by Rob Cottingham | May 2, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
What were the odds? Just as I start doing stand-up for the first time, John Rogers at Kung Fu Monkey makes a compelling argument for drawing politicians from the ranks, not of lawyers and CEOs, but stand-up comics: Let’s say the candidate’s job is to walk... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 30, 2005 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics, Speechwriting
…we’re just catching the last ten minutes. Is it the worst ending to the worst political movie ever made, or is there an even more appalling candidate? by Rob Cottingham | Apr 29, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
I mistook the Educational Policy Institute for the fringe-right-wing Education Policy Institute. Oops. I didn’t double and triple check before posting a blog comment based on my misapprehension. Double and triple oops. I apologized over there, and I’ll... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 17, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
Here’s a great little term I’d never heard before, courtesy of the Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary: dog whistle politics n. a concealed, coded, or unstated idea, usually divisive or politically dangerous, nevertheless understood by the intended... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 11, 2005 | Communicating, Media Mix, Politics
Pop quiz: you have to do a news conference where you have damn-all in the way of actual news to announce. The media’s already prickly, and liable to turn on you. Do you: a) repeat your message over and over, making it the only clip reporters are likely to get... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 8, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
Just a quick note to suggest you have a look at Matthew Yglesias’ explanation of why you can’t always take polls literally: I’ve seen polls showing, pretty consistently, that people favor a flat tax. Polls also consistently show that people think the...