Trevor Cook on public relations, social media and politics

Monthly Archives: September 2008

35 days to go and it looks like Obama

It’s a weird time in a weird campaign. A once in a lifetime economic event just five weeks from election day. Rebellious house republicans vote down their own President’s rescue plan and blame the democrats for its failure to get passed. An African-American candidate about 5 points up and fighting a new-style of campaign based [...]

Sick kids or fast cars? Rees gets his priorities wrong

People in NSW think there is a lot wrong with this State and the current government is held in well-deserved contempt by large numbers of people.
But when you ask them what is wrong, the lack of a V8 car race in Sydney Olympic Park is not the first thing most of them mention (especially those [...]

Paid maternity leave is long overdue

The Rudd Government’s announcement that it will push ahead with paid maternity leave along the lines proposed by the Productivity Commission is an historic breakthrough.
This was a big issue (along with childcare) when I had my first child nearly 23 years ago and it’s a little surreal to think that it has taken this long [...]

McCain stuffs up on Pakistan

Early voter reaction: Obama wins first debate

Sarah Palin free from ‘witchcraft’

Is the real agenda to hide Palin from Biden?

Quantity vs. quality in corporate blogging

Palin stumbles on McCain’s regulatory record or ‘let’s face it, McCain is the cowboy capitalist candidate”

Letterman on McCain suspension