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Tune in RIGHT NOW to Fox News’ Happening Now with Jon Scott and Jenna Lee — the RP is on LIVE to offer a sneak preview of No Labels‘ exciting plans to introduce a Congressional reform package this December. If you miss it, we will post the video soon The RP is back in the lion’s den this afternoon. He will be appearing on Happening Now with Jon Scott and Jenna Lee to offer a sneak preview of No Labels‘ exciting plans to introduce a Congressional reform package this December. Tune in at 12:30 PM EDT to see the RP and learn more about No Labels important agenda. I’ve written earlier that the only things I hate worse than negative ads are the political commercials of the “false positive” variety: You know, the ads that exaggerate a candidate’s record and/or make them out to be something that they are not. The Kentucky Secretary of State’s race is probably not one you follow closely, even if you live here. However, you’ve got to watch the following ad in support of Alison Lundergan Grimes, a young Democrat in her first run for office. Unlike the hyper-serious false positives you may be used to, this one is clever, funny, and even throws in a short, clear policy message: I think that it is the best ad of the cycle, and perhaps even the best ad produced for a Kentucky Secretary of State’s race since this one below from 1995 (for contributing RP, John Y. Brown, III): OK, OK, I admit: I’m a little biased: I wrote and directed the latter ad. So, I will let the RP Nation decide. What do you think? Comment below: If you are new to the site — introduced to The Recovering Politician by today’s NPR/”Q” broadcast of an interview with contributing recovering politician Jeff Smith — welcome!
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Will Piers Morgan be able to shake his involvement in the British hacking scandals to become the new king of cable? [NY Magazine] Did you miss Advertising Week 2011? Here’s the highlights: [NY Times] Photographer Gillian Laub documents the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the beaches of Tel Aviv. [Time] Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. Twitter still mourns the Apple founder and technological genius. [Huffington Post] The Poynter Institute collects website, magazine and newspaper covers dedicated to Steve Jobs, the day after his death. [Poynter] Adweek salutes Steve Jobs as not only a technological genius, but also as one of the best marketers of our time. [Adweek] French classrooms are teaching students how to use conversational English… with Twitter? [Time] Speaking of Twitter, New York magazine gets an inside look at Twitter HQ. [NY Magazine] Gary Knell, president and CEO of Sesame Workshop, has just been named the new CEO and president of NPR. [Huffington Post] In this morning’s New York Times, former independent counsel (best known for introducing Monica Lewinsky to the public eye) Kenneth Starr calls for cameras in the Supreme Court to increase transparency. [NY Times] Two senior citizens + a webcam = funny and adorable. If you missed this viral video, be sure to check it out. [YouTube] By popular demand…OK, the RP’s mom insisted…we have embedded below video of the RP’s appearance yesterday on Fox News. As you will watch, the anchor puts in a great plug for The Recovering Politician web site, giving the RP an opportunity to shamefully repeat the mantra he’s been using on the speaking circuit for the past three years: “Hi, I’m Jonathan, and I’m a recovering politician…” If you are interested in learning more about the No Labels movement that he references — and/or want to sign up for next summer’s No Labels convention in Orlando, Florida, click here. In 15 minutes, the RP will be appearing LIVE via satellite on Fox News, “America’s Newsroom” with Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum. For ten minutes he will be discussing our dysfunctional political system and offering some ideas on how to fix it. Please join him! |
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