Wednesday, July 19, 2006
You Are Not Fooling Anybody.
I crack up everytime I hear a PR guy or press secretary for a government agency or business try to soften the blow of bad news by spinning it like crazy or using hokey euphemisms. I know there are countless examples; I heard my new favorite today. It was reported today that the US government does not want to call the exodus of US citizens from Lebanon an "evacuation". Instead, they are calling it an "assisted departure". What kind of silly BS is that? We are not stupid. I think we can call helmeted 4-year-olds running for Army helicopters an "evacuation". An assisted departure is when the limo driver puts your luggage in the trunk for you. An assisted departure is when the doorman hails you a cab. Normal people looking scared shitless while riding in a helicopter or while boarding a cruise ship turned escape pod is not an assisted departure. Mr. G-Man genius who coined this term-Relax, it's okay to call it what it is. Some US citizens got caught in a bad situation and you're doing the best (?) you can to help them. Just be truthful, you are not fooling anyone, nor do you have to.
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Well, it sounds better than, "Oh shit, we gotta get them the fuck outta there!" "Something unintelledgable" "Hazbulla hasta stop this shit!" Oh wait, that's only said when the mike's off.
That would be hysterical if it wasn't so sad.
I think the actual Lebanese government....as opposed to the fake Hezz-blah-blah one....should assist Isreal in the departure of the terrorists lobbing bombs out of their country.
"There will be no one to stop us this time." Oh wait ... we should rethink this plan. It would be a shame to get our asses kicked ... again.
*shaking head*
Perhaps I should run for office. :-)
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