Wyoming.
Snapshots from the @KoPoint studio in Soho, NYC. Recording will commence soon. Our victory is imminent.
Politico: Megadeth frontman backs Rick Santorum
Amazing.
Dave Mustaine, leader of the heavy metal band Megadeth, is ready to rock out for Rick Santorum.
“Earlier in the election, I was completely oblivious as to who Rick Santorum was, but when the dude went home to be with his daughter when she was sick, that was very commendable,” Mustaine recently told MusicRadar.com. “…You know, I think Santorum has some presidential qualities, and I’m hoping that if it does come down to it, we’ll see a Republican in the White House… and that it’s Rick Santorum.”
Weighing in on the rest of the field, Mustaine called Newt Gingrich an “angry little man” and said Ron Paul will “make total sense for a while, and then he’ll say something so way out that it negates everything else.”
Slate: How Do You Rig a Straw Poll?
Answer: buy all of the seats in the house. Great election character analysis from @Slate:
Straw polls, by definition, are nonbinding, so they have fewer rules than do real elections. And unlike opinion polls conducted by national organizations such as Gallup and Pew Research, a straw poll isn’t supposed to be a random sample of the population. Instead, those polled at events such as CPAC and the Ames Straw Poll are simply the people who happen to show up. That means the candidate who turns out the largest number of backers will win. One easy way to get out the straw vote is to buy up a bunch of tickets, then hand them out for free to your supporters. Paying for their transportation to the event can’t hurt. And wining and dining them once they’re there is always a nice touch. Since the CPAC straw poll typically involves about 3,500 people, you might only need to pay for a few hundred voters to tilt the poll in your favor.
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Track: Campaign 2012 KoPoint Political Explainer- MiniTuesday Edition
Artist: Doc Stodden
Album: Political Explainer
Plays: 78
This is the final episode of KoPoint Political Explainer, Season 1. This is a long show, and contains our show’s new Anthem. In this episode, we discuss the state of the GOP and the conservative movement in general, in the second Week of February, 2012. We also discuss what a convention is, and describe Libertarianism.
I would like to thank Chris Poirier, Erik McDonel and Dan Patterson for their participation in the show. Enjoy and feel free to comment.
1) Element: Show Intro and Minituesday Preview
Ramp: Kissramp, from Prince, “Kiss”
2) Element: Chris Poirier Intro
Talkset- Chris Poirier: “KPPE Commentary- What is a Convention”
Bed: Riddimperialism- “Rhapsody in Dub feat CKLM” downloaded from openwiremusic.com
3) Element) This is Ko Point Sweeper (Greg, Paul and Miret)
Ramp: Crackemanramp taken from Stone Temple Pilots “Where’s Mary” and “Crackerman”
4) Talkset: MiniTuesday Review
Bed- King Dubby, “Searching the Dub” downloaded from openmusicwire.com
5) Element: Onestonesweep
Ramp: Romneyramp, taken from K’Naan’s “Somalia”
6)Element: Erik McDonel Intro
Talkset: Erik McDonel “What is Libertarianism”
Bed: Guineo, “Showing Me”, downloaded from opsound.org
7) Element: KoPointSweepVic
Ramp: Gorillaramp, taken from Gorilla Biscuits’ “Gorilla Biscuits”
8) Element- Dan Patterson Intro
Talkset: Dan Patterson “Notes from the Trail, CPAC Coverage”
Bed: LR60 and Mr Moods- “Silently”, downloaded from openmusicwire.com
9) Element: Ko Short ID
Ramp: Jump Around Ramp, taken from House of Pain’s “Jump Around”
10) Talkset: “KoPoint Commentary: Civil Conflict within the GOP”
Bed: Electro Nick, “One Flew Over the Cookoo’s Nest” downloaded from openmusicwire.com
11) Element; KP Sweep Hansen
Ramp: Imthemanramp, taken from Nashwille Pussy’s “I’m the Man”
12) Element: MiniTuesday Closer
Bed: “Take it Like a Man” by The Offspring
13) Element Kopointshortsweepamanda
Element: KPPE Anthem, “Nerd Corps” by Adam WarRock
14) Element: Outro
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New York from New Jersey (Taken with instagram)
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The Capitol from Union Station (Taken with instagram)
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#CPAC (Taken with instagram)
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Michele Bachmann Pressing Flesh at #CPAC (Taken with instagram)
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Track: Live at #CPAC
Artist: Dan Patterson
Album: Campaign 2012
Plays: 710
Live from CPAC 2012
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Google at #CPAC (Taken with instagram)
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From the #CPAC conference floor (Taken with instagram)
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CPAC 2012. Shit just got real. (Taken with Instagram at CPAC2012)
Mitt Romney's Attack Dog
Read this. Seriously.
The creator of the Willie Horton ad is going all out for Mitt Romney.
Romney, unlike the remaining Republican candidates, has served no time in Washington. Yet he’s relying on a media offensive managed by operatives who have long been at the heart of Washington’s Republican attack machine. One of the leaders of this advertising war is Larry McCarthy, a veteran media consultant best known for creating the racially charged “Willie Horton ad,” which, in 1988, helped sink Michael Dukakis, the Democratic nominee for President.
(Source: newyorker.com)
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