Archive for the ‘Media’ Category

LA Times on Democrats attacking President Bush

Posted by Scott on August 8th, 2010 under Media, Politics  •  No Comments

Various reporters have covered the fact that Democrats are still using attacks against President Bush as an election strategy, six years after he last appeared on the ballot. That dog won’t hunt, in my humble opinion. Tribune (LA Times/Chicago Tribune) reporter Mike Memoli called me to get my take.
From the article –
“All [...]

In the news – CNN, Fox News & The Washington Post

Posted by Scott on July 24th, 2010 under Media, Politics  •  No Comments

CNN – Obama vacation brings rest, relaxation and rebuke
From the story -
Scott Stanzel, Bush’s deputy press secretary who often traveled with the president when he was away from the White House, said that changing locations provided a good opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle of Washington.
“President Bush, on the weekends, would often go to [...]

Dori Monson Show – Defeat 1098

Posted by Scott on July 12th, 2010 under Media, Politics  •  No Comments

Here’s the audio of my appearance on the Dori Monson on June 29, 2010, to discuss the initiative to establish the first-ever state income tax in Washington state and our Defeat 1098 campaign.

POLITICO Arena – GOP Blooper Reel

Posted by Scott on July 6th, 2010 under Media, Politics  •  No Comments

Below is my response to today’s POLITICO Arena topic regarding Democrats focusing on GOP verbal missteps as a way to maintain their majority in Congress.
If Democrats think that focusing on the occasional, less-than-articulate sound bite from a Republican official is the way to maintain their grasp on Congress, then they are even more out of [...]

Colbert Report – The Word – P.R.-mageddon

Posted by Scott on June 9th, 2010 under Media  •  No Comments

Sometimes comedy can get at quite a few truths. Stephen Colbert exposes a few of BP’s public relations challenges in this amusing bit.

The Colbert Report
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Unemployment During President George W. Bush’s Two Terms

Posted by Scott on June 4th, 2010 under Media, Politics  •  No Comments

With the news out today that the monthly unemployment rate had “fallen” to 9.7 percent, I decided to look back at the monthly figures for President George W. Bush’s two terms at the White House. The numbers are revealing. The highest monthly average prior to the late 2008 financial crisis was 6.3 percent. [...]

10 Questions for the Obama Press Conference

Posted by Scott on May 26th, 2010 under Media, Politics  •  No Comments

Recently, my friend Chris Widener (leadership expert, author and founder of Positively Republican – the largest GOP group on Facebook) asked me to be an occasional contributor to RedCounty.com, where he serves as an editor. Red County is dedicated to being a forum for conservative politics, with a special focus on state and local [...]

POLITICO Arena – National Guard Troops to the Border

Posted by Scott on May 25th, 2010 under Media, Politics  •  No Comments

A topic of today’s POLITICO Arena was… National Guard troops will be deployed to the border. What’s your reaction? Here’s my response:
This move by President Obama seems to be a direct response to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s call for the Obama team to “do its job” on our border. Apparently, she got their attention. [...]

POLITICO Arena – Specter’s Last Stand

Posted by Scott on May 18th, 2010 under Media, Politics  •  No Comments

Below is my video submission for today’s POLITICO Arena topic about the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate primary between Arlen Specter and Joe Sestak. I’ve long thought that Specter is the embodiment of all that is wrong with politics and I think his pandering 50 plus 1 approach (which I wrote about when he switched parties) is [...]

YouTube, Paparazzi and the Power of the Internet

Posted by Scott on May 12th, 2010 under Media, Technology, Varied  •  No Comments

Yesterday, a friend sent me this video of a 6th grader from Oklahoma, Greyson Chance, singing at his school music festival. The kid is really good. The video, which he posted himself, had been watched 36,000 times when I saw it yesterday afternoon.
Today, ABC World News did a story about it. Diane [...]