Category: Politics
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Spinning
Awareness is the best defense. In public relations, spin is a usually derogative term that represents a sometimes strongly biased portrayal in one’s own perspective of an event or situation. While traditional public relations may rely on creatively presenting facts, “spin” …
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What’s Going on in America?
A recent poll (2006) by Princeton Survey Research group shows the issues that are top on the agenda of the American public. This poll was done in the spring of 2006 from Princeton. Quality of education of our children – 72% see as crucial Threat of global terrorism – 71% see as crucial …
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Centrist America
It would be nice if the government joined the people in helping to fix healthcare, updating our educational system, getting the graft out of our military, moving our energy infrastructure into sustainable clean energy, driving our economic engines in a direction that considers need …
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EDITORIAL: “We are under attack!” – A Primer on Political Spin
“Terrorism” Image + “Spin is Bad” Image = “Terrorists Use Spin” Image. Combine that with … is how spin works, in a relational manner. … battle plans of the left and the right political parties entrenched in their ideologies, emboldened with the ammunition of characterization …
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EDITORIAL: Yellow Stripes and Armadillos
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower once dismissed centrist politics “Ain’t nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos.” Those yellow stripes are the roads version the ‘voice of wisdom’ saying don’t “spin” out of control. Don’t cross into oncoming traffic …