Posted by
aMusing on Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:46:20 AM
In recent events, former White House Press Secretary
Scott McClellan has published a
"tell all" book
expressing his displeasure while he was employed by the Bush
administration. Expectedly, both Barnes and Noble and Borders books
have reported that McClellan's book, comes in at the top of their best
sellers list.
The Synopsis on Barnes and Noble's website reads:
"In this refreshingly clear-eyed book,
written with no agenda other than
to record his experiences and insights for the benefit of history."
As a Press Secretary it was McClellan's responsibility to represent
President Bush in the best light possible. Part of this entailed
veering away possible detractors and of course using his suave public
relations abilities to foresee all of the President's possible mistakes
and misnomers and fix them before they occur. It seems that Mr.
Mclellan had hypothesized a possible backlash after the release of his
book and therefore took the proper measures to make sure that his
synopsis stated his genuine "agenda."
Ladies and gentleman, as a public relations specialist Mr. McClellan
knew the truism, "there is no such a thing as bad publicity." He knew
that as a result of his actions he would be resented by his former
employers. His book will remain at the top of the best sellers list for
a few weeks and then the spot will be reclaimed by a truly sincere
book,
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, a book that honestly "records experiences and insights for the benefit of history."