Archive:obama
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The Politics of Manufacturing
A few weeks after the re-election of President Obama, discussions are now turning to the next four years and what can be done to improve the economy. Politicians are focused on the fiscal cliff and
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Obama's Dream Date and More: The Double-edged Sword of Soft News
On September 25, Jon Stewart criticized President Obama for appearing on entertainment talk show The View the same week of the United Nations General Assembly, where he did not plan on meeting indivi
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Continental Comparisons: How Well Did We Really Fare in 2011?
On the evening of January 24th, 2012, as millions of Americans were glued to their television screens watching President Obama’s third State of the Union, another topic was on the mind of citizens in
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Buzz-Building and the Alchemy of Advertising
I’ll never forget it: It was the summer of 2004. I was with a friend at Santa Monica State Beach, near L.A. We were both on vacation. As I started walking into the surf—my feet bare, sand and foamy w
Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog
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President Obama on Libya: A Rhetorical Analysis, Part II
In my previous blog entry, I outlined the rhetorical-situational context leading into Barack Obama’s March 28th Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Libya. In that post, I identified t
Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog