Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Bad Marketing – Part 251,876
In the annals of bad marketing, there are tons of examples. Here in Memphis, the consistent winner is the Memphis Police Association.
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The Cheeto Chronicles – A Long Seven Days
Its been a long first seven days of the Trump Administration. Whiny tweets and hyperbolic missives galore. Don’t let them distract you from what’s really happening. Keep a simple message, and remind Americans that he’s not draining the swamp, he’s filling it with more terrifying monsters.
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Go High – Keeping the High Ground In Trump’s America
“When they go low, we go high.” One of the defining and most enduring phrases of the 2016 Democratic convention. A phrase that evokes an image of people seeking the higher moral ground. Not falling to pettiness. Standing up for their principles over politics. For my money, it was the best speech of the whole…
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Size Matters and Alternative Facts
From Twitter wars to “alternative facts” this administration seems like they’ll do anything to prop up the ego of their supreme leader.
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Resistance is not Futile
Millions of people marched in solidarity Saturday, just a day after the inauguration of Donald Trump. This is the beginning of the resistance. We have to be there to help nurture it so it will grow
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Democrats need leadership from bottom to top
An era of prosperity ends on January 20th, replaced by an era of twitterstorms and uncertainty. To win in the future, we’ve got to organize now.