PRESIDENTIAL MARKETING Archive

To Coin A Phrase  
Long in the forefront of peculiar coinage, Liberia has thrilled numesmaticly inclined cold war enthusiasts with their talking Kennedy coin.  It features audio of JFK’s storied “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in which he either saluted doughty Berliners or embraced pastry.
    The Liberians are known for their broadminded pantheon of heroes, […]

Don’t Mess With America’s Widow !
The beatification of Nancy Reagan took a further step Friday,  when Barack Obama learned that inept jokes referencing her obsession with astrology were forbidden.
Obama was responding to a pointless spray of Presidential cliches [”Have you spoken to any living ex-presidents, what books you might be reading?   Everyone […]

Rough Ride Into The Sunset
The knives are out in the Republican Party, with losers plunging them deep into the rotten corpses of two GOP icons.
Continuing the pursuit of necro-nostalgia exemplified by primary campaign genuflection to the garments, airplane and widow of the sainted Ronald Reagan, the party faithful are choosing up sides over which […]

More Book Learning?  
Publishers are pondering the all but inevitable George W. Bush memoir, and their guidance is clear: how can we miss you if you don’t go away?
Publishing PR wizard Paul Bogaards says Bush should wait for memories to fuzz up a bit:

“…given how the public feels about him right now, I think […]

Roadside Subtraction   
The Steamboat Pilot brings word of Colorado residents trying to salvage the Centennial State for John McCain. Fans apparently believe that the Mask of Reagan can ward off all manner of devils.
No Luck!