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Bulldog Reporter Interview: Words that Resonate in Recession and Recovery
Check out my interview with Frank Zeccola The economic climate hasn’t just affected bank accounts and business prospects. One leading communications strategist says it has actually changed how … more →
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From TN Mayor Russell Wiseman's Facebook Page
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wrote 1 month ago: Ok, so, this is total crap, we sit the kids down to watch ‘The Charlie Brown Christmas Special … more →
Processes of formalization
wrote 3 months ago: As a political activist one also participates in the hierarchy of officialdom during formal function … more →
Washington empty-speak
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wrote 4 months ago: Troubled *Barack Obama, in his first comments since the Iranian elections, said he was “deep … more →
Letter to President Obama Concerning the Political Crisis in Honduras
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wrote 5 months ago: Earlier today I sent the following e mail to U.S. President Barack Obama at the following link: http … more →
Use and purpose of political language debated in parliament
wrote 6 months ago: Here is an update on the public administration committee, its an unfairly boring name for what is an … more →
Parliament discusses the use of political language
wrote 6 months ago: There is a select committee meeting today on ‘official language.’ It will look at the us … more →
The virus of language
wrote 6 months ago: Lera Boroditsky has a great (and highly readable!) article in Edge about the effects that language h … more →
Thinking about Thinking
wrote 6 months ago: You can get caught up in the day-to-day swirl of current events, but that can be overwhelming. And y … more →
Bulldog Reporter Interview: Words that Resonate in Recession and Recovery
wrote 6 months ago: Check out my interview with Frank Zeccola The economic climate hasn’t just affected bank acco … more →
Winning the Healthcare Message Battle
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wrote 6 months ago: People love to hate Frank Luntz. It seems like every time he opens his mouth, a chorus of journalist … more →
The Al Qaeda two-step shuffle
wrote 9 months ago: Al Qaeda and the “war on terror” seem to be the ultimate linguistic props. Now you see … more →
Coin of the Day: "Bipartisanship"
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wrote 10 months ago: Cashed: By Michael Steele when declaring it “a fiction of politics. It’s an idea people … more →
Recently Cashed: "Employee No-Choice Act"
wrote 10 months ago: Coined: By Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel (R) in 3/11 Senate Session on pending Union Card-Ch … more →
Recently Cashed: President Obama's 3/9 Address
wrote 10 months ago: Coined: “There are some politicians saying we don’t need a stimulus package. But most economi … more →
Words That Worked in 2008 (and Some That Didn't): A Report Card
wrote 10 months ago: Originally published on Huffington Post 1/5/09 It’s easy to bemoan the state of the English la … more →
"Democrat Party" Must Be Eradicated
wrote 10 months ago: As the GOP legislators paint themselves more and more into a corner of irrelevance, it is past time … more →
The Said and the Unsaid
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wrote 11 months ago: Ashley Sanders • Operation Itch Contributing Writer read all posts by this author “Enough, one mus … more →
Barack Whisperer
wrote 1 year ago: nickname given to Barack Obama’s spokesman Robert Gibbs found in: The Washington Post … more →
Foreign Journalist Translation Woes: "Maverick" is "Dog Without a Leash"
wrote 1 year ago: Rima Abdelkader writes about the difficulty in translating political language. … more →
