DOCSLIB.ORG

2Nd Annual Florida Women's Conference

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
2Nd Annual Florida Women's Conference The Florida Diversity Council presents 2nd Annual Florida Women’s Conference LEADERSHIP – LOOKING PAST YOUR LIMITS Kovens Conference Center March 2, 2012 Event Sponsors It’s all at the Florida Welcome from the Chairs We would like to extend a warm welcome to you at the 2nd Annual Florida Women’s Conference Blue hosted by the Florida Diversity Council. Our conference theme is “Leadership - looking past your limits.” We are fortunate to have a dynamic center. group of women executives whose presence, insights, and experiences will not only inspire you to become leaders in your organization and community, but also motivate you to focus on your own personal and professional development. Each break-out session in this conference is designed to provide you with valuable tools for becoming a successful leader. You are strongly encouraged to network and share best practices with one another. It is our hope that you will take all the inspiration from today’s conference to fulfill your personal and career objectives. The Florida Diversity Council appreciates you taking the time to invest in your future and this Women’s Conference as a whole. We are grateful for your attendance and wish to extend a special thank you to our Co-Title Sponsors Baptist Health of South Florida and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida. We would also like to thank all our other sponsors, volunteers, staff, and members whose support has been instrumental in putting together this conference. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Joyita Garg Kristy Johnson Co-Chair Co-Chair Personal attention from, yes, an actual person. The Florida Blue center is a revolutionary new way to plan for your health—face to face. You can get your healthcare questions answered and compare coverage options in person, six days a week. Plus weekly seminars, monthly health fairs and events that offer helpful tips for living well and free health screenings. Florida Blue (Located across from the Falls shopping center) 8895 SW 136th St. • Miami, Florida 33176 Mon – Sat, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. • 1-877-FL-BLUE-0 floridablue.com The Florida Blue center is brought to you by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. 73132-0212 3 Welcome Keynote Speaker Dennis Kennedy Donna Brazile Founder & CEO, National Diversity Council Veteran Democratic Political Strategist, Founder and Managing Director, Brazile & Associates LLC Welcome to the 2nd Annual Florida Women’s Conference. The theme for this year’s conference is “Leadership – Looking Past Your Limits.” I believe it behooves organizations, and in particular the leaders of organizations, to A New Orleans native, Ms. Brazile began her political career at the age of nine when she worked to elect a City look past their limits. This Conference offers an opportunity for you to observe, learn, network and hear different Council candidate who had promised to build a playground in her neighborhood; the candidate won, the swing perspectives from a diverse mix of executives who have made the climb up the “corporate ladder.” You will gather sets was installed, and a lifelong passion for political progress was ignited. Four decades and innumerable state a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise from some of the best female executives speaking on topics that and local campaigns later, Ms. Brazile has worked on every presidential campaign from 1976 through 2000, will address the personal and professional challenges faced while successfully rising to the top in their respective when she served as campaign manager for former Vice President Al Gore, becoming the first African-American organizations. woman to manage a presidential campaign. I encourage you to take the initiative to meet new colleagues, talk openly about today’s topics and exchange ideas. Author of the best-selling memoir Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics, Ms. Brazile is It is my hope that your experience today is rewarding and allows you to gain some insight to reflect on your own an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, a syndicated newspaper columnist for United Media, a columnist goals and status in an effort to help catapult you to the top in your own career development. for Ms. Magazine, and an on-air contributor to CNN, NPR, and ABC, where she regularly appears on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. We sincerely appreciate your attendance today in support of the Florida Women’s Conference and National Diversity Council. I would like to thank all of our corporate sponsors, panelists, moderators, chairs, planning In August 2009, O, The Oprah Magazine chose Ms. Brazile as one of its 20 remarkable visionaries for the committee members, and volunteers. Without each of you, this event would not be a success. magazines first-ever O Power List. In addition, she was named among the 100 Most Powerful Women by Washingtonian magazine, Top 50 Women in America by Essence magazine, and received the Congressional Black Caucus Foundations highest award for political achievement. Ms. Brazile is the proud recipient of honorary doctorate degrees from Louisiana State University and Xavier University of Louisiana. Ms. Brazile is founder and managing director of Brazile & Associates LLC, a general consulting, grassroots advocacy, and training firm based in Washington, D.C. 4 5 Agenda Glass Ceiling Winners 2012 8:00 am – 8:30 am REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Barbara Melvin Marlene Gordon VP VP, Assistant General Counsel 8:30 am – 8:45 am OPENING REMARKS Wells Fargo Burger King Corporation 8:45 am – 9:20 am GLASS CEILING AWARDS 9:20 am – 9:30 am BREAK Cristina Alonso Mary Cheddie Shareholder SVP, HR 9:30 am – 10:30 am SESSION 1 Carlton Fields Interval International 1. Successful Women in Healthcare 2. Understanding Implicit Bias in the Workplace 3. The Leadership Advantage Program 10:30 am – 10:35 am BREAK Elisa Garcia Michele Stocker EVP, HR Shareholder Office Depot Greenberg Traurig 10:35 am – 11:35 am SESSION 2 1. Successful Women in Tourism and Hospitality 2. Sponsors vs. Mentors 3. Managing Personality & Communication Flora Perez Penny Shaffer 11:35 am – 11:40 am BREAK VP & General Counsel Market President Ryder Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida 11:40 am – 1:10 pm LUNCH, KEYNOTE SPEAKER & RECOGNITION OF SPONSORS 1:10 pm – 1:30 pm EXHIBITOR SHOW Joanna Popper Raquel Libman VIP Session with Donna Brazile for Corporate Partners, VP, Marketing EVP & General Counsel Co-Title Sponsors, and Gold Sponsors NBC Telemundo Miami Heat 1:30 pm – 2:40 pm SESSION 3 1. Identifying Leadership Positions Outside of Your Organization 2. Pathway to the C-Suite Maria del Busto Rhea Law Global Chief HR Officer CEO 2:40 pm – 3:00 pm CLOSING REMARKS Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Fowler White Boggs P.A. 6 7 Panelists Panelists Linda Quick Heather Brock Wendy Kallergis Cristina Alonso Michele Stocker Maria del Busto President Shareholder President & CEO Shareholder Shareholder Global Chief HR Officer South Florida Hospital Fowler White Boggs Greater Miami and the Carlton Fields Greenberg Traurig Royal Caribbean Cruises & Healthcare P.A. Beaches Hotel Association Ltd. Association Penny Shaffer Stefanie Moon Katrina Lindsey Horace Hord Debi Harris Tina Rourk Market President Attorney Associate General SVP CEO Chief Information Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield Haliczer Pettis & Counsel ICABA Media Women’s Fund of Wyndham Vacation of Florida Schwamm Darden Restaurants Holdings, LLC Miami Dade Ownership Eurica Sadler Alexa Sherr Hartley Julie Hauser-Blanner Rosanna Tabares Barbara Melvin Sheila Sagear CFO President Regional VP Regional VP, Latin VP Chief Financial Officer/ Molina Healthcare Premier Leadership Bonefish Grill America Wells Fargo SVP Finance of Florida Coaching MSH Group Sodexo Carol Biggs Mary Cheddie Marlene Gordon El pagnier Hudson Flora Perez Rhea Law VP, South Miami SVP, HR VP, Assistant General AVP, HR VP & General Counsel CEO Heart Center Interval International Counsel FIU Ryder Fowler White Boggs Baptist Health South Burger King Corporation P.A. Florida Leticia Borges Lani Kane-Hanan Carmen Johnson Beth Morgan Kim Stone Lynn Woods VP EVP EVP & General Counsel SVP EVP & General VP, Clinical Operations Aon Hewitt Marriott Vacations JM Family Terremark Worldwide Manager Community Bank & Worldwide Enterprises, Inc. Inc. Miami Heat Company Donise Brown Elaine Szeto Maria Fernandez Lynn Wilson Director, Corporate SVP, Market Executive Director, Experiential VP, Clinical Operations Counsel PNC Financial Group Marketing Senior Home Care Starbucks Telemundo NBC Universal 8 9 Event Sponsors Florida Diversity Council Corporate Partners –––––––––––––––––––––– Title Sponsors ––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––– Gold Sponsor ––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––– Silver Sponsor ––––––––––––––––––––– Board of Directors Allie Braswell Dennis Kennedy Molly McKinley President & CEO of the Central Florida Founder & CEO of the National Diversity Council Sr. HR Manager at Bright House Networks Urban League Elaine Szeto Pat Kimberly Betsy Williams SVP, PNC Bank SVP at Wells Fargo SVP, Staffing and Diversity at Nielsen Elise Vasquez-Warner Patrick Costello Brenda Copper VP, Operations for South Florida at Wal-mart Attorney at Quarles & Brady LLP –––––––––––––––––––––– Other Sponsors –––––––––––––––––––– SVP at Aon Hewitt Evett Simmons Richard Wheaton Carmen Johnson Chief Diversity Officer & Partner at Director, Business Development at Aerotek EVP, HR at JM Family Enterprises, Inc. Greenspoon Marder Sarah King Cheryl Brown Gail Williams EVP,
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Federal Election Commission 1 2 First General Counsel's
    MUR759900019 1 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 2 3 FIRST GENERAL COUNSEL’S REPORT 4 5 MUR 7304 6 DATE COMPLAINT FILED: December 15, 2017 7 DATE OF NOTIFICATIONS: December 21, 2017 8 DATE LAST RESPONSE RECEIVED September 4, 2018 9 DATE ACTIVATED: May 3, 2018 10 11 EARLIEST SOL: September 10, 2020 12 LATEST SOL: December 31, 2021 13 ELECTION CYCLE: 2016 14 15 COMPLAINANT: Committee to Defend the President 16 17 RESPONDENTS: Hillary Victory Fund and Elizabeth Jones in her official capacity as 18 treasurer 19 Hillary Rodham Clinton 20 Hillary for America and Elizabeth Jones in her official capacity as 21 treasurer 22 DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee and 23 William Q. Derrough in his official capacity as treasurer 24 Alaska Democratic Party and Carolyn Covington in her official 25 capacity as treasurer 26 Democratic Party of Arkansas and Dawne Vandiver in her official 27 capacity as treasurer 28 Colorado Democratic Party and Rita Simas in her official capacity 29 as treasurer 30 Democratic State Committee (Delaware) and Helene Keeley in her 31 official capacity as treasurer 32 Democratic Executive Committee of Florida and Francesca Menes 33 in her official capacity as treasurer 34 Georgia Federal Elections Committee and Kip Carr in his official 35 capacity as treasurer 36 Idaho State Democratic Party and Leroy Hayes in his official 37 capacity as treasurer 38 Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee and Henry 39 Fernandez in his official capacity as treasurer 40 Iowa Democratic Party and Ken Sagar in his official capacity as 41 treasurer 42 Kansas Democratic Party and Bill Hutton in his official capacity as 43 treasurer 44 Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee and M.
    [Show full text]
  • National Press Club Luncheon with Marc Morial, President, National Urban League
    NATIONAL PRESS CLUB LUNCHEON WITH MARC MORIAL, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE MODERATOR: JONATHAN SALANT, NPC PRESIDENT LOCATION: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB BALLROOM, WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME: 1:00 P.M. EST DATE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2006 (C) COPYRIGHT 2005, FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE, INC., 1000 VERMONT AVE. NW; 5TH FLOOR; WASHINGTON, DC - 20005, USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ANY REPRODUCTION, REDISTRIBUTION OR RETRANSMISSION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION, REDISTRIBUTION OR RETRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES A MISAPPROPRIATION UNDER APPLICABLE UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW, AND FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO IT IN RESPECT TO SUCH MISAPPROPRIATION. FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE, INC. IS A PRIVATE FIRM AND IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. NO COPYRIGHT IS CLAIMED AS TO ANY PART OF THE ORIGINAL WORK PREPARED BY A UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE AS PART OF THAT PERSON'S OFFICIAL DUTIES. FOR INFORMATION ON SUBSCRIBING TO FNS, PLEASE CALL JACK GRAEME AT 202-347-1400. ------------------------- MR. SALANT: Good afternoon, and welcome to the National Press Club. My name is Jonathan Salant, a reporter for Bloomberg News and president of the club. I'd like to welcome club members and their guests in the audience, as well as those of you watching on C-SPAN. Please hold your applause during the speech so we have time for as many questions as possible. For our broadcast audience, I'd like to explain that if you hear applause, it is from the guests and the members of the general public who attend our luncheons, not from the working press. The video archive of today's luncheon is provided by ConnectLive and is available to members only through the National Press Club website at www.press.org.
    [Show full text]
  • Verified Complaint
    Case 1:18-cv-00888-RDM Document 1 Filed 04/16/18 Page 1 of 20 U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) COMMITTEE TO DEFEND THE ) PRESIDENT, ) 203 South Union Street, Suite 300 ) Alexandria, VA 22314 ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, ) 1050 First Street NE ) Washington, DC 20463, ) ) Defendant, ) _______________________________________) VERIFIED COMPLAINT Plaintiff COMMITTEE TO DEFEND THE PRESIDENT brings this action for injunctive and declaratory relief and alleges as follows: INTRODUCTION 1. This lawsuit seeks to compel the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) to take action on an administrative complaint the Committee to Defend the President (“CDP”) filed with the FEC four months ago disclosing the existence of an unprecedented nationwide scheme to violate federal campaign finance law in which $84 million was effectively laundered over more than a year by the Hillary Victory Fund (“HVF”) through dozens of state political party committees to the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) and, ultimately, to Hillary for America (“HFA”). 2. The 2016 Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton; Hillary Victory Fund, Clinton’s joint fundraising committee; Hillary for America, Clinton’s campaign committee; the DNC; and dozens of Democratic state parties across the country entered 1 Case 1:18-cv-00888-RDM Document 1 Filed 04/16/18 Page 2 of 20 into the exact type of arrangement the Supreme Court declared in McCutcheon v. FEC would so flagrantly violate campaign finance law that it was “unlikely” to occur. The Court was unable to anticipate the extent and sheer audacity with which Democrats would conspire to circumvent, evade, and effectively nullify candidate contribution limits.
    [Show full text]
  • Finding Aid to the Historymakers ® Video Oral History with the Honorable Yvonne Atkinson Gates
    Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers ® Video Oral History with The Honorable Yvonne Atkinson Gates Overview of the Collection Repository: The HistoryMakers®1900 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60616 [email protected] www.thehistorymakers.com Creator: Gates, Yvonne Atkinson, 1956- Title: The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History Interview with The Honorable Yvonne Atkinson Gates, Dates: September 25, 2016 Bulk Dates: 2016 Physical 5 uncompressed MOV digital video files (2:25:14). Description: Abstract: Political leader Yvonne Atkinson Gates (1956 - ) represented District D on the Clark County Board of Commissioners, where she was the first African American woman to serve as chair. Gates was interviewed by The HistoryMakers® on September 25, 2016, in Denver, Colorado. This collection is comprised of the original video footage of the interview. Identification: A2016_061 Language: The interview and records are in English. Biographical Note by The HistoryMakers® Political leader Yvonne Atkinson Gates was born on June 10, 1956 in Henderson, Nevada to Bobbie Davis Atkinson and Eddie Atkinson. Gates graduated from Ed W. Clark High School in Las Vegas and went on to earn her B.S. degree in political science and journalism in 1979, her M.P.A. degree in 1982, and her Ph.D. degree in public administration in 2012, all from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Following her graduation from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Gates Following her graduation from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Gates worked as the research and planning manager for Clark County’s Department of Social Service, as well as personnel manager for Clark County’s Department of Aviation.
    [Show full text]
  • United States of America
    1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA + + + + + COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS + + + + + MEETING + + + + + Friday, October 13, 2006 + + + + + The meeting was held in Room 540 of 624 Ninth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., at 9:00 a.m., Gerald A. Reynolds, Chairman, presiding. PRESENT: GERALD A. REYNOLDS, CHAIRMAN ASHLEY L. TAYLOR, COMMISSIONER ARLAN D. MELENDEZ, COMMISSIONER MICHAEL YAKI, COMMISSIONER PETER N. KIRSANOW, COMMISSIONER JENNIFER C. BRACERAS, COMMISSIONER STAFF PRESENT: KENNETH L. MARCUS, STAFF DIRECTOR DAVID BLACKWOOD, ESQ., GENERAL COUNSEL MANUEL ALBA, PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNIT TYRO BEATTY, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 2 STAFF PRESENT (Continued): MARGARET BUTLER, OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS EVALUATION CHRISTOPHER BYRNES, ESQ., OFFICE OF STAFF DIRECTOR PAMELA DUNSTON, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND CLEARINGHOUSE DIVISION DEREK HORNE, ESQ., OFFICE OF STAFF DIRECTOR SOCK-FOON MACDOUGALL, OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS EVALUATION TINALOUISE MARTIN, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT BERNARD QUARTERMAN, ESQ., OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL MICHELE YORKMAN RAMEY, IT SPECIALIST RICHARD SCHMECHEL, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO COMMISSIONER MELENDEZ KIMBERLY SCHULDZ, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO COMMISSIONER BRACERAS NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 3 C O N T E N T S PAGE I. Approval of Agenda .......................... 4 II. Approval of Minutes of August 18 Meeting .... 5 III. Staff Director's Report ..................... 6 IV. Program Planning ...........................12 V. State Advisory Committee Issues ............ 44 VI. Briefing on Voter Fraud and Voter Intimidation ..............................108 Dr. Robert A. Pastor ................ 114 Mark F.
    [Show full text]
  • January 2016 Sunday Morning Talk Show Data
    January 2016 Sunday Morning Talk Show Data January 3, 2016 23 men and 13 women NBC's Meet the Press with Chuck Todd: 7 men and 4 women Gov. John Kasich (M) Sen. Rand Paul (M) Hallie Jackson (F) Kristen Welker (F) Capt. Mark Kelly (M) Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (M) Chris Matthews (M) Jennifer Rubin (F) Sara Fagen (F) Eugene Robinson (M) Richard Dorment (M) CBS's Face the Nation with John Dickerson: 5 men and 2 women Donald Trump (M) Ruth Marcus (F) Reihan Salam (M) Molly Ball (F) Jonathan Martin (M) Michael Morrell (M) Thomas Donilon (M) ABC's This Week with Martha Raddatz in for George Stephanopoulos: 5 men and 1 woman Dr. Ben Carson (M) Sen. Bernie Sanders (M) Alex Castellanos (M) Van Jones (M) Matt Bai (M) Alice Stewart (F) CNN's State of the Union with Dana Bash in for Jake Tapper: 3 men and 3 women Carly Fiorina (F) Sen. Bernie Sanders (M) Rep. Dave Brat (M) Donna Brazile (F) Bakari Sellers (M) Ana Navarro (F) Fox News' Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: 3 men and 3 women Gov. Chris Christie (M) Gov. Jeb Bush (M) Laura Ingraham (F) Susan Page (F) Michael Needham (M) Kirsten Powers (F) January 10, 2016 27 men and 9 women NBC's Meet the Press with Chuck Todd: 6 men and 2 women Donald Trump (M) ● Denis McDonough (M) ● Alex Castellanos (M) ● Ben Ginsberg (M) ● Helene Cooper (F) ● Robert Costa (M) ● Jeff Greenfield (M) ● Jennifer Jacobs (F) CBS's Face the Nation with John Dickerson: 5 men and 3 women ● House Speaker Paul Ryan (M) ● Sec.
    [Show full text]
  • Arxiv:1910.00149V2 [Physics.Soc-Ph] 11 Jan 2021 Examples Abound
    Fame and Ultrafame: Measuring and comparing daily levels of `being talked about' for United States' presidents, their rivals, God, countries, and K-pop Peter Sheridan Dodds,1, 2, ∗ Joshua R. Minot,1 Michael V. Arnold,1 Thayer Alshaabi,1 Jane Lydia Adams,1 David Rushing Dewhurst,1 Andrew J. Reagan,3 and Christopher M. Danforth1, 2 1Computational Story Lab, Vermont Complex Systems Center, MassMutual Center of Excellence for Complex Systems and Data Science, Vermont Advanced Computing Core, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05401. 2Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05401. 3MassMutual Data Science, Amherst, MA 01002. (Dated: January 12, 2021) When building a global brand of any kind|a political actor, clothing style, or belief system| developing widespread awareness is a primary goal. Short of knowing any of the stories or products of a brand, being talked about in whatever fashion|raw fame|is, as Oscar Wilde would have it, better than not being talked about at all. Here, we measure, examine, and contrast the day-to-day raw fame dynamics on Twitter for US Presidents and major US Presidential candidates from 2008 to 2020: Barack Obama, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. We assign \lexical fame" to be the number and (Zipfian) rank of the (lowercased) mentions made for each individual across all languages. We show that all five political figures have at some point reached extraordinary volume levels of what we define to be \lexical ultrafame": An overall rank of approximately 300 or less which is largely the realm of function words and demarcated by the highly stable rank of `god'.
    [Show full text]
  • Listen and Learn at Annual Awards Dinner
    COVER STORY “We march on toward the realization of the American Dream. We are not diverted by those who would deny opportunity based on what we look like or where we came from or who would deny equality based on who we love.” – Donna Brazile Speaker duos for the Indiana Chamber’s Annual Awards celebration are not new. Watergate reporters Bob BRAZILE Woodward and Carl Bernstein took center stage in 2012. James Carville has been part of two such occasions – with wife &PERINO Mary Matalin in 2006 and Republican counterpart Karl Listen and Learn at Annual Rove in 2018. Awards Dinner By Brenda L. Holmes Two women with different political perspectives (but a common employer in Fox News) will be in the spotlight on November 7 at the 30th Annual Awards Dinner. Learn more here about Donna Brazile and Dana Perino. Be sure to listen to IN Chamber podcast conversations with each, scheduled to air in September. “I was raised to believe that America was a force for good in the world and that it should take its leadership role seriously.” – Dana Perino 12 BizVoice/Indiana Chamber – September/October 2019 “Politics is a rough and tumble business. It's not for the “If a political opponent has different approaches than faint-hearted. I've got bruises and cuts from being in the mine, that doesn’t make them a bad person. It means they political arena. But by and large, I understand how to have different backgrounds, experiences and ideas.” navigate the process.” – Dana Perino – Donna Brazile Donna Brazile Dana Perino • Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana • Hometown: Born in Evanston, Wyoming.
    [Show full text]
  • Voter Fraud and Intimidation, Including Increased Voter Education, Providing Voter Ids Free of Charge and Expanding the Base of Registered Voters.2
    U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Briefing Report • April 2006 Reauthorization of the Temporary Provisions of The Voting Rights Act An Examination of the Act’s Section 5 Preclearance Provision U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Washington, DC 20425 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 Visit us on the Web: www.usccr.gov Voter Fraud and Voter Intimidation A Briefing Before The United States Commission on Civil Rights Held in Washington, DC, October 13, 2006 Briefing Report U.S. Commission on Civil Rights The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress in 1957. It is directed to: • Investigate complaints alleging that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote by reason of their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices. • Study and collect information relating to discrimination or a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice. • Appraise federal laws and policies with respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice. • Serve as a national clearinghouse for information in respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. • Submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the President and Congress. • Issue public service announcements to discourage discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws.
    [Show full text]
  • Twitter As a Platform for Engaging Political Dialogue
    TWITTER AS A PLATFORM FOR ENGAGING POLITICAL DIALOGUE: A DIALOGIC THEORY CONTENT ANALYSIS OF DONALD TRUMP’S GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN TWITTER FEED by CALLIE SMITH FOSTER LANCE KINNEY, COMMITTEE CHAIR MEG LAMME JENNIFER HOEWE A THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the Graduate School of The University of Alabama TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 2017 Copyright Callie Smith Foster 2017 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ABSTRACT The Internet and social media are tools that possess the ability to make communicating with celebrities, politicians and all types of important figures an actual possibility. This content analysis explores the use of then- presidential candidate Donald Trump’s use of Twitter to communicate with his followers. A random sample of tweets was selected following the time period after the Republican National Convention to a week after the general election. The study relies on Kent and Taylor’s (2001) principle strategies of how to create effective relationship building through dialogue. There is very little research available concerning political candidates and dialogic theory on social media. However, what is found in this study remains consistent with that of similar studies on dialogic theory and celebrities and organizations’ use of social media. Social media as a tool for building effective relationships through the use of dialogic principles is severely under-utilized. Despite the lack of dialogic principles, Trump’s followers remained highly engaged into his tweeting habits, especially with tweets that attacked an individual or the media. The findings prove that these types of tweets were published most often thus lending credence to assert that the aggressive rhetoric was popular amongst his followers.
    [Show full text]
  • Whither America? a Strategy for Repairing America’S Political Culture
    Whither America? A Strategy for Repairing America’s Political Culture John Raidt Foreword by Ellen O. Tauscher Whither America? A Strategy for Repairing America’s Political Culture Atlantic Council Strategy Paper No. 13 © 2017 The Atlantic Council of the United States. All rights reserved. No part of this publi- cation may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Atlantic Council, except in the case of brief quotations in news articles, critical articles, or reviews. Please direct inquiries to: Atlantic Council 1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20005 ISBN: 978-1-61977-383-7 Cover art credit: Abraham Lincoln by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1869 This report is written and published in accordance with the Atlantic Council Policy on Intel- lectual Independence. The authors are solely responsible for its analysis and recommenda- tions. The Atlantic Council, its partners, and funders do not determine, nor do they necessari- ly endorse or advocate for, any of this report’s particular conclusions. November 2017 Atlantic Council Strategy Papers Editorial Board Executive Editors Mr. Frederick Kempe Dr. Alexander V. Mirtchev Editor-in-Chief Mr. Barry Pavel Managing Editor Dr. Mathew Burrows Table of Contents FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................2 WHITHER AMERICA? ...............................................................................................10
    [Show full text]
  • Getting from Here to There: a Response to Barry Finger
    Getting From Here to There: A Response to Barry Finger I must admit that I’m somewhat reluctant to write a response to my friend Barry Finger’s response to my article in the Winter 2016 issue of New Politics on Bernie Sanders while the Democratic presidential candidate race between Hillary Clinton and Sanders is still going on. Nevertheless, I will do so. First, it should now be clear, in the wake of Sanders’ victories in yesterday’s Democratic caucuses, that Barry’s assertion that “the Sanders challenge within the Democratic Party has come to its natural conclusion” is not justified. Let’s not make grand pronouncements of this sort until we’re far closer to the Democratic National Convention. Second, it’s certainly my contention that “American democracy is more reactionary and less responsive to the will of the masses than most all other democratic capitalist societies.” I’ve been saying this for years. One should note that the Constitutional Framers never intended for the United States to have political parties in the first place. (Think back to James Madison’s obsessive fear of “faction” as expressed in the Federalist Papers.) I do wish, however, that Barry had noted that if you have to win governorships, mayoralities, county executives, and the presidency to fend off the veto possibility by the executive branch, you “naturally” get two very broad parties competing for office. Such is the nature of the U.S. political system. This should be challenged, of course, by changing electoral laws – which probably requires electing officials who want to change said laws – but one has to first acknowledge the problem.
    [Show full text]