Corey Richardson

Hi, Chicagoan here. Brandon Johnson has very little to do with the drop in crime because the CPD doesn't listen to Brandon Johnson. Our issues with him are more functional; like his failure to handle the migrant crisis or be balloon loan he wants to take out as a gift to the CTU. He's not good.

If the American political media was really doing its job, they'd be asking if Trump's wild policy swings on tariffs were a sign of his age and cognitive decline. But actually examining the job that the president is doing and its impacts only happens when Democrats are in charge.

I like drama.

However they approach it, the brand position must change. You can't continue to watch the margins drift without asking yourself if it's something you said. I'd be more than happy to talk to some important people about this. Hit me up and let's fix some shit.

Democrats should confront Republican ploys about "efficiency" with their own message of using some of the same tools for "modernization." People should feel entitled to high quality government service, not burdened by its perceived omnipresence. Less "administration" and more "management"...

If Republicans want to portray government as an entity that exists to tell you what to do, Democrats need to own the other side of that coin which is that government is a service provider. The cudgel becomes a platter. From "What are you doing?" to "How can I help you?". It's a needed transition...

And herein lies the opportunity. The brand promise is what it is. It's the tiger in your tank. It's what kills the germs that cause bad breath. But the brand position, you can flip that anytime you want. If we're selling government is good, what does that mean in principle and in practice?...

And that's where people who might be half-in decide they're all-out because they don't want to run the risk of being browbeaten for using the wrong pronouns or failing to recognize their privilege in a given situation. The position contradicts the promise...

If Democrats are losing anywhere, it's on the fact that their brand position is more of an obligation than an overture. I'm not going to needlessly smear popular nomenclature here, but what Democrats have considered the language of inclusivity can, at times, feel like compulsive linguistic dogma...

But, here's the problem. While the Democrats brand promise makes sense and aligns with their policies, their brand platform has been convoluted, wishy washy, and far too open to interpretation for too long. "Life doesn't have to be unfair" doesn't mesh with, "But here's how you must behave"...

Policies and ideas that Democrats espouse poll well, are popular with red and blue voters, and actually work to improve the lives of Americans. Their brand promise is simple, "Life doesn't have to be unfair." It's a pretty simple concept and their actions for two generations back it up...

As an Ad Guy, here's my 2 cents on American politics right now. The Democrats have a communications problem that rooted in a fundamental fracturing of their brand. The party has a solid brand promise, but they have an awful brand position. Hear me out...

When I tell someone, "I hope you get everything you voted for," please know that that is not a friendly salutation.

I dunno, man. Maybe the whole plan to shock and awe federal employees as a means of demoralizing them into taking fugazi buyouts didn't take into account people who work for the government like, say, air traffic controllers and was a terrible idea.

Americans are not prepared for the level of overt corruption, breaking of laws, and straight up misbehavior on the part of the elites in this country, but it's coming. Ask your friends from certain parts of South America, Africa, and Asia how it all turns out for us.

Party City shoulda taken a page from video stores back in the day and, in legal marijuana states, had a whole other "Party City" in the back behind a bead curtain.

I'm bringing Hennessy to all the holiday parties this year to see if bougie Black folks over 40 can still fight.

Kendrick Lamar destroyed your daughter's favorite rapper earlier this year and then dropped an album today where the first track his him explaining why he did it. God tier rapping.

Welp. Looks like Matt Gaetz’s girlfriend won’t have a letter of recommendation from the Attorney General on her college application.

This Pete Hegseth thing has John Tower rolling over in his grave.

How cheap groceries killed 60 years of social progress PERSPECTIVES: The Civil Rights Era is dead and the new American apartheid is here

Shout out to the good folks at Reckon Media for giving me a chance to share my (belated) thoughts on the recent election. Take a read and share with your friends...
www.reckon.news/equity/2024/...

I miss the era in America where we all shared basic media which meant we all understood and agreed on a set of facts.

People voted to end the Civil Rights Era because they thought eggs were too expensive.

What the fuck kind of reality am I living in when a convicted felon's sentencing gets postponed because he was elected president? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

I don't know when or how it happened, but one morning, it seems like all of humanity woke up and stopped using electric can openers. Like, everyone collectively said, "Fuck it. We're going analog with these cans" and that was that.

They’re really just trying to wear out the outrage with these initial picks so that when they start bringing the real right wing hardliners in with names you don’t know, they seem tame by comparison. Gaetz won’t be AG, but who are the trying to pass off as reasonable who is?

I've said it before and I will say it again; if LL Cool J died in 1995, he would be in everyone's top 5 guaranteed. You don't have a run like he did from Radio to Mama Said Knock You Out and not get mentioned as a GOAT.

Anyone else rediscovering Rage Against The Machine this week or is that just me?

Just turned off my notifications on Xitter. Kinda feels like going to the Post Office and filling out that card when you move.

I really appreciate the fact that I can open this app and not feel my shoulders tense up in anger.