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The Laws of Crisis Management

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

Having reached a point where I thought no-one had anything to learn from whatever Michael Laws said or did, there are a couple of lessons from the sad, squalid, tawdry and downright silly saga of his “relationship” blues.

The first question is, “What was he thinking?” Not “What was he thinking making whoopee with a recovering P addict former prostitute on home detention?” (although those of you with taste may wonder “WTF was she thinking having a fling with him?”).

What was he thinking when he decided to blow the affair in a lengthy, tortured, and largely incomprehensible statement on Radio Live on Friday before there was any mention of the matter in the mainstream media?

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Tell ‘Em What You’re Going To Tell ‘Em…

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Caught the PM on his regular Monday morning slot on TVNZ’s “Breakfast” programme using an old – but effective – trick.  It’s what’s called “Tell ‘Em What You’re Going To Tell ‘Em, Tell ‘Em What You’ve Told ‘Em, Then Tell ‘Em What You’ve Just Told ‘Em Technique ”.

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