Entertainment, Media, Art and Intergalactic Space Travel
That is what Stephen Marche asks as Esquire magazine gives a name to the times that we live in:
the great bedraggling (n): a period that began in the mid 2000′s, with the proliferation of easily uploaded web videos, that has made famous people seem unattractive and unfamous people really unattractive
I am soooooooooo happy the elections are over. Saying that, regardless of your opinion about the election, we can all agree that we can learn a lot from watching others in action. The 60 Second Marketer has tips for you (and Sarah) on public relations, including:
Learn to Block and Bridge: The first thing most PR people teach their clients is how to block and bridge. When you get a question that you a) don’t want to answer or b) can’t answer, you block and bridge. The most common version of this is to say, “That’s a great question and one that we’re working on solving right now (the block), but we believe that most American’s are more concerned with the economy which is something we’re concerned about, too (the bridge).”
Read the rest here
I can’t remember where I heard it before, but somebody (smarter than me) said, you are not supposed to answer the question they ask you but the question you wanted them to ask you.
Scott McClellan (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary who sharply criticized President Bush in his memoir last spring, told CNN Thursday he’s voting for Barack Obama.
More here. I know the title of this post is crazy bat shit– kind of like comments like this from Rush Limbaugh.
Wow.
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Here at Dumbworld, to be honest, we just aren’t that smart (and therefore the name Dumbworld). However, we are fast learners. So when 3rd graders ask questions– we listen because– shit, we want to know what the vice president does too.
From an interview with Governor Palin:
Q: Brandon Garcia wants to know, “What does the Vice President do?”
PALIN: That’s something that Piper would ask me! … [T]hey’re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom.
The one time we bothered to show up for Mr Tackmeyers Social Studies class, he told us that the Vice President is the President of the Senate, but only votes if it is a tie. In fact that the job of President of the Senate is more of a ceremonial role. But like I said, we are the dumb ones. More here (with video).