Brymer, Chuck, 53
Burleigh, Nina, 1-2, 8, 17
Bush, George H. W., 136
Bush, George W.: and
Afghanistan, 185
approval ratings of, 187
coining of new terms by, 17
Colbert's comments about, 186, 187, 189
and elections of 2004, 57, 177
"failed policies" of, 199
and HeadCount, 57
and McCain-Stewart interview, 184, 185
and 9/11 attack, 79
Springsteen's comment about, 55
State of the Union address of, 76
as Stewart target, 172, 173, 174-75, 177
and Strahan's comment about Obama, 46
students' mocking of, 76
and taxes, 144, 145
and welfare, 147
West's views about, 164
and women's wages, 136
BusinessWeek magazine, 34
Cairo, Egypt: Obama's address in, 74
Calloway, Sway, 156-57, 158-59, 160, 163, 164
CalPIRG, 161
Calzada, Gabriel, 139
camels, 87, 89
campaign contributions: by celebrities, 59
of journalists, 11
to McCain, 22
of Norman, 163
for Obama, 19-20, 21, 22, 206
from Silicon Valley, 19-20, 21, 22
of Smith (Heather), 154
of Yago, 156. See also fund-raising
campaign financing: public, 16
reform of, 197
Campaign to Make Poverty History, 162
campaign videos: as election campaign tool, 27, 38-39
McCain's, 26, 37
for Obama, 26, 28-31, 37-39
Campus Progress, 82, 120, 163
capital gains, taxes on, 140
capitalism, 20, 141, 142, 164, 200, 202, 204
Carlson, Tucker, 177, 178, 181
Carlyn, Marcia, 36
Carnegie Mellon University, 95
Carney, Jay, 4, 7
Carney, Joe, 7
Carter, Jimmy, 12, 136
Carville, James, 179
Catalist, 4
celebrities: and climate change, 99-102
importance of endorsements by, 56-57
as means for organizing youth marketing militia, 59. See also specific person
cell phone, 43. See also text messaging
Center for American Progress, 154, 163, 204
Center for Responsive Politics, 19
change, 13, 15, 152, 163-64, 199, 202, 203
Cheney, Dick, 55, 166, 174-75
Chicago, Illinois: politics in, 15-16
Chicago Tribune, 6, 15
"Choose or Lose" (MTV election coverage), 165-67
Chopra, Deepak, 75, 76
Christmas gifts: and climate change, 91-92, 93
Chronicle of Higher Education, 93, 94, 97-98
citizenship: and health care, 110
civil liberties, 63
Clark, Wesley, 80, 156
class warfare, 60-61, 143-47, 190
climate change: celebrities' comments about, 99-104
and deprogramming of Obama Zombies, 197
funding for, 108
and green jobs, 137-40
and left domination of academia, 91-97, 99
and Live Earth efforts, 85-89, 102-3
and MTV interviews, 161, 163
and regulation, 89-90
scientific consensus about, 104-7. See also energy
Clinton, Bill, 1, 5, 15, 51, 52, 136, 162, 179
Clinton, Hillary, 10, 12, 15, 36, 51
CNN, 2, 10, 14-15, 138, 177, 179
Colbert, Stephen, 185-93
college students: majors of, 135
and online campaign tools, 36-37
and starting salaries, 135. See also academia; specific person or institution
colleges and universities. See academia; college students; specific institution
Columbia University: Obama as student at, 67
Combs, Sean "Puffy," 45, 54, 60, 61, 167, 200
Comedy Central, 172, 177, 192. See also The Daily Show
community rating, 111-12, 124, 125-26
competition: and health care, 111, 114, 123
Congressional Budget Office, 110, 134
Connecticut: health insurance in, 123
conservatives: as Colbert targets, 187, 188-89, 190-91
core principles of, 43, 60, 197-98
and deprogramming of Obama Zombies, 196, 197-98
fund-raising by, 206-7
Hollywood as representing core tenets of, 60
and importance of youth voters, 196
and individualism, 43
and message framing, 203-5
in military, 81
on MTV, 160
as Stewart targets, 172, 175, 178, 179-80, 185
and women's wages, 136. See also specific person
Cordova, Alyssa, 142-43
Cornell University, 94
corporatism, 111, 201-2
cosmetic surgery, 119-20
Coulter, Ann, 114-15, 206-7
Couric, Katie, 17, 192
Cowan, Lee, 8-9
Cox, Courtney, 29, 45
Crossfire (CNN-TV), 177, 178
Crow, Michael M., 95
Crow, Sheryl, 151-52
Cruise, Tom, 29
Curry, Ann, 102-3
Daily Kos website, 180, 190
The Daily Show (TV show), 169, 172, 173-74, 176, 180, 185, 188, 191, 192
Daley, Richard Jr., 16
Daly, Steven, 188, 189-90
Damon, Matt, 53
Darfur, 72, 160
Daunt, Tina, 48
Dave Matthews Band, 58
"Dave Matthews Electoral Magnet" tactic, 51-53
DDB Worldwide, 53
Dean, Howard, 32
debt, national, 17, 147-48, 199-200
"Declare Yourself" campaign, 28-31, 161
DeGeneres, Ellen, 29
Democratic National Committee, 20, 156
Democratic National Committee Service Corporation, 163
Democratic National Convention (Boston, 2004), 8
Democratic National Convention (Denver, 2008), 40-41, 140-41, 151, 152, 156-57, 178, 179
DeNiro, Robert, 152-53
Diaz, Cameron, 45, 86, 99-101, 103, 104, 167
DiCaprio, Leonardo, 29, 86
diplomacy, 68, 69, 72, 83
"Do It in the Dark" campaign, 94
Dodd, Chris, 15
donations: and deprogramming the Obama Zombies, 206-7
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell," 176
Dorsey, Alan T., 96-97
Douglass, Linda, 4
Dreams from My Father (Obama), 67
D'Souza, Dinesh, 206-7
Dumpster diving, 88, 89
"earmarks," 42
Earth Day, 91
Eastern Michigan University: Springsteen concert at, 55
economy: and deprogramming the Obama Zombies, 199-200
differences between McCain and Obama on, 157
and economic and social justice, 140-43
fixing of, 44
and gender wage gap, 133-37
and green jobs, 137-40
and minimum wage, 129-33
and rich paying fair share of taxes, 143-47
and stimulus package, 20, 139, 199-200
education: affordability of, 160, 163
and economic and social justice, 141
and helping others, 201-2
left domination of, 150-51
and Obama's Democratic Convention speech, 158
and quality of voters, 150-51
and terrorism, 71. See also academia
Edwards, John, 15, 162
Election Day (2008); online activities on, 34
elections of 2004, 177
elections of 2006, 35, 185-87
elections of 2008. See specific person, organization, or topic
Emanuel, Rahm, 15
Emory University, 96
"empathy deficit," 116-17
employer-based health care insurance, 112-13, 114, 118, 123
energy: alternative, 20-21, 97-98, 139
"clean," 20, 98, 202
and climate change, 90-91, 96, 97-99, 107
and green jobs,
energy (cont.) 138-40; and MTV's election coverage, 160
Schmidt's views about, 20-21
veterans concerned about, 156
Energy Action Coalition, 90, 137
Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S., 98
engagement: and deprogramming of Obama Zombies, 195-96
entertainment industry: liberals' domination of, 57. See also celebrities; Hollywood; specific person
environment: and MTV's election coverage, 160
and Obama's power grab, 17
Schmidt's views about, 21, 22. See also climate change
Ettinger, Amber Lee, 28
Facebook: and deprogramming the Obama Zombies, 205
and disconnect between terrorism and youth, 83
as election campaign tool, 27, 28, 31-32, 33, 34, 35, 42, 43
fairness: and economic and social justice, 140-43
and minimum wage, 12, 131
and rich as not paying fair share of taxes, 143-47
Fallon, Jimmy, 100
Fanning, Dakota, 45
Flo-Rida, 59
Fogg, Piper, 93
food industry, 117
Ford, Harrison, 29
foreign aid, 71
foreign policy: and American image abroad, 65, 70-76
and Ayers-Obama relationship, 65-66
Harvard poll about, 64-65
McCain's versus Obama's experience in, 63-65
and militarism, 67-68
and Obama as apologist, 69, 72-73
and peace studies in academia, 78-80. See also specific nation; terrorism
Fortune magazine, 122, 134
Fox News, 2, 65, 172, 179, 180, 181, 187, 188, 189
Foxx, Jamie, 29
France: Obama's apologies to, 73
Frank, Barney, 114
Frausto, Valli, 33
free markets, 20, 43, 111, 114-15, 119, 147, 190, 191, 203
free speech, 118-19
free trade, 142
freedom: and climate change, 89, 107, 108
and economic and social justice, 143
and expansion in government, 205
and function of government, 204, 205
and green jobs, 139
and health care, 117, 121, 122-23
liberal meaning of, 82
lost under Obama, 122-23
and McCain-Stewart interview, 184
and message framing, 203
and moneymaking, 202
and Rock the Vote efforts, 155
Friedman, Milton, 119, 122
Friends of the Earth, 107
Fund, John, 125, 126
fund-raising: importance of conservative, 206-7
online, 32, 36, 37-38, 39, 40. See also campaign contributions
Gaffney, Frank J., 69
garbage: as Christmas gift, 91-92, 93
Gardiner, Nile, 72
Garthwaite, Craig, 57
Gawker website, 21
gay rights, 29, 160
Geithner, Tim, 4
gender: celebrities talking about, 153
and wage gap, 133-37
George Mason University: Cordova interviews at, 142-43
Gephardt, Dick, 15
Geraghty, Jim, 118
getting out the vote, 32, 33-34, 38, 40, 54-55, 152-54, 167
Gibson, Charlie, 23, 140
"Giving(Live at the Apollo" event, 162-63
global warming/cooling. See climate change
Goedman, Menno, 34
Goldman Sachs, 19
Goldwater, Barry, 207
Goodstein, Scott, 40
Google, 19-22, 27, 39
Gore, Al, 22, 86, 89, 93, 95, 104, 105, 106, 202
Gosselin, Peter, 4
government: Colbert's comments about, 187, 191
compassionate, 142
control by, 20
and core principles of conservatives, 197, 198
and economic and social justice, 140, 142
expansion of, 20, 205
and health care, 17, 110, 113-15, 117, 126, 127
in Iraq, 187
as "knowing best," 204; limited, 43, 142, 191, 197
responsibility of, 140, 198, 204
Schmidt's views about, 20
and trickle down theory, 145
trust in power of, 44
worldviews about function of, 198. See also debt, national; spending
grade redistribution, 142-43
Gray, Shameeka, 165
Great Britain: and climate change, 106-7
greed, 141, 198
Guantanamo Bay, 73, 176, 197
guaranteed issue, 111, 112
Guardian (Britain), 90
gun control, 29
Hais, Michael D., 77-78
Hall, Tamron, 6
Halter, Bill, 159-60
Hamas, 78
Hannity, Sean, 180, 182
Harkin, Tom, 80-81
Harris, John, 10
Hartmann, Cassidy, 166
Harvard University: Green Campus Initiative at, 95-96
and Institute of Politics poll, 64-65
as Obama campaign contributor, 19
Havlan, J. R., 185
Hayes, Stephen, 174-75
HeadCount, 57-58, 161
health care: affordability of, 110-11
capping premiums for, 122
celebrities talking about, 29
and community rating, 111-12, 124, 125-26
and competition, 111, 114, 123
cost/funding for, 114, 118, 121-22, 123, 126, 127
in Cuba, 175
disinterest in, 117
and economic and social justice, 141
and "empathy deficit," 116-17; employer-based insurance for, 112-13, 114, 118, 123
free, 113
and free market, 114-15
and freedom, 117, 121, 122-23
and government, 17, 113-15, 117, 126, 127
and guaranteed issue, 111, 112
and income, 110, 126
and level of insurance, 119-20, 123
and liberal media, 17
mandates for, 114, 121, 123, 125, 126, 127