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Octafish

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2. PR is GOP SOP since Pruneface's time.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 08:23 AM

Oct 2012

Mark Hertsgaard wrote about it in "On Bended Knee-The Press and the Reagan Presidency." The media pros discovered it didn't matter how awful the news, as long as Reagan was smiling and the background was filled with happy kids and balloons, the viewers thought the world of the Gippet -- thanks to PR.

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Does it Matter? [View all] Ichingcarpenter Oct 2012 OP

Or, in the case of the media, intentionally unwilling to catch him. HughBeaumont Oct 2012 #1

PR is GOP SOP since Pruneface's time. Octafish Oct 2012 #2

This is right!!!! OLDMDDEM Oct 2012 #3

I just wish I had the nerve to post this on Facebook. Tennessee Gal Oct 2012 #4

Mitt Romney tells 533 lies in 30 weeks, Steve Benen documents them Ichingcarpenter Oct 2012 #5

Yes, I am aware of that. Thanks for the link. nt Tennessee Gal Oct 2012 #6

. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #7

Evidently, it doesn't matter to the majority of Americans. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #8

Yeah, that's the ticket. lpbk2713 Oct 2012 #9

He has a smile that denotes stupidity. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #10

nope hfojvt Oct 2012 #11