I used to work in an communications consulting office and although I primarily did social policy research, I did a bit of political communications consulting too. Although there may be Svengalis who are communications consultants not all ccs are Svengalis who control the political agenda. A competent PR person tries to represent the client's interests, even where they don't agree 100% with the consultants own views. Let's face it, Kerry was and is a opportunistic jelly fish -- he wasn't made one against his will by his handlers.
Sandwichman --- Yoshie Furuhashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Modern political communication imposes dilemmas on > public speakers. > Those who refuse to be handled by handlers (Ralph > Nader) or are > insufficiently groomed by them (Howard Dean, Dennis > Kucinich) pay a > price; but those who are handled by handlers too > much (John F. Kerry, > who in his Vietnam Veterans Against the War days > must have actually > believed what he said, whether or not he really > wrote his own > speeches even then) just lose their plot (even a > capitalist plot) and > become incoherent. One way or another, political > consultants destroy > just about anything left of center, and only > Clintons and Blairs > survive. > __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca
