Low Road Express

Not exclusively foreign policy related (but somewhat, as the majority of the most recent dirt coming from the McCain Camp has been regarding Sen. Obama’s trip overseas), but check out the Obama Campaign’s new website on how Sen. McCain is taking the low road of politics and carrying out baseless, false and dirty attacks on [...]

How we can win the military community this November

This piece in the Huffington Post demonstrates that Democrats can win the military vote. We need to engage them, it’s quite easy. -The military believes in taking care of your people. That’s the Democrat’s ethos! -Providing health care for your household. So do Democrats! -Supporting education because the value of an educated force is worth [...]

Beware of email smears

There is currently an email hoax that falsely claims that Barack Obama was rude to the troops in the Gulf. I got the email, and after a few moments of searching key words, I found this Army Times article exposing this as a lie. Please be vigilant and make the effort to squelch these things [...]

Challenging McCain Supporters

Following up on the previous post, when canvassing, calling radio shows, or conversing with undecided voters, we need to challenge the weaknesses in John McCain’s arguments. Our foreign policy is tied to fiscal responsibility. Our deficit will be about $550 Billion, yet McCain claims he will not enhance revenues (although Sunday on Stephanopoulos he contradicted [...]

The Flip-Flop Express

There’s no denying that John McCain has always been a darling of the media. From his insurgent run against George W. Bush in 2000, and through to this year’s general election, the MSM has wholeheartedly, and unabashedly embraced McCain’s image as a maverick who stands his ground and bucks his party. But wait a second. [...]

McCain Shamelessly, Desperately Trying to Smear Obama’s Trip

It’s amazing how far a candidate will go in desperation. Taken away by the jealousy of a veteran whose rightful thrown as a foreign policy icon is being taken away by a young, rational, smarter fella, Sen. McCain and his surrogates have been trying with all their strengths to stay in the news cycles and [...]

FPPFO’s Foreign Policy Recommendations for the Democratic Party’s 2008 Platform

As part of the Obama campaign’s initiative to have Americans across the country contribute to the party platform for the current election cycle, Foreign Policy Professionals for Obama organized six platform meetings each tackling a different aspect of foreign policy. Each meeting, gathering experts in the field and enthusiasts from all different walks of life, [...]

Bring foreign policy home

Following up on the previous post, Obama supporters are key to transforming our party’s brand on national security. We must connect foreign/defense policy to the American people in plain English. Political communication is about concrete language to spur critical thinking; in other words translating law & policy prose into campaign poetry. Obama’s basic theme seems [...]

Obama Foreign Policy to Pay Domestic Dividends

Guest post by PD: In another impressive display of both his domestic and foreign policy acumen, Obama yesterday laid out exactly how his radically rational approach to rebuilding America’s image abroad will reap tangible benefits here at home–and soon. Obama kicked off a week focused on economic issues by highlighting this year’s record $482 billion [...]

Bring foreign policy home

Following up on the previous post, Obama supporters are key to transforming our party’s brand on national security. We must connect foreign/defense policy to the American people in plain English. Political communication is about concrete language to spur critical thinking; in other words translating law & policy prose into campaign poetry. Obama’s basic theme seems [...]