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The speech coach
for Obama's nomination acceptance, televised debates with McCain, and 2004 convention keynote, as well as for Bill and Hillary Clinton,
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Timothy Geithner as a client
Wow.
As soon as he's free, I have a pumpkin that I'd like turned into a Prius. It should be a piece o'cake.
April 8, 2009 3:20 AM | Reply | Permalink
You funny.
And hey, if the president would let you have for a few hours, I bet he wouldn't be letting you get a Prius for that pumpkin, you'd have to settle for one of those SUV's sitting in lots.
April 8, 2009 3:30 AM | Reply | Permalink
those SUV's
Those ain't pumpkins--they're lemons. Besides, it's bad enough I get all these emails promising to make me (ahem) "bigger" (ok, who's been talking?)--I don't want to drive something that tells everyone that I have a "problem".
April 8, 2009 3:59 AM | Reply | Permalink
I traded in my SUV for a Hum-vee stretch limo...
Y'know the ladies really dig it, man.
April 8, 2009 6:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just add a teleprompter and he's good to go, then.
April 8, 2009 7:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
Not really. Delivery, like size, matters.
April 8, 2009 11:10 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yup...
April 8, 2009 12:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
Must you continue the vile teleprompter insult? How about we write a speech together and I have you deliver it via teleprompter... I am sure your oratory would shine.
April 8, 2009 4:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Last time I checked (a minute ago), vile insults snark and innuendo are all over TPM, including front page, but especially in the cafe section.
Or are you demanding selective targeting? Or are you leading by example of proper tone and style?
April 8, 2009 5:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
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Aw . . .
Penn has a very important message just for ya' . . .
~OGD~
April 8, 2009 7:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Personally I think he needs a conscience coach. But then so many of these financiers do....
April 8, 2009 6:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Heh.
Geithner probably does not know what he believes, and that should tell him something! But some skepticism is good. I'm concerned that Geithner is so busy that he doesn't have time to reflect carefully on the pros and cons of what he's doing, and that he's not seeking out strong critics to vet PPIP etc. This is clearly so from the media I see/hear, but I don't know what's going on behind the scenes.
I don't want G. to merely become a better puppet, with better lipstick making smoother presentations. I want to know that he's really looked at the pros and cons and honestly checked in with his ideological biases etc.
And I want a public presentation which debunks the several internal and external flaw claims made against PPIP.
April 8, 2009 7:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
Small Investors May Be Enlisted in Bank Bailout/
Echoes of War Bonds/
Risky Move by U.S. Is Seen as Way to Quell Taxpayer Anger
By Graham Bowley and Michael J. de la Merced, New York Times April 9,
While Sheehan was working on the telepromter skills, looks like some other marketing expert types have been at work on Geithner's plans. Interesting that the article looks like a trial balloon and there isn't a very clear source.
(Note: I used the NYC print edition headline, and it was page A1, above fold.)
April 9, 2009 6:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Attempting to update my Recommended list, no content follows.
April 13, 2009 5:51 PM | Reply | Permalink