Online Public Relations Thoughts

This is ugly, misanthropic and false.  Most migrants to America are here to make a living and pursue a dream of betterment.  Having worked with them, I can attest that they are not murderers and thieves.  They are starting at the bottom and working their way up.  Trump's characterization of them is shameful.  

 Speech is free for me but not for thee.  

New York City mayor Eric Adams has been or is about to be indicted, according to the Associated Press.  Federal investigations into the mayor and his staff have been ongoing.  In the last two weeks, the police commissioner and head of the school system have resigned.  Adams says he is going nowhere and the charges are false.  From a PR perspective, he has a tough road to walk.  Once indictments are revealed, the public usually assumes a person is guilty until proven innocent, the reverse of the law.  Adams has now to operate under a cloud, a terrible position to be in with the knowledge that the governor of New York can remove him from office at any time.   

It seems this is free speech in spite of Democrats anger.  It shows how far polarization has gone in this country.

This is a healthy debate over students use of cell phones in school.  California has just signed into law restrictions on the phones.  Critics say it will harm students who might need to get help and bans should be left up to local school districts. One worry is that it will be left up to teachers to enforce the ban, and teachers have enough to do without playing cop.  It is an interesting example of technology and communications.  How much is too much?  There is no way of knowing the full impact of the ban except over time -- a test case in the most forward-thinking state of the union.  

 Sending a message about the economy.  

The pot calling the kettle black.

A second attempt on the life of former President Trump at his gold course is proof that nowhere is safe in this poisonous political era.  Free speech has turned to unacceptable violence -- on the part of deranged individuals, yes -- but encouraged by ugly words.  We will survive this period but will we remember it when it passes?  

Just one bad debate doesn't mean that Trump is going to lose the election.  The candidates are still this close in swing states.  As I've written, now is the time for ground-pounding communications -- door to door, rally to rally, voter to voter. 

Power is being able to suppress a movie about oneself by intimidating distributors.  Trump has that ability.  It's the opposite of Free Speech.  

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis went on strike to protest the death of hostages at the hands of Hamas.  Their message to Netanyahu was to call a ceasefire and to negotiate the return of the remaining prisoners.  The unknown is whether Netanyahu is listening.  He seems dead set on the destruction of the terrorist group and an implacable foe.  The communications to him could not be more clear although some sections of the country did not protest.  He is playing a risky political hand and at some point he stands a good chance of losing altogether.  When is it right for a leader to ignore what citizens are telling him?