News & Politics

5 Tricks That'll Explode Your Response

Hope you enjoyed the break we had from headlines in my last post. (Actually a clever ruse to get you warmed up for writing copy, which we begin tomorrow). Today is the final installment in our headline series. More fun stuff ahead. We already have a good idea, actually a system of sorts, for how to create a winning headline. One that you can test. This also reduces the amount of time it w...

Prison

An Amherst student and a Hampshire County Correctional Facility inmate have a Boston Globe op-ed: Yes, going to prison necessarily entails the loss of liberty. But the right to vote is in many ways more important than the right to walk freely down the street: Voting is the most basic check against the coercive power of the state. The places where that coercive power is most starkly exercised...

The missions Track

Desitny Masters Commission has a great track for missions!!! We are looking for two people to spend three months in Scotland!!!! and at no extra cost to you! I love missions and I'm not personally looking into go down that path but I love the idea of sending and supporting people with a heart for missions!!! I believe that Destiny Masters Commission....this is now another reason to come to Mast...

1 good politician, 1 not + Creative commons music

John Edwards was just on Morning Joe. *sigh* We really missed out not having him as our president. But, he's been working with organizations that do various things related to the issues of poverty since dropping out. I admire him greatly. He didn't say who he's endorsing but did say basically who he just voted for will be who he endorses and implied that he and Elizabeth voted for differen...

it's worse than I thought

I've been ignoring the presidential campaign as much as possible recently because I just get too worked up about it. However, I just have to share this latest Salon article about the Clintons and how some of her recent comments harken back to the old days of the Democratic party, and by that I mean George Wallace era Democratic Party. Check it, yo. I mean, destroy your reputation if you want...

All Their Secret Powers

Has the Bush administration lost its power to rule without public legitimacy? It seems doubtful, but it is still hopeful that the FBI desire to learn everyone's secret interests (via internet logs they probably didn't even know are kept) and the President's various declarations of secret powers enabling him to ignore the rules of law -- except those he likes or creates without aid from the leg...

Hillary Clinton and her supporters

I find it interesting that commentators can emphasize that Sen Obama has almost unanimous support from the African American community. But, when Hillary states the obvious, she is pounded by the MSM. This seems odd. Is there a double standard with regard to what can be said about race in America? I'll report you decide. Hillary Clinton added fresh fuel to the racially charged Democratic...

Mortgage aid program is needed

The Bush Administration is clueless about the magnitude of the home mortgage crisis. This is a big issue and will expand even further as adjustable mortgage rates start reseting again later his year. It amazes me that President Bush cannot come up with a way to help homeowners losing their homes, but he spends like a drunken sailor on rebuilding Iraq and assisting other countries. Mill...