Re: a memetic experiment- an eIe opener

From: Lawrence H. de Bivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
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    On Thu, 11 May 2000, Chuck Palson wrote:

    >Consider, for example, that Ross Perot, who was necessarily in PR most of his
    >working life in the capacity of his CEO position, could never make the switch
    >over to propoganda when he entered the political scene. It's not just the
    >subject matter, it's a whole way of thinking about information and how to use
    >it.

    Without commenting on the PR vs propaganda issue, I would suggest that
    Perot's political failure had more to do with personality (not a
    team-player) and perceptions of his reliability than with his ability to
    communicate and persuade within the poltiical arena. Indeed, his initial
    strength seemed to come mostly from the clarity of his thinking and
    communications on difficult political issues and his persuasiveness on the
    solutions (e.g. the US national debt).

    Cheers,
    Lawrence

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