Friday, October 16, 2009

Communications Strategy - FAIL!

"That is such a radically wrong response that it calls into question the whole communications strategy ..."
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/483551/whiner_in_chief

Relevant?

And they refuse to learn...

The Obama WH called out RUSH by name... and RUSH made a bundle
http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2009/03/rush-limbaugh-talk-radio-experience.html

The Obama WH called out BECK by name... and BECK made a bundle
http://celebrifi.com/gossip/Glenn-Beck-Ratings-Up-and-Away-697713.html

The Obama WH called out DRUDGE by name... and DRUDGE made a bundle
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/08/07/4313775.htm

The Obama WH called out FOX by name... and FOX made a bundle
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.76196516c169324ccab7851697322dbf.61&show_article=1

"At any time of the day or night, more people are watching Fox News then any other cable news channel."
http://jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com/2009/10/fox-gives-other-cable-news-channels-red.html

AND NOW the WH wants to call out YOU by name too!
http://patdollard.com/2009/10/im-just-getting-started-obama-threatens-enemies-with-public-list-vows-to-continue-dramatic-communist-overhaul-of-country/

"...it doesn’t hurt to have the White House contributing to the marketing campaign, especially for free. That’s why the White House campaign is ill-advised, and why it backfires on them."
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/10/11/cnn-hey-maybe-obama-should-stop-raising-foxs-ratings/

Some media folks are kind-of starting to get it.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/10/11/cnn-white-house-attack-fox-helps-its-ratings-hurts-democrats

http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/10/cnn-analyst-obama-can-talk-with-ahmadinejad-but-not-fox-news-obama-afraid-of-fox-video/

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/63659-thomas-to-white-house-stay-out-of-fox-news-fight

The whitehouse says its own behavior is ridiculous.
"...the notion that somehow not talking to them is punishment to them — which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration - is ridiculous."
- Future WH occupant, July 23, 2007
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MTk1Yzk1ZTgwZDc2YjJlZTk1NjEyMzFjNzgxNGE0MjY=

I couldn't have said it any better.
http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/theanchoress/2009/10/14/obama-not-talking-is-ridiculous/

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