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Who's Media Training These Guys?

September 12th, 2008 @ 3:45 pm

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Categories: Media Relations, Media Training, PR Tips, Public Relations, Spin

Tags: Advertisement, Media Training, John McCain, Mr., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jon Greer

Another day, another “negative repeat” from a Presidential candidate. Today it’s John McCain on “The View”:

Joy Behar brought up two of his recent ads against Mr. Obama… “We know those two ads are untrue, they’re lies,” she said, and yet at the end of each, Mr. McCain’s voice says he approves of those messages.

“They are not lies,” Mr. McCain said.

Wrong!

Correct answer [if that's what you want to communicate]: “Those ads are true/factual/correct/etc.”

Seriously — listening to these two amateurs is making me long for the days of laser-focused Bill Clinton or even simple-but-on-message G.W. Bush.

Look, I’ve got some time on my schedule between now and election day. It’s not too late. Call me and I’ll get them media trained in a hurry. I’ll even take a crack at Biden for free.

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    TrevorLongino

    09/15/08 | Report as spam

    RE: Who's Media Training These Guys?

    I think trying to reign in the madness that is Joe Biden with a microphone requires a person of dedicated purpose and relentless intensity. Offering to "throw him in for free" either makes you a better man than I, or someone who doesn't appreciate the scope of the work involved in training him.

    Good point, though. I've been watching the two candidates fumble their handling of the media and have often wondered if they--with all their millions of dollars--can't find the money to get a decent media trainer?

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    thom@...

    09/15/08 | Report as spam

    RE: Who's Media Training These Guys?

    Their Momma

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