message control: Why politicians are like my 13-year old daughter
- 09/02/08 04:39 AM
I am constantly having this discussion with my 13-year old daughter. Whatever it is, come tell me. You would much rather I hear it from you first. If I hear it from someone else, you can't control the message. Facts and details that are clear to you may become fuzzy or embellished with the retelling and by the time it gets to me the little argument becomes nuclear winter. Would we agree that I might need to have this conversation with our political figures? Let me say up front, for the record, that I am a registered Republican. I'm not a one-punch for the ticket kind of guy, … (2 comments)
You will find that my blogs tend to occupy one of two categories. As a committed economy junkie I will frequently give you my insights on where I think the economy is going or what is causing it to be where it is. Please be patient with the other type which are the cathartic rants of a lender on the razor's edge of reason.
I am constantly having this discussion with my 13-year old daughter. Whatever it is, come tell me. You would much rather I hear it from you first. If I hear it from someone else, you can't control the message. Facts and details that are clear to you may become fuzzy or embellished with the retelling and by the time it gets to me the little argument becomes nuclear winter.;)
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