Patriotism and Bad PR

The national anthem kneeling crisis escalated further Sunday when Vice President Mike Pence demonstrated his viewpoint by walking out on an Indianapolis Colts home game. There are claims of staging, theatrics and planned performances showing up all over the internet. I don’t know, but I will say that when I was working for the executive […]

Unnamed sources: anonymity and Beltway bloviating

My, my, oh my. Things have really changed in Washington. Now a fired FBI director admits under oath that he leaked sensitive documents to an intermediary to give to a reporter. Wow. Novel. Amazing. And standard operating procedure in Washington D.C. Anonymous sources are the lifeblood of reporters who aspire to the “Hallway of Heroes,” […]

Don’t let facts get in the way

We all learned in school that it’s good to back up your argument with facts. If you don’t justify yourself, then people may not believe what you are saying. Simple enough. But how does that work in today’s warp-speed world with constant actions, reactions and rebuttal to broad spectrum statements voiced by thousands of people? […]