8 Big Social Media Takeaways from the 2012 Election
I wrote this piece for PBS MediaShift while Hurricane Sandy raged outside my Brooklyn apartment. I start the article with a story from my days in Queens politics. Back then, I pitched myself for a campaign manager role based on my knowledge of social media. I got the job, but my grand social media plan didn’t exactly play out as I thought it would. Why not? Read the full post here.
We should not bomb Iran. We should end the war in Afghanistan tomorrow. Bring the troops home tomorrow. Marriage equality is a constitutionally guaranteed right on par with civil rights in the 60s. Let’s end the drug war. Legalize marijuana now. Let’s repeal the Patriot Act.
Gary Johnson, Third Party Presidential Debate (via prettayprettaygood)
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Johnson’s closing words “I’m asking everybody watching this nationwide to waste your vote on me.”
Inspiring.
Queensboro Plaza on Friday afternoon.
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