London is currently experiencing the most agressive and violent riots in the streets since the Thatcher years. The demonstrations are lead, organised and carried out by students, presumably backed by militant anarchists, thucks and opportunist troublemakers. So far, several building such as the treasury has been utterly trashed, several police officers have been attacked and [...]
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Liberal Alliance – Bringing Change To Denmark?
As you probably know, the author of this blog has a special place in his heart for the kingdom of Denmark. Its a lovely little peaceful welfarestate with clear socialist tendencies. Now, since 2010 Denmark has been ruled by a coalition government of the danish liberal party “Venstre” and the conservatives, supported by the rightwing [...]
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Many political players and commentators agree that American political campaigns are currently undergoing a period of change, due to increased use of the internet (which has become a valuable fundraising tool) and the apparently declining effectiveness of television advertising. However, as modern technology continues to adapt to changes in society, Internet campaigning will never be [...]
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electomaticus: http://www.electomatic.com/?p=42 SB: SB: for ordinary people the likely consequence is that their paycheque buys them less whilst prices shoot up…. unless of course we were smart enough… and even prepared to provide ourselves with the stuffs we need SB: Hell.. our factories just got done pickign up and moving to China FFS… so … [...]
Read the rest of this entry »600billion dollars – Yay we are poor !
The american administration has decided to authorize the central bank to print an extra 600billion dollars. Enough for everyone you might think – or, just about it enough to further ruin the american economy. 600billion dollars extra is effectively a devaluation of the dollar in a situation where its already in a position of historic [...]
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Political campaigns in the United States are not merely a civic ritual and occasion for political debate, but a multi-billion dollar industry, dominated by professional political consultants using sophisticated campaign management tools, to an extent far greater than elsewhere in the world. Though the quadrennial presidential election attracts the most attention, the United States has [...]
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French president Sarkozy, mainly known across the world for his love of women and redwine, stepped down and disbanded his government – only to reinstate an almost exact copy of the very same and fairly unpopular government immediately. A toast to the french for pointless maneuvres!
Read the rest of this entry »Obama – Yes We Can?
We have just passed the midway elections and the next campaign for president is about to get into gear. So, where are we at this point? Obama stormed into office on a campaign driven by euphoria and hope under the slogan “Yes We Can!”. So, could he? Well, the results from the midterm elections certainly [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Gucci Helle – First Female PM In Denmark
Helle Thorning Schmidt – nicknamed Gucci Helle due to her taste for expensive handbags – has unseated danish primeminister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in a tightly contested election on september 15th 2011. Helle Thornings victory is historic in the sense that she will become the first ever female to become primeminister in Denmark. Ironically, Helle Thorning [...]
Read the rest of this entry »American Election Campaigns
Major campaigns in the United States are often much longer than those in other democracies. Campaigns start anywhere from several months to several years before election day. The first part of any campaign for a candidate is deciding to run. Prospective candidates will often speak with family, friends, professional associates, elected officials, community leaders, and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The Tea Party For President ?
The midterm elections proved a massive defeat for Barack Obama and the democrats, losing the majority in the house, several senate seats and governor posts. However, the most interesting aspect of the election isnt really Barack Obamas problems or the GOP pickups in general, but the emerging wave named The Tea Party. The Tea Party [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Comedy Mayor Resigns
Former comedian and present sub mayor of Copenhagen Klaus Bondam of “Det Radikale Venstre” has decided to resign come first of january. Klaus Bondam is primarily known for his role in various danish comedies and a past as ceo of various Copenhagen theatres. In recent years however he has pursued a career in local politics [...]
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Informational campaign An informational campaign is a political campaign designed to raise public awareness and support for the positions of a candidate (or his party). It is more intense than a paper campaign, which consists of little more than filing the necessary papers to get on the ballot, but is less intense than a competitive [...]
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A campaign team (which may be as small as one inspired individual, or a heavily-resourced group of professionals) must consider how to communicate the message of the campaign, recruit volunteers, and raise money. Campaign advertising draws on techniques from commercial advertising and propaganda. The avenues available to political campaigns when distributing their messages is limited [...]
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