Blatant self-promotion

You never know when somebody on the other side of the spectrum (waaaaaay on the other side) might take notice. (Scroll down to “Canada Votes, Day 3”.)Sure, I disagree with him on the issues. But jimminy, the guy’s written for a U.S. president. So...

Radio Free Rob

Ever wondered what happens when you get three speechwriters from three different parties in a room together? (Pretend for a moment that the answer is “Gosh, yes.”) CBC Radio’s smashing morning show The Current did just that today, with yours truly...

Add focus group and stir

The shock of election night in California wasn’t Gray Davis’s recall or the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor.It was hearing commentator after commentator fall all over themselves to say what a great speech the victor gave.I listened to the...

A dissembler’s thesaurus

Humpty Dumpty founded the art of spin when he told Alice, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.”PR flaks, including yours truly, have made a not-bad living from that advice ever since. But nobody took...
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