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Sunday, September 14th, 2008Always eager to get to the eye of the storm when it comes to spin, I couldn’t help but be curious about the mass mailing of a ferociously scary boogieman video “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West.”
The mailing is a hot topic… Editor & Publisher recently wrote an article called “Delivering Propaganda, As If [...]
From the Horse’s Mouth… an email from a Palin-loving Feminist; A Measure of the (BIG) Challenge Ahead
Monday, September 8th, 2008What follows here (in red text) is an email written by a middle-age woman from New York City who would have voted for Hillary (”with reservations”), but is now supporting McCain/Palin… for the reasons (or lack thereof) outlined below.
The talking points have all been debunked — e.g., Obama only supports “one or two” energy solutions; [...]
Howard Wolfson, Strategic Communicator Floats Non-Sensical Denial Strategy on Palin the Pink Elephant
Monday, September 8th, 2008OK… this is not a political question. It’s a strategic communications question: Where the fuck is Hillary???
In a post on his blog for the New Republic (”The Flack”), Hillary’s former communications director Howard Wolfson sates that Hillary will not get into a “cat fight” with Palin. Huh?
He also states that Obama/Biden will make a mistake [...]
The Palin PR Lesson: When Your Narrative Diverges from the Facts, You’re in Trouble
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008The roasting of McCain and Palin continues. Just this afternoon former GOP strategists (now media commentators) Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy were caught on an “open mic” disparaging the Palin pick.
Murphy calling it “gimmicky” and “cynical.”
Noonan calling it “political bullshit:”
“I think they went for this, excuse me, political bullshit about narratives. Every time the Republicans [...]
Vogue En-”Lightens” the World: The Consequences of Flogging Cultural Spin
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Vogue has caused a bit of a stir with the August issue of Vogue India.
The issue contains a fashion spread with pictures of destitute Indians posed with exorbitantly priced luxury goods, like this child in a $100 bib from Fendi… probably about three months salary for the woman holding him. (Yep… three months salary just [...]
Orwellian Olympiad (II): Ministry of Truth Revises Gymnast’s Past and Gets Caught… THIS TIME
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Following up on last week’s post on George Orwell’s 1984…
The latest Olympic development is not just that the Chinese government falsified a gymnast’s birth date on her passport, but that they went back and altered PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NEWSPAPER REPORTS about her age!!
Columnist/Blogger David Flumenbaum has posted copies of an article from the China Daily that [...]
Orwellian Olympic PR Deception: Are We Too Dumbed Down to Care?
Monday, August 11th, 2008Stuck for nearly half a day in an airport this weekend, I was browsing the itty-bitty bookstore and stumbled on George Orwell’s 1984. If you haven’t read it in a while, I’d highly recommend it.
We are so inured to the machinations of politicians, business leaders, spin doctors, and even the media that we tend to [...]
Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Doo: PR’s Secondary Lies and Tacit Approvals are Lies All the Same
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Less than two weeks ago, International Olympics Committee (IOC) head Jacques Rogge said:
“For the first time, foreign media will be able to report freely and publish their work freely in China. There will be no censorship on the Internet.” (AFP)
According to Reuters, about two weeks ago Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain said:
“Right now, we [...]
Going Out on a Limb, I Predict: Joe Lieberman (R) CT
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008OK. Usually this site stays clear of politics because it’s just so darn ugly. And there’s so much lying, pandering, obfuscation, mealy-mouthing, hyperventilating and just plain spinning that its’ too much to keep up with.
But the more I watch Sen. Joe LIE-berman jockeying for the kissing-spot closest to McCain’s ass, and hear him burbling Republican [...]
Fox Business Proves Street Cred and Hypocrisy: White Cody Willard a Gang Member?
Sunday, April 27th, 2008At a recent media party hosted by the UK’s heavyweight newspaper The Financial Times, Fox Business host (and Financial Times columnist and successful capital markets investor) Cody Willard flashed a gang sign for the cameras.
Willard is described by Huffington Post columnist Rachel Sklar as friendly, chatty, affable, jocular, and a good sport… all in the [...]
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