How did you spend 9-11? Some of us went to church, maybe a memorial service or two. Some of us might have watched one of the many 9-11 documentaries that were on TV. We heard speeches and read emails from our elected officials marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11th. For the [...]
In 2010 the growing unemployment numbers, shaky economy and overall fiscal irresponsibility led to a Republican sweep around the Nation. However prior to Election Day, Washington spent $2.6 million training Chinese prostitutes to drink more responsibly on the job. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism which is a part of the National Institutes [...]
A team of professors from Indiana University received a National Science Foundation grant for $905,000 to study Facebook and Twitter posts. “To better understand how and why information spreads online, we intend to develop a framework that allows us to apply the same analytical methods to a broad variety of data feeds, including Twitter, Google [...]
I can’t live without my cell phone; my blackberry is a part of my everyday life. Honestly, how did people function without being able to check emails on the go or even receive RSS feeds? Cell phones truly make life easier. I am always connected these days but does that justify cellphones being a civil [...]
Today I encountered an issue that most Republicans encounter every day, liberalocracy. Now I am a huge proponent of social media so to no surprise I posted an update about the Governor’s State of State Address airing tonight at 6pm. What caught me off guard was when an individual I haven’t spoken to since middle [...]
On more than one occasion I have said that it is time for us as Republicans to grab hold of our own messaging and stop allowing others to shape it for us. No doubt we have a superior platform and an unrivaled message but if we continue to stay silent, it will be useless. One [...]
Today’s thoughts come from the campaign trail so let’s get right to the point…Yard Signs Don’t Win Elections. I have spent numerous hours putting yard signs together and then canvassing streets till all hours of the night. The burning question that comes to mind is; did my 30,000 yard signs change the democratic wave that [...]
Subscribe to Sheela’s Soapbox
Blogs I read!
