socialmedian: The Ultimate Election Day 2008 Toolkit

User-submitted headlines for this story

Clips

The Ultimate Election Day 2008 Toolkit

Source: Mashable!

Nov 02, 2008

Summary

We’re in the final 72 hours of the presidential campaign in the US, which many in the press and the blog space regard as one of the most contentious and captivating of any in recent history.

Yes, now is when fevers climb; voters arrange their car pools; a torrent of advertisements floods the ocean of marketing already in play; law ornaments stand tallest; and nerves tremble and fray. Which we think makes this the ideal time to do a final tally of all the sites, services, highlights and memories that have made this the most socially involved election in a generation.

Where better to start than thick in the viral realm of the social media space? Web video has play a key role in the national political conversation, as we all recognize. I’ve said several times that this is in fact the YouTube election. That position is only solidified with activities like YouTube’s VideoYourVote experiment.

What’s more, we’ve seen highlights from SNL and beyond that will make you laugh, cry, grimace, and fume. And it just so happens that Senator John McCain paid a visit to NBC’s New

...Read the full article

Comments (13)

Nb2d,

Nov 03, 2008

Palin 2012, I can't wait for her to clean up the mess Obama and his socialist, code word Progressive; welfare state will create in the US.

The Congress lead by Reid and Pelosi with Obama will run rampant with big government, high taxes, and regulations while taking our rights away one at a time. We can join France in a world of elitist snobs in the good fight against capitalist and freedom while China and Russia win the heart and sole of the world with their Marxist and Lenin need to dominate. America the great is doomed to become mediocre at best. Who can the liberals blame with the republican conservatives out of the way? It will be us the individuals because we did not give enough to support the government mandates of tax and spend. It never ceases to amaze how governent spending is never equated to the fact the money for the endless programs that spin off huge inefficient bureaucracies is taken from those who work to provide the jobs that produce the capital.

Just think of the possibilities, open borders with hordes of illegal aliens to choke our schools, medical facilities, social programs and loss of national identity. An abortion clinic to kill the unborn on every corner, no more executions of the serial killers because life is sacred if you or one of the lucky ones to survive an abortion. Our Gay population will be able to be married by law in our formerly sacred institutions of worship because of a US law that will now control our morality by editing our Holy Bible to fit what our governments considers politically correct.

The next most protected group will be the peace loving Muslims who will be given tax supported Madras schools to teach the words of Allah, “ convert to Islam or die by the sword” with one other alternative to death or conversion being subjugation by paying atribute tax as a safur. Just when we thought the Muslims are finished we find that we or now under the Shari law. Finally our women can be put back in their place and stoned to death as punishment for being raped comes to mind. Or as Ann Coulter said if only they would stop killing us to prove how much they love peace.

But wait, there is more good news. Finally we can appoint those activist Judges who finally impose their will on the ignorant masses who had put their faith in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights that those poor uninformed founding fathers put in place as a noose around the necks of us the truly liberated. We should never be trusted to exercise free will when our government can do it for us so much better.

Finally we can have freedom of speech when Rush Limbaugh, Shawn Hannity, Michael Savage, and Mark Levine with are outlawed in favor of the more enlightened Al Gore.

The days of a country that held language, borders and culture as a meaningful unifying factor can be quickly be disassembled in favor of a true open society to pursue its own self interest as long as it meets with the approval of the politically correct philosophy of our all knowing government. Thank you Mr. Savage for platform of Language, Borders, and Culture, if only we had listened to you..

Palin 2012, I can't wait for her to clean up the mess Obama and his socialist, code word Progressive; welfare state will create in the US.

The Congress lead by Reid and Pelosi with Obama will run rampant with big government, high taxes, and regulations while taking our rights away one at a time.  We can join France in a world of elitist snobs in the good fight against capitalist and freedom while China and Russia win the heart and sole of the world with their Marxist and Lenin need to dominate.  America the great is doomed to become mediocre at best.  Who can the liberals blame with the republican conservatives out of the way?  It will be us the individuals because we did not give enough to support the government mandates of tax and spend.  It never ceases to amaze how governent spending is never equated to the fact the money for the endless programs that spin off huge inefficient bureaucracies is taken from those who work to provide the jobs that produce the capital.

Just think of the possibilities, open borders with hordes of illegal aliens to choke our schools, medical facilities, social programs and loss of national identity.  An abortion clinic to kill the unborn on every corner, no more executions of the serial killers because life is sacred if you or one of the lucky ones to survive an abortion.  Our Gay population will be able to be married by law in our formerly sacred institutions of worship because of a US law that will now control our morality by editing our Holy Bible to fit what our governments considers politically correct.

The next most protected group will be the peace loving Muslims who will be given tax supported Madras schools to teach the words of Allah, “ convert to Islam or die by the sword” with one other alternative to death or conversion being subjugation by paying atribute tax as a  safur.  Just when we thought the Muslims are finished we find that we or now under the Shari law.  Finally our women can be put back in their place and stoned to death as punishment for being raped comes to mind. Or as Ann Coulter said if only they would stop killing us to prove how much they love peace.

But wait, there is more good news.  Finally we can appoint those activist Judges who finally impose their will on the ignorant masses who had put their faith in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights that those poor uninformed founding fathers put in place as a noose around the necks of us the truly liberated.  We should never be trusted to exercise free will when our government can do it for us so much better.

Finally we can have freedom of speech when  Rush Limbaugh, Shawn Hannity, Michael Savage, and Mark Levine with are outlawed in favor of the more enlightened Al Gore.

The days of a country that held language, borders and culture as a meaningful unifying factor can be quickly be disassembled in favor of a true open society to pursue its own self interest as long as it meets with the approval of the politically correct philosophy of our all knowing government.  Thank you Mr. Savage for platform of Language, Borders, and Culture, if only we had listened to you..

Jasongoldberg,

Nov 03, 2008

@nb2d WTF does this have to do with the article?

Vanherndon,

Nov 03, 2008

@jasongoldberg She went on a rant that was off topic, but is this how the founder of this services interacts with the people using his service, by saying WTF???? Am I mistaken what those letters stand for.

Jasongoldberg,

Nov 03, 2008

My bad. WTF is used so casually these days that sometimes one forgets the true meaning of the acronym. I should have said, "Nice opinions but what does it have to do with the article? I'll be more careful in the future. Thanks for pointing it out. I'm just hyper-sensitive to stuff like this until we get proper warnings and report spam mechanisms in place.

Magitam,

Nov 03, 2008

@jasongoldberg - Looks like someone just looking for an outlet to rant.. I guess part of the problem is the interface isn't the easiest and clearest, and doesn't make apparent what you write being shared with who.. But also, perhaps there's a need to have a "report this" feature, that allows Social Median, to mass moderate, comments that are deemed contextually inappropriate by enough people. Just my two cents worth..

Romi1980,

Nov 03, 2008

Considering the time that america is facing today, i can say without any doubt that OBAMA is the best candidate, nowaday, people hates american people because of the war,their foreign policy and the bad decision that america leader are taking, i think it is time to reduce this feeling, people must love USA people and the right candidate is OBAMA, it will change something and make america better than now. May God bless america and maintain them to the first place in the world.

Vanherndon,

Nov 03, 2008

@jasongoldberg No prob. Slap her hand for being off topic, sure. It just seemed to be a body slam instead. Thanks for your reply

Jheinze,

Nov 03, 2008

from Nb2d "America the great is doomed to become mediocre at best."??
America the great has not been a 'true' statement for many years.

Jasongoldberg,

Nov 03, 2008

@jheinze @vanherndon @ROMI1980 @magitam @vanherndon thanks for the replies on this one. We clearly need to work on the interface and the report user/spam features.

Letslets,

Nov 03, 2008

Call/email your local TV networks & tell them not to say anything that might stop people on the west coast from vote. Don't say a thing before 10 est, which would be 7 on the west coast which is when the polls will close. Don't let this election be stolen.

Jasongoldberg,

Nov 03, 2008

@letslets easy on the multiple comments, ok? I agree with you on the intent but let's not come across as spam.

U Sneeds Change,

Nov 04, 2008

@Nb2d
Well since it has been a Republican Pres and Republican Congress for most of last 8 yrs, since Dems only shifted into majority last 18 months, who has been driving this pathetic economy for last 8 yrs. As a Republican, very disappointed with McCain who has with time grown sour angry unstable corrupt; with economic disaster etc, his idiotic choice of dumbviciouspalin:
- clueless on pledge of allegiance, not to mention practically everything else
- governor 90 days/yr of population less than most modern cities or American counties
- says no real Americans except in a few states
- doesn't want to be part of U.S.,loves Alaska Independ. Party
- religious hypocrite abstinence? didn't know for 5 months pregnant h.s. dropout daughter
- corrupt fires people with elected power to just be spiteful, 'hell hath no fury'; troopergate
- spends $25000 taxpayer money on funtrips plane/hotel bills for kids brought i.e. 5 nights to a 4 hour business event
- cut funding 60% for special needs children until she has one
- makes rape victims pay for the rape kits yet got cozy with big oil for piles of cash
additionally, McNasty is more and more mentally shaky too angry PTSD; pathetic grad 894 of 899 crashed 5 warplanes gave info on his POW mates for better treatment disliked by Vietnam Vets and votes against improving Veterans benefits cheats on wife 1 after her traumatic disfiguring car crash and leaves her and 3 kids heartbroken, condescending elitist with 9 houses 13 cars and doesn't have much common decency can't shake hands or look people in the eye has mad rage outbursts 72 yrs old has cancer 4 times unhealthy 1 heartbeat away from trailertrashpalin pres; we can't have those two or more economic incompetence.

Localfruitandveg,

Nov 04, 2008

Thanks for chiming in U Sneeds Change, I didn't know where to start with Nb2d. There is so much that is distorted and uneven about everything that you've said. (Nb2d)