WEST WING AND HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY
Last night's West Wing on NBC was an exceptionally good program.
It was all about campaigning. The Jimmy Smits character was
loosing and wasn't allowed to participate in the debates.
He was advised to do punky ads and he refused. In the end he gave a one minute
live speech on TV and looked into the camera and said what he thought was right.
Could we actually get away with that today? Would that work?
I think we definitely need to come back to our senses and try this sort of thing in
our country's campaigns. Not only political campaigns either. We always advise our clients to take the honest approach. There is no such thing as a good cover up.
posted by Sandy Trupp @ 8:59 AM
5 Comments:
It wouldn't work in this climate of politics. People on;y understand bold attacks.
I think candidates are so coiffed by their parties that they don't even seem to know what they believe anymore. It's a game and the best "sound bite" wins. People don't seem to know the truth. They say they want the truth but then jump to conclusions and just listen to the soundbites we are all fed. It's a mess.
As for PR, there are those that still think of us as flacks (I've even heard this outdated term recently). And while I can't say that this isn't true in the political realm, I can say that it's refreshing to know that there are firms and people out there that go a different route.
What a great episode. I love it that Matt Santos stuck to what he thought was right and that he really did write his own ad (even though people were skeptical). It came from the heart. It would be nice to have a candidate run on what he believes in and not just what he knows people want to hear.
What a great episode. I love it that Matt Santos stuck to what he thought was right and that he really did write his own ad (even though people were skeptical). It came from the heart. It would be nice to have a candidate run on what he believes in and not just what he knows people want to hear.
In the fictional world of West Wing, such blatant honesty will garner support. But in reality, honesty is hard to fit into a ten second sound bite.
Post a Comment
<< Home