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The Triumph of Symbolism over Substance

Tom Morris | Posted 09.12.2009 | Home

Read More: Conventions, Corporate Responsibility, Ceos, Corporate Meetings, Champagne-Misconceptions, Ford-Ceo, Symbolism, Political Debate, Tarp, Corporate Jet, GM CEO, Chrysler CEO, Home News
Tom Morris

To favor symbolism over substance is to allow the proverbial tail to wag the aphoristic dog. And that's never a good idea.

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The Consumer Electronics Show Gets Underway

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Conventions, Adult Video Convention, Recession, Consumer Electronics Show, Ces, Las Vegas, Adult Video Conference, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

It's not a coincidence that the porn industry meets in Vegas at the same time as the annual tech fest, when the town teems with guys who spent the best years of their lives with their hands on their joysticks.

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Low Carbohydrate Diets and the Political Conventions

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 10.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Conventions, Politics, Diet, Diet Wars, Health, Nutrition, Robert Lee Hotz, Low Carb, The Biology of Ideology, The Political Brain, James Carville, American Idol, Wall Street Journal, Low Fat, Rapid Response, Living News
Dr. Jonny Bowden

We make our alliances based on unconscious motivations then look for evidence to justify the choices. I've noticed a parallel between choosing sides in the nutrition war and in politics.

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The Conventions as Infomercials: I'm Sold!

Billy Kimball | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Media, Republican Convention, Conventions, Politics News
Billy Kimball

It would be churlish not to acknowledge that both teams put on a damn good show. But don't bother congratulating the news media on the enormous triumph of the convention broadcasts.

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The Conventions Are Over: Now What?

Dan Sweeney | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Conventions, Politics News
Dan Sweeney

McCain just finished a speech that, looked at outside the emotional immediacy of the moment, was utterly forgettable. He came off vaguely creepy, like...

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Study Shows Politics Worse Than Crack Cocaine

Tom Gerdy | Posted 10.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Pray for Peace, Cocaine, Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Political Scandal, Scandal, Conventions, Living News
Tom Gerdy

How addictive is the game of politics and power? My unscientific study indicates that crack cocaine is nothing when compared to political power. Let...

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