If I Only Had A Brain: Overcoming The Manipulation Of Celebrity Political Endorsements
The right to vote is a privilege that we have long taken for granted. It has become subject to the indifference of our entitlement rather than being subject to the scrutiny of our responsibility. The important work for this election will not be accomplished by the candidates, or at least it shouldn’t be. The most important and essential work for this next Presidential election is to be accomplished by the electorate, the American voter…you and me.
Our tendency is to believe that on November 4, 2008, we will go into the voter’s booth, push a button or two, and magically, our candidate , whoever they may be, will be elected to office. When, in fact, the real work must be taking place right now, in the privacy of our homes, as we do the research required to make the best possible decision. The alternative is that we continue to spend months on end being dirtied by political mudslinging while we sit on the sidelines and let the candidates “fight it out”. Political campaigns have become sport and we have become spectators. And, this is what we...