Five Keys to Persuasive Online Advocacy

By Brandon Martin Many conservative politicos are eager to emulate the Left’s organizational success online. One such strategist we respect frequently talks about “community organizing” online and has developed considerable expertise in implementing the Left’s playbook . We, too, have noticed the funding and manpower of groups like Organize for America and MoveOn.org and the zealous dedication of the Left’s many standout bloggers like DailyKos and Wonkette. But, the more we monitor the growing conservative counter-revolution on-line, the more we think that the independent-Right should be focused not only on studying their adversaries’ strengths, but also on how to avoid their frequent mistakes. Here are five places to start... [Click here to continue reading!]

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Obama Administration May Seek Power to Monitor Contents of Private Computer Hard Drives Connected to the Internet

By Brandon Martin EXCERPT:

While we understand that enforcing American intellectual property rights in places like China may require some kind of treaty with sharp teeth for enforcement, we don’t want the administration to have the power to take a quick peek at our private data and we certainly don’t want a multinational treaty organization a la the organizations created by GATT and NAFTA to be able to play super cyber-snoop, either.

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