Budget cutting begins at home
You know how the Legislature is leaning on the governor to cut, slash and chainsaw the state budget to meet a gazillion dollar shortfall? Lawmakers are calling for spending reductions that might lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs at the state universities, dozens in the A.G.'s office and even an involuntary vacation for the courts.But as our lawmakers tell us, Suck it up — the pain of belt tightening is necessary.
Then explain this to me: Where did the GOP leadership of the state House find the cash to hire a "media relations coordinator?"
We encourage you to use Barbara (Thornton) as a resource in working with members of the (GOP) caucus and members of majority leadership. She will be fielding inquiries and interview requests from the press.Robert Redford, Eva Mendes and Microsoft need and can afford a media relations coordinator to spin the press. The monkeys in the Utah House don't and can't. Here's all the media relationship skills a politician needs:
1. Reporter asks a question.
2. Politician obfuscates, feigns deafness or says, "No comment."
3. Repeat until reporter wanders off in disgust.
5 Comments:
Why do we live here? Why do we never see any change in these politicians' behavior? These SOBs never learn. Could a cynical move such as this one--hiring a media mouthpiece in the height of a recession--have ANYTHING to do with Utah being 49th in the nation for voter turnout? How can anyone even hope to make a difference in this state? Unreal.
Warchol, you tard, she was up there last year too.
Dear "tard" person,
I know she was there last year -- along with a mouthpiece for the Dems. But we had a *surplus* last year and lawmakers weren't calling for everyone else to hack programs.
Get use to it with Obuckwheat for [president offering economic stimulus packages, 88% STUFFED WITH PORK BARREL SPENDING.....THE ECONOMY IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTIME SOON! That is a change you can believe in! In one week Obuckwheat has us already missing Jimmy Carter!
The house democrats hired a PR mouthpiece again this year too.
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