Wilshire & Washington

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W&W: Can Obama Deliver On World 2.0 Promise?

So, how did this week go for Mr. President 2.0? Oh, wait, we can’t say that! He’s not in office yet! Whaddya think of that boring YouTube address by our dear President-Elect? Was it filmed in a Chicago senior center after shuffleboard, and why did Barackstar look 4ft tall in the frame? Perhaps some impending [...]

W&W: The Voter Suppression Squirrel and (Ooo!) Crazy Republicans

With Ted on vacation and Teresa with an early morning work commitment, I got the hot comedian and political pundit Baratunde Thurston all to myself! We discussed the success of his Voter Suppression Wikki on election day last week, whether comedians can be funny in an Obama administration (don’t ask him that!!), and how we [...]

W&W: The Tech Presidency: What Obama’s Victory Means for Our Wired Future

The Day After, We All Breathe… With the election resolved, Zach Tumin of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government joins hosts Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, and Teresa Valdez-Klein to weigh in on last night’s election results, organizing online, new media messaging, and whether or not this new president will be a victory for technology.
To listen, [...]

Has the Republican Party Died?

Elizabeth Blackney of “Media Lizzy” joins Teresa and I to weigh in on Obama’s victory. How did each candidate perform in his post-election speech? Will the McCain camp blame Palin tomorrow morning? What will the Republicans do now to rebuild their party? 
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W&W: The Home Stretch: On the Ground with Campus Politico

Find out how Perez Hilton edged out The Clooney in the CelebriPresident.com mock election. Marc Mitchell, CelebriFantasy.com founder, joins to talk about the four finalists remaining in our contest.
After the giggles, Campus Politico’s Ben Adler discusses what youth organizers are doing in the final days of the Obama and McCain campaigns. Ted also asks [...]