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Entries Tagged as 'US Election 2008'

All I want for Christmas is…

December 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · US Election 2008

Only $13.56 (reduced!) from Atlasbooks I don’t think there will be any photos of her stop over in Ireland though

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Where do those logos come from?

December 14th, 2008 · No Comments · US Election 2008

Some of the design and typography and political marketing types in these parts might be interested in the work of Sol Sender who designed the logo for the Obama Campaign. 15 or 16 different options were considered including (ugggh!) We ended up with this of course which was used in so many ways and in [...]

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Obama’s post election LGBT agenda

November 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Equality, Gay, Homophobia, LGBT, US Election 2008

Immediately following his election Obama’s transition team launched change.gov. This site aims to continue his relationship with his supporters whilst detailing and also recruiting people to work in his administration (it explicitly lists a ban on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity for those working in the Obama led White house [...]

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It’s Morning Again in America * (2)

November 5th, 2008 · 5 Comments · US Election 2008

If I never hear of the Bradley Effect again it’ll be too soon. Know what I mean? All those white talking heads on all the channels I surfed last night with Mulley struggling to find the words – they has 21 months to get it right and still so many of them failed to get [...]

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It’s Morning Again in America

November 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments · US Election 2008

I was not won over by Obama at the beginning but after watching the campaign over the last few months I can’t not be moved by the energy and belief of those who are campaigning and voting and by the speeches and genuine nature of the man. Add that to the stories of the people [...]

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What are you doing tomorrow night?

November 3rd, 2008 · 12 Comments · Blogging, Live Blogging, US Election 2008

We’ve live blogged the debates, commented on the Irish mentions, blogged about anything and everything, watched the youtubes, and some have even gone over to work on it or watch it. Tomorrow night Irish bloggers and non bloggers are going to watch the votes come in, get lost amidst the electoral colleges and see the [...]

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Your licence fee at work in the USA

November 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Irish Media, US Election 2008

‘God, if I hear John McCain utter the words ‘yes my friends’ again…I’ll…’ Charlie Bird blogging from the US presidential election. He’s only got one post so far but I have high hopes! (I could say that anything would will be better than George Hamilton’s culinary tour of China but I’ll hold my tounge!) Mark [...]

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Praying and Chanting and Organising for Obama

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments · US Election 2008

Ian, a veteran from various campaigns this side of the pond goes to Virgina, joins up with the teamsters and goes knocking on doors to get out the vote. He’s blogging about it, including news on dirty tricks and going to an Obama rally.

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Obama’s 30 Minute Broadcast

October 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments · US Election 2008

  Forever to be known as the Obamercial. It was risky but it turned out very smooth, very calm, very presidential.

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Ryan Tubridy’s attempts at Presidential election humour

October 30th, 2008 · 16 Comments · eejit.., Ryan Tubridy, US Election 2008

Did you ever get the feeling that Ryan Tubridy has not got over Hillary Clinton not winning the Democratic Nomination for the US Presidential Election? On Saturday night’s TV show during a cooking piece with St. Nevin Maguire of all people, Ryan picked up two bags of icing, one white and one brown and laddishly [...]

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