10/15/08 by Mike Paul | Politics | No Comments »
PHOTO: McCain Made Key Points Against Obama
I was honored to attend the third and final Presidential debate at Hofstra University and wrote this blog on site.
Top 5 Reasons McCain Beat Obama from the Reputation Doctor:
1. Joe the Plumber!
McCain finally understood that personal stories work. Joe the Plumber trumps Joe Six Pack! Everyone can relate to Joe the Plumber and everyone wants him to do well as a small business owner. McCain tied Obama’s economic program to increasing Joe the Plumber’s taxes and sharing his wealth and Obama labeling him a rich man as a plumber grossing $250,000. It helped McCain and it is a personal story we all will remember. A big point for McCain and it made Joe the Plumber a new star. Look for him to comment as soon as tomorrow.
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08/27/08 by Mike Paul | Politics | No Comments »
According to A.P., former President Bill Clinton’s mythic political skills face a major test when he takes the rostrum at the Democratic convention tonight, looking past his disappointment — some say anger — to speak in support of Barack Obama, the man who ended Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House.
Hillary Clinton passed the same test last night with a soaring rhetorical paean to her own historic run to be America’s first woman commander in chief and a convincing call for her still-angry backers to unify behind Obama, whose victory would make him the first black U.S. president.
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08/11/08 by Mike Paul | Politics | No Comments »
According to the Washington Post, Rielle Hunter, the former presidential campaign aide who had an affair with John Edwards, said Saturday that she will not pursue DNA testing to establish the paternity of her 5-month-old daughter, despite the former senator’s offer to participate in such a test.
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06/06/08 by Mike Paul | Business, Law & Justice, Politics, You & I | No Comments »
“Obviously the critical question is, where did these specific tomatoes come from? And we’re not quite there yet. At this point today, we don’t know where they came from,” said David Acheson, the FDA’s associate commissioner for foods.
According to A.P., federal health officials haven’t yet traced the source of salmonella-tainted tomatoes but, amid an outcry from farmers, are clearing innocent crops as fast as possible.
“We’re getting very close” to identifying the outbreak’s source, Dr. David Acheson of the Food and Drug Administration told reporters Wednesday.
The outbreak, which has sickened 167 people in 17 states since April, is not over even though it has been two weeks since the last confirmed case of a person falling ill, said Dr. Ian Williams of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s because state and local health departments still are investigating possibly more recent infections.
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05/08/08 by Mike Paul | Politics | No Comments »
She was the First Lady, but, in my opinion, she won’t be the first lady president. But this is more than political analysis. This column is about reputation analysis. To be direct, Hillary Clinton has an ego problem! She believes she has earned the opportunity to be president. Hillary believes she is ENTITLED to be president now! Like a spoiled child high on sugar and filled with too much self-love from an out-of-touch parent (Bill’s role), Hillary needs to come down to earth. She can’t win and in my opinion, she gave the presidency to Senator John McCain by staying in the race this long. She’s raised the issue of race inappropriately at least a few times in her campaign. In fact, some in New York are calling her the “white” Al Sharpton for her race baiting techniques to gain more white voters.
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