Romney Reveals True Self in PBS Remark
Joan E. Dowlin
Watching the debate on Wednesday I felt I was in a bizarro world. Governor Romney was looking presidential, spouting statistics and talking compassionately about people he met who are unemployed, and President Obama was looking vulnerable, defensive, and out of touch with the American electorate.
I felt I was in the Land of Oz and maybe if I clicked my heels I would be transported back to reality. I knew that Governor Romney was a good debater who has had lots of practice in the primaries and more time to prepare than the president, but I was expecting a more equal sporting event.
The governor was doing a pretty good job of re-selling himself as a caring person who wanted to help the middle class — until he slipped up and the real man showed up. That moment occurred when he said he wanted to cut PBS. Right away I thought uh, oh. This is going to be his zinger, but not in the way he intended.
He delivered the line in a carefree, joking way, saying he loved Big Bird and liked the moderator, Jim Lehrer, but that PBS would have to go because his budget couldn’t afford it. These comments show the two- sidedness of Romney. He thinks by sweet-talking you, he will somehow soften the blow of getting canned. What an insult to a well-respected news anchor who has done a superb job for many years! Secondly, how can you so casually talk about axing Big Bird, who is an icon to today’s children as well as the baby boomers who grew up with Sesame Street?
His behavior was condescending and arrogant and reminds me of a CEO asking a faithful, long-working employee of his company to come into his office to say: “I love you and you have done a good job, but I have to let you go because we can’t afford you” while he keeps his own obscene profits.
This is the Mitt Romney who said he likes to fire people. This is the Mitt Romney who founded Bain Capital, the pioneer of outsourcing and vulture capitalism. This is the Mitt Romney who was captured on that video at the private fundraiser where he said that 47 percent of the population were victims who didn’t pay income taxes and were dependent on the government and will never take responsibility for their lives. This is the Mitt Romney who represents the party that wants to cut anything that has the word “public” in it. NPR, PBS, NEA, public education. What’s next? Public libraries? They already want to get rid of the postal system, the EPA, and Planned Parenthood.
Ending the station of Sesame Street, Antique Roadshow, Masterpiece Theatre, Live From Lincoln Center, Frontline, Nova, Bill Moyers Journal, Charlie Rose and countless specials and concerts? Blasphemous. Tell senior citizens you are taking away The Lawrence Welk Show. See what kind of reaction you get. And the PBS NewHour (with Jim Lehrer) is probably the only fair and balanced news show on television. They present just the facts without a bias one way or another.
PBS is also a free channel, so you are once again targeting those pesky moochers who may be unemployed or on Social Security and Medicare who maybe can’t afford cable. But as you said, Mr. Romney, you don’t worry about those folks because they aren’t going to vote for you anyway. Just like you said you don’t care about the very poor because they have a safety net (right).
I think once again, Governor Romney, you have shown how out of touch you are because you have not realized the firestorm you have created. Already in the Huffington Post there is a letter written to you by an eight-year-old girl upset about your ending Sesame Street. Of course, with your innate ability to be a chameleon, in a few weeks you may come back with a statement of “never mind” (as the president suggested you have done with your tax plan.)
One good thing your remark has created is an increase in donations to PBS. It shows the public cares and wants the network to continue. The ridiculous thing is government funding for PBS is 0.012 percent of the budget, or a small drop in a big bucket. The station is also funded by donations from the viewing audience.
No matter what happens, I believe America will not ax Big Bird or PBS NewsHour because in the long run the public will have its say. Just as we will on November 6th. Maybe by then the bizarre political world of the first debate will be back to normal, whatever that is.
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8 Reasons You Were Rejected For a Job
By Erin Kennedy
Leaving a job interview knowing that you did not do everything in your power to get it can be demoralizing.
But, it’s also a learning experience. What went wrong? How can I correct this problem? What is holding me back?
There are some things you should examine about your resume and how you showcase yourself. Here are some tips to updating your resume and getting that job interview to go in your favor.
1. Include your contact information whenever you send out emails.
A quick fix, adding an email signature.
2. Forgetting to attach your resume or documents to your emails.
As soon as you write, “attached” make sure you attach the document. Gmail actually has a function that asks if you want to attach something when you write “attach”.
3. Sending an email before you’re ready.
Try sending it to yourself before sending it to HR managers. This way you can proof your email and make sure that it’s exactly what you want to send.
4. Leaving odd, incomplete or incoherent phone messages.
Nothing sounds worse than being rushed or fumbling through your words as you leave a message, “Umm, Hi. What? Oh, Hi, this is John… ” What if the voicemail server doesn’t have a redo function? Now you look a little silly. Speak slowly so that you can gather your words and leave a smart, coherent message. Leave your name at the beginning and end with your name and phone number.
5. Lying on your LinkedIn or Facebook profiles.
Saying that you’re a consultant when you’ve been out of work for 2 years does not look good. People will think you’re employed and look over you for prospective positions. Instead, say that you’re looking for “new opportunities” or “a change of pace”.
6. Not telling people that you are looking for a job.
Send an email to your friends and family and let them know that you’re actively seeking a job. You would be surprised at the amount of people who will come to you with new opportunities. Update your LinkedIn profile to let people know that you are looking for a job. The more people who know that you’re looking, the higher your chances of landing a job.
7. Forgetting to use your most current email address.
Many people leave older email address on their resume and fail to check their mail as they move on to new servers. You can solve this problem by email all of your contacts from your new email address, as well as updating your resume with the most up-to-date information. Make sure your online profiles include your email address as well.
8. Check your email messages for grammar or spelling errors.
Nothing is worse than crafting a thought out email, sending it and then realizing that you’ve misspelled “Marketnig”. It’s a dead giveaway that you do not possess the eye for detail you claim. Spell check before you send that message.
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