For two years or whatever, I blogged three times a week about publicity, speechwriting, public relations and scandals for The New York Times’about.com. If you are an author, actor, director, politician, professional athlete, rock star, user of social media or otherwise in the public eye, THESE POSTS ARE USEFUL TO YOU. If you live in an ice cave, you can safely ignore all this stuff and go back to tanning that elk hide.
Case studies about the POLITICS
Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminates His Good Public Image
The Arizona Shootings: Reacting to a National Tragedy
How a Press Conference Finally Killed the Birthers
Trump for President: a PR Stunt that Backfired
Walking Off a Live TV Show: Terrible Gaffe or Brilliant PR Move?
The Kerfluffle Over Newt Gingrich and His Allegedly Fake Twitter Followers
When Coming in Third is Worse than Finishing Last
The Public Relations Battle About the U.S. Debt Limit
Political PR: Race for the White House
Weinergate: The Fall of a Promising Politician
How Rep. Weiner Lost Control of His Own Press Conference
Palin Goes Rogue on Paul Revere’s Ride
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Guy – Photo by Suhyoon Cho
Reformed journalist. Scribbler of speeches and whatnot. Wrote a thriller that was a finalist for some award.
I grew up reading and studying about Ah-nold. As a wiry teenage kid growing up and lifting weights I was in absolute awe of his tenacity and single-minded pursuit of perfection in all he did. That not only was he about bodybuilding–but (apparently, I thought then…) about mindbuilding (I was all about a sound mind in a healthy body–still am), since I’d read he was also taking college courses on finance and business. His success bore out his strategy. As I grew up past adolescence, I heard about steroids. Denial about steroids. Unsavory allegations. Denial about unsavory allegations. Heart surgery that couldn’t POSSIBLY have originated from steroids…and now this.
I don’t look down on anyone. No one’s perfect. We’re not meant to be. Sure, I may have my fill of certain individuals (and vice versa!) and never want to deal with them again because of what I’d experienced (v.v.!), but I give them room to grow and make up (not to ME..to THEMSELVES) for whatever it is they’ve done in life to make me part ways with them (and v,v,!). We all have our inner demons. I feel sad for Arnold and all the rest on a metaphysical level…but know that somewhere (deep down in their souls) they ARE learning, whether or not their corporeal facades acknowledge or display any such knowledge.
Life is a classroom. We’re here to learn. When you’re in the limelight, I guess it’s harder to learn with all that glare blinded ya.
Ah-nold is an interesting man. Despite all his mistakes, I still like him. Lost a lot of respect for the man, but I still like him.