Rob’s blog
Blatant self-promotion
You never know when somebody on the other side of the spectrum (waaaaaay on the other side) might take notice. (Scroll down to "Canada Votes, Day 3".)Sure, I disagree with him on the issues. But jimminy, the guy's written for a U.S. president. So he's gotta know...
Radio Free Rob
Ever wondered what happens when you get three speechwriters from three different parties in a room together? (Pretend for a moment that the answer is "Gosh, yes.") CBC Radio's smashing morning show The Current did just that today, with yours truly holding up the NDP...
Just a guess: you’ll never see these ads
A fearless prediction: at least one of the two Liberal attack ads featured on the front page of the Globe and Mail yesterday will never appear again.It's the ad attacking Stephen Harper for urging Canada to jump into the war in Iraq. And it's just plain indefensible...
Add focus group and stir
The shock of election night in California wasn't Gray Davis's recall or the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor.It was hearing commentator after commentator fall all over themselves to say what a great speech the victor gave.I listened to the speech and,...
A dissembler’s thesaurus
Humpty Dumpty founded the art of spin when he told Alice, "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."PR flaks, including yours truly, have made a not-bad living from that advice ever since. But nobody took that aphorism to...
On the eve of an election, feeling antsy
An anxious post on the eve of an election with poor prospects for the BC NDP
