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Articles Written by: DAN MANATT
Dan Manatt is a producer and media consultant
Here's the original script (though we wound up shortening it in the final):
Narrator With Borat Accent
In Communist Russia, we don't like Americans. We don't like your blue jeans, your rock and roll, your ...
Dan Manatt is a producer and media consultant
A college buddy of mine -- let's call him KS -- told me he was coming to D.C. this weekend, and asked if he could stay with my wife and me, to which I said of course.
He didn't tell me he was coming to D.C. ...
Yesterday marked the third anniversary of George Allen calling S.R. Siddarth “Macaca” while Siddarth’s camera rolled.
Macaca Day, for those of us who make our living from video on the Internet and elsewhere, is a holy day – the day that marks the birth ...
From DAN MANATT,
techPresident,
12 Aug 2009
President Obama's Inaugural Address, of his major speeches to date, was regrettably very much his flattest, in the disappointed estimation of this humble blogger.
After the Boston '04 speech, his '07 announcement, the Iowa victory speech, the New ...
The technological transformation of the presidency -- and its use of technology to make the executive branch more responsive, interactive, and transparent -- can, from day one, be the first great achievement and legacy of the Obama presidency. ...
Congratulations on the election and the transition.
You revolutionized the way campaigns are run. And now, you are about to revolutionize the way the presidency is run.
Thank you for the opportunity you gave me to produce some of President-elect Obama’ ...
From DAN MANATT,
techPresident,
12 Nov 2008
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Just two years ago, the modern age of YouTube/Web Video Politics began:
On 8.11.06, Sen. George Allen, a shoo in for reelection and early favorite for the GOP 08 pres nomination, called Web Campaign ...
Just two years ago, the modern age of YouTube/Web Video Politics began:
On 8.11.06, Sen. George Allen, a shoo-in for reelection and early favorite for the GOP 08 pres nomination, called Web Campaign video tracker S.R. Sidarth "Macaca".
On 8.14.08, the ...
From DAN MANATT,
techPresident,
18 Aug 2008
UPDATE: Reporters were puzzled by the Clinton camp's choice of venue last night - an underground gymnasium with no cell reception. Now we learn, via NBC's First Read, that Sen. Obama and his campaign tried to reach Sen. Clinton by cell phone several ...
From DAN MANATT,
techPresident,
4 Jun 2008
Hillary Clinton gets less credit that she deserves for he Web campaign – probably due to Web demographics. That said, she has a knack for embracing it even tighter in hours of need - til recently, especially financial need.
But tonight, to a bigger ...
From DAN MANATT,
techPresident,
4 Jun 2008