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April 23rd

Best post-Pennsylvania Election Roundup

Posted April 23, 2008 - 8:22am by Will Hinton

I could write my own thoughts but why bother when someone has done such a superior job covering all the angles. I highly recommend checking out Joe Gandelman's blog post this morning at The Moderate Voice.

Senator Hillary Clinton got the Pennsylvania Democratic primary victory she needed so she could press the case that she should continue in the race because rival candidate Senator Barack Obama could not close the deal after vastly outspending her.

But her victory margin (a 10 percent margin, at this writing) most certainly means that the increasingly ugly battle for the Democratic party nomination will go well into June…and perhaps all the way to the convention.

April 22nd

Is Character Assassination a Christian Virtue?

Posted April 22, 2008 - 8:22am by Will Hinton

It appears that Pastor Roger Byrd of Jonesville, SC thinks so. I read this article today about a sign that Byrd placed in front of his church.

It reads: "Obama, Osama, hmm, are they brothers?"

Byrd then goes on to explain....actually, he goes on to lie about why he put the sign up.

Byrd said that the message wasn't meant to be racial or political.

"It's simply to cause people to realize and to see what possibly could happen if we were to get someone in there that does not believe in Jesus Christ," he said.

When asked if he believes that Barack Obama is Muslim, Byrd said, "I don't know. See it asks a question: Are they brothers? In other words, is he Muslim ? I don't know. He says he's not. I hope he's not. But I don't know. And it's just something to try to stir people's minds. It was never intended to hurt feelings or to offend anybody."

Julio Diaz is my Hero

Posted April 22, 2008 - 7:11am by Will Hinton

A friend sent me a link to this fantastic story about a man in Brooklyn who befriended a mugger.

I think some people would want to use the term "heart-warming" but that is too cute and vastly underestimates the impact that a revolutionary act like this can have. Not only can we see the image of the divine on Julio Diaz because of his actions, but I think he was motivated for the same reason - he saw the image of the divine on this desperate mugger.

April 14th

New Eric Volz video

Posted April 14, 2008 - 2:55pm by Will Hinton

Even though Eric is finally free, this story doesn't seem to be over. Today Eric posted a new video on his website that he smuggled out of prison in Nicaragua. I'm guessing that there are going to be some unhappy officials in Nicaragua once they find out about this.

April 9th

Os Guinness on Civility

Posted April 9, 2008 - 10:29am by Will Hinton

I am in the midst of reading Os Guinness's new book, The Case for Civility. I have had high expectations for this book and so far I am not disappointed. In my mind, Guinness is the foremost expert of this topic, which is too often misunderstood. He makes this point in the first chapter.

"This short essay is a proposal for restoring civility in America, as one model for fostering civility around the world and helping to make the world safe for diversity. But civility must truly be restored. Is it not to be confused with niceness and mere etiquette or dismissed and squeamishness about differences. It is a tough, robust, substantive concept that is a republican virtue, critical to both democracy and civil society, and a manner of conduct that will be decisive for the future of the American republic."

April 4th

Announcing Good Will Hinton Consulting

Posted April 4, 2008 - 9:25am by Will Hinton

I am excited to announce the official formation of my new consulting firm, Good Will Hinton Consulting, a turnkey consultancy for culture creating projects.

Ever since I started blogging, I have had increasing requests and opportunities to apply my skills at using online tools to facilitate community and conversation. Over the past few years I have had the opportunity to work on many great projects on the side including being part of the founding team of Paste Magazine, web consulting for Innocence Atlanta, and fund-raising consulting for FRINGE.

This past Tuesday I resigned my full-time job with CoStar as a commercial real estate consultant to form this business to work with people, organizations, and companies that are doing works of significance. This could include non-profit organizations wanting to better understand how to do fund-raising with a younger generation, for-profit corporations wanting to better understand how to use capitalism for good in their communities, politicians wanting to harness the power of the Web, or artists needing a business-minded person to assist them.

The consulting services I am providing include the following:

  • Strategic planning/Brainstorming/Visioneering
  • Web 2.0/Blogging (including website creation, content creation, SEO, copywriting, podcasting/vidcasting)
  • Online marketing
  • Networking (access to my community of culture changer and influencers)
  • Fund-raising/Donor Development

I greatly appreciate the prayers and support of all of my readers here.

For more information, contact me here.