In these days leading up to the November elections, wouldn’t it be refreshing to have a speech delivered like this one … just once. ;o)
Oh, sure … we don’t need the demagogue that comes along with it … but, the speech … well, it would be great to hear.
Even Obama himself couldn’t match this one. Willie Stark (a.k.a. Huey P. Long) at least knew how to come back from defeat and rally the populace.
From American Rhetoric: Movie Speech … “All The King’s Men” (1949)

My sister Karen has become quite interested in …

No, this isn’t a Jessica Culter type of story. But, there is an intern blog involved.
How would you like to be the PA handling this for any of the interested parties?
A Tennessee state representative, Stacey Campfield, has started a blog in Knoxville. It is not sitting well with old school Knoxville politicos. The silliest part is how an intern may have tried to get into the fray by anonymously answering Campfield in their own blog.
Campfield’s posts that have raised the most ire? Tempest in a Tea …

Ya’ know, if we could just get Fraser P. Seitel to come out of his shell.
See Nov. 9, 2004 JOHN KERRY’S 10 PR FATAL FLAWS. (Registration Required)
And, yes, if you haven’t guessed – I have subscribed to O’Dwyer’s. For my students, if you would like to look at articles, just let me know. I’ll login and you can read at the computer. (I hope O’Dwyer’s doesn’t get mad.) Anyway, you can read while I grade your tests/projects. Uh, right.
Anyway, your grades will …