come up with some fun stuff to give away.) Entering the tournament is simple and easy. Just click here and follow the directions. And you don’t need to be a roundball expert to play — in most office pools, it’s the clueless hoops-a-phobe that usually wins. The deadline for entry is 12pm EDT on Thursday, March 15, 2012. And remember, you can’t win if you don’t play — No Bracket, No Pay. Click here to join the fun today (or at least before Thursday at Noon EDT.)
Etiquette question..I can’t find an entry for this in Ms Manners and hoping there is a ready formula for dealing with this awkward situation. OK, you walk into a social event and see someone you’ve known for several years and never had trouble recalling their name, but suddenly blank out. You quickly run through the alphabet in your head as they are walking toward you but to no avail. You have a family member with you and don’t have time now–after wasting precious seconds on the alphabet –to tell the family member to introduce himself first to this “good friend” bc you can’t remember his name. Or even the letter his name might begin with. So, you quickly grab your Blackberry and run a check on what you think his first name is. You are correct, look up, and eagerly greet and introduce your friend to your family member….just before your “good friend” glances down at your Blackberry to see his name staring back at him. He pauses to ask, “Were you going to call me?” but then realizes what “probably” happened and starts to say something sarcastic but stops. What is the socially appropriate thing to say in this situation? Krystal Ball “ranted” on Dylan Ratigan this week about Rush Limbaugh and other blowhards. Check it out: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Facebook is a place where millions of people seemingly give advice to millions of other people daily but are really just using others as an excuse to give—and hopefully take—their own advice. And I think that’s a very good thing. The advice is communicated in status updates containing inspirational quotes, wise advice, clever slogans, and touching stories. Which seems lately to be on the rise. We are telling ourselves that we need to adopt that particular thought or this mindset or take that action. It’s always easier to take advice ourselves if we can do so under the guise of giving that advice to others. It’s easier to hear, to accept, and ultimately to take. And FB gives us that always ready third-party, i.e. the FB world. So, maybe, through all the status updates where we are seemingly nudging the world to become a little bit better place is actually working. By allowing us more often to nudge ourselves to each become a little bit better person. And so maybe that isn’t so much a Facebook secret as much as it is the secret to Facebook. |
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