Stop Trying to Persuade Us
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A PBS documentary makes the case that Americans have tuned out marketers pitching everything from cars to candidates. The result: even more crass attempts to get through, and a fragmentation of American society. By Jason Silverman.
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The Clinton campaign has complained about them. So has Mitt Romney. Plenty of voters have vented, too. Those sometimes nasty and annoying recorded political phone calls known as "robo-calls" can drive people nuts Â and states are trying to crack down on them.
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Uncle Sam wants to binge on your gains. Don't let him.
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There is a Chinese proverb that says "Personal example carries more weight than preaching." Not that preaching doesn't work. But if you want to prove your point, live what you preach. And if you live what you preach, people will want to emulate you.
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Don't get taken when you're trying to give.
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One indicator can steer you away from small-cap shenanigans.
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Gerry McCann asks the media to end the constant speculation about the fate of his daughter Madeleine.
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Being asked to stay when you've said you're quitting can flatter but deceive.
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No swearing allowed. Quit the sexist and racist chants, as well. And if sports fans don't stop, they will get tossed from the stands, Boston University officials are warning.
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What if, on election day, you wrote in your presidential vote? I'm not trying to persuade you to vote for one or the other, or even for a third party. It's not a trick, My real name isn't George M. Bush, and I'm not going to go to court and claim you were really voting for me. Just write it in. Make a statement that you vote for whom you choose and that it has nothing to do with whichever they feel like printing on the ballot.
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Truth before fear Scientists hoping to educate the public about environmental concerns could do themselves and the public a favor by abandoning hyperbolic scare tactics in favor of straightforward talk, according to a prominent scientist.â¦
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Go ahead and be contrarian. Just make sure you're right.
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One of the great things about working in a newsroom is that you're surrounded by lots of smart people who love to tell you what they know. Just try to stop them.
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The Swift Boat saga is beginning to wear thin on the nerves of the American people. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads questioning Sen. John Kerryâs war record -- and pundits debating the issue ad nauseam
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Pick a date, any date Packing as many buzzwords as possible into a single news announcement might prove you're "on message" but won't disguise the fact your strategy lags every major player in town.â¦
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Excuse us if we don't join environmental and other advocacy groups in a dither about a new directive from President Bush aimed at reining in ambitious bureaucracies. This is an old struggle that will be entertaining - and frustrating - our grandchildren.
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It&#39;s Nov. 2 and election season is finally over. No more hackneyed speculation, no more worry and no more debate. No more petitioners or activists clogging up the sidewalk and our recycling bins with desperate