In this episode, I tell you the big news if I get to speak at the Democratic National Convention, a review of why the Nokia N95 is NOT moxie and did the world miss the largest cyber terrorist attack this past weekend? What’s really going on with Best Western getting compromised?

Also, a huge call out to the Moxies (aka you) on what is YOUR favorite podcast? I need to know for a future show. We all know Geekbrief rocks the party, but what other podcasts are you secretly addicted to?

Don’t be a fool, leave a comment and let me know!

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I’m not a fan of Paris Hilton per se, but I must give moxie props when moxie props are due. As most know, McCain is getting some heat for advertising that Obama is the “biggest celebrity” with the likes of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears (as Whoopi Goldberg has said, couldn’t McCain chose two other celebs to put in the advertisement other than two WHITE GIRLS???)

Anyways, Paris has created her own response to McCain, the world’s oldest 3rd grader (face it Americans, he’s as immature as a 4 yr old) and well, I think Paris hits this right on the freaking head… GO PARIS!

So many of my Twitter friends today heard about my horrible story at lunch… this is as true as it gets… just listen to what I witnessed today at a gas station here in Dallas, TX and the events that occurred afterward. What would you do?

My Dad, who I adore yet absolutely disagree politically, finally has something in common with me: we love great comedy, specifically The Daily Show. I’ve been telling him over and over again to watch it and he used to say “Absolutely not! I’m not going to watch some liberal idiot.” Oh, how he was wrong. He LOVES Jon Stewart now! And here’s why? Because although the show is freaking hysterical, there’s an absolute truth to his comedy. Jon Stewart tells it as it is regardless if you’re on the right or the left! The truth, in fact, is funny!

Regardless of your political views, you can’t deny (if you’re a sane person) that Fox News, CNN, or “insert city here” news all have a level of selling fear to their audience. Why else would some one tune in? Fear sells. Obama is a Muslim terrorist! Gas prices will be $7.00 by 2010! Iraq never had weapons of mass destruction! Oh wait, that’s actually truth, not fear. Sorry! You get my point…

So why do I bring up The Daily Show with Jon Stewart? Because he has a phenomenally, successful show. Studies have shown that my demographic (educated twenty to thirty somethings) watch The Daily Show to get the REAL news versus the insane “un-biased” Fox News or CNN. That should really wake up America, in my opinion. A “comedic” news show on Comedy Central is getting more viewers than the “real news.” But does it really surprise you?

I can best some up my point in the post by showing you exactly what I’m talking about with a clip from The Daily Show (it’s always my way of ‘bragging’ that I have a RedLasso account!)

So what are your thoughts, my friends? Aren’t you tired of fear being presented to you every single night? Instead of believing and fearing fear itself, why not laugh at it? I do.

This is why President-to-be Barack Obama will win this year’s Presidency, in my humble opinion.  No other candidate or former President has reached the millions of us who live our lives online in the internet world like Barack Obama has.  Whether it’s because he was the first to create a Facebook page (which influenced millions of college kids to start voting for the first time in their lives) or his own Twitter Profile so that millions of us could see where he was and what he was doing all along the contentious campaign trail, Barack Obama has the internet down.

If you recall, I wrote a post earlier on my blog discussing how frustrated I was when my family (names will be withheld) would email me absolute lies and smears about Obama and then go on to BELIEVE what the email would say!  They had no way of checking their facts.

So, I’m VERY excited to announce to you, my educated readers… Obama’s campaign just announced a new tactic in the online wars.  If you haven’t received an email, a YouTube video or a picture that shows Obama in a smear campaign, then you must be living under a rock.  Whether it’s an email accusing Obama of being an extreme, radical Muslim to a video claiming that Michelle Obama said “whitey” on tape, one thing’s for sure: these are all lies and smears.  And instead of just ignoring these damaging and politically-motivated lies, Senator Obama has decided to be the first President-nominee to proactively crush these smears online.

What better way to send a message “on the record” to every American out there on what is true and what is not than having Obama say it himself?  Well, my friends, the time has come.  Obama’s campaign just recently announced their new website Fight the Smears.  Obama and his crew decided to use this avenue for people to get the facts about Obama and then make their decision BASED ON FACTS.

So the next time I receive an email claiming that a minister heard from another bishop who heard from the Pope himself that Obama hates white people, I will make sure I send Fight the Smears link to every one of those people.  TRUTH ALWAYS WINS.  TRUTH ALWAYS WINS.

So, what are your thoughts?  Do you agree with most of the bloggers who say this was a very smart move for the Obama campaign?  Do you think it will help or hurt?  Regardless if you’re pro or against Obama, do you agree that Obama being the first “online candidate” to make the Presidential nomination will change the way candidates do politics in the future? Leave your comments below!

A true video of what it means to vote Republican.  Every man, woman and child should watch this!!!

Many of you have asked me a time or two, “Jeff, how do you stay so moxie?” Well, friends… here’s just one small secret. Enjoy! (ps, yes, I was laughing the entire time I made this!)