Blanked-Out: an introduction
That which is not said is often the greater truth:
- We have brought democracy to the Middle East…
at the expense of destroying it…. - We want government out of your pocket book…
but inside your bedroom… - We will protect the environment…
as long as it serves our corporate backers…
Just as a censor box across the eyes of someone famous does little to conceal their identity, political omissions or blank outs do little to hide obvious truths.
Blanked-Out will have three major purposes:
First, to provide truthful context to the political talking points of the day and to constantly combat the blanking out of truth through disinformation and obfuscation.
Second, voters deserve clear and concise information from politicians. Not only are voters owed such frank discussions of policy and principle, clear and concise communications will benefit the progressive movement and progressive candidates as a whole. If Republican communication frames find their way here, they will be summarily deconstructed. Expect Democratic communications to be given constructive criticism – it might be harsh, but consider it tough love.
Third, campaign news and perspectives from someone who has logged an estimated 3,650 hours on the campaign trail…and counting…
Please leave any feedback in the comments section or email me at noah AT blanked-out DOT com
August 2nd, 2006 at 5:38 pm
Congratulations and welcome to the Blogosphere!
Flash
August 2nd, 2006 at 11:54 pm
Nice! I understand the confusion and fun in trying to set up a blog. I have not yet decided to make a go of opening it up and then making a go out of regular blogging, big step… I am glad to see others going through it. Looks like you having lots of fun…
September 29th, 2006 at 8:52 pm
[…] On August 2nd, in my first substantive post at Blanked-Out, I laid out the three major goals of my blog. One of the principal goals was to provide context to political news. […]