When U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst ran a 30-second TV spot touting her experience castrating pigs as evidence of her ability and determination to “cut pork” in Washington, it drew lots of attention – and not just in Iowa. Funny, succinct and oddly appealing, it quickly transformed her underdog primary campaign into a winner. And […]
John Pollack
John Pollack is a former Presidential Speechwriter for Bill Clinton. This OpEd is adapted from his most recent book, Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, Spark Innovation, and Sell Our Greatest Ideas.
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Bonfire of the Hannities
In the recent debate over the Republican drive to cut funding for National Public Radio, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) delivered a blistering, punning attack on those who consider NPR to be “a four-letter word.” “My constituents turn to KUT because they want fact-based, not faux-based, not Fox-based coverage,” he thundered from the floor of the […]
