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A SIGN IN A SHOE REPAIR STORE IN VANCOUVER READs: We will heel you We will save your sole We will even dye for you. A SIGN ON A BLINDS AND CURTAIN TRUCK: “Blind man driving.” Sign over a Gynecologist's Office: "Dr. Jones, at your cervix.” In a Podiatrist's office: "Time wounds all heels.” On a Septic Tank Truck : Yesterday 's Meals on Wheels At an Optometrist's Office : "If you don't see what you're looking for, You've come to the right place.” On a Plumber's truck : "We repair what your husband fixed.” On another Plumber's truck :...

The style of repetition isn’t lost on linguists, who say his speech is similar to what advertisers use to get people to buy products. And it’s working, thanks to the makeup of our brain. “This is something taught in every marketing class,” he said. “He knows how to use your brain for his advantage… Trump is always selling. He’s selling himself.”

On August the 21st, 1858 Abraham Lincoln said: Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed. Consequently, he who molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces decisions. Donald Trump and the pro-Brexit politicians such as Boris Johnson have benefitted from Lincoln’s assertion. Others haven’t learned from it. Some even insist on addressing public sentiment from a rational perspective. They throw facts and arguments at the people, thinking they can change public mood with information. Public sentiment is not rational, it’s emotional. I hate to point out the obvious...

I just got a phone call from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, asking for a donation. When I tried to calmly and politely explain that I’m no longer associating myself with the Democrats because they “don’t consider Joe Lieberman a Democrat anymore,” the caller interrupted me and said, “Well, that’s true. He’s not a Democrat. He’s been acting like a Republican.” I responded that “that’s a distortion of his record” and briefly elaborated on why Lieberman is by no means a Republican. The caller again disagreed with me, saying, “Well, if you look at the way he’s been acting for...

Canada finds its 'inner Conservative' George Koch and John Weissenberger National Post, Issues & Ideas Section Friday, May 26, 2006 CALGARY - "In our budget, all parents with pre-school children will now receive a Universal Child Care Benefit of $1,200 directly. Because we believe parents, not governments, should make their child care choices." -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper, speaking Wednesday in London, Ont. In the past, policy advocate and essayist Harper might have expressed such a position with words like: "Statist solutions to the child care issue are sub-optimal." The rhetorical adjustment -- reflected in virtually every announcement and...

A commercial produced by an organization fighting for the freedom of Iran that depicts a nuclear terror attack in America – the kind many experts believe is possible should Tehran get the bomb – will run in 20 markets across the country this month. Titled "An Atomic 9-11: When Evil is Appeased," the spot, sponsored by the Iran Freedom Foundation, is based on a scenario described in the new WND Books release "Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians," by Jerome R. Corsi, co-author of the best-selling "Unfit for Command." Corsi believes an atomic 9-11...

Bobby Jindal for governor Louisiana shouldn''t settle for less Posted on November 2, 2003 Boiled down to the basics, the 2003 gubernatorial election isn't as much of a campaign as it is a job interview. Voters will be hiring the person who will lead the state for the next four years. To be the right job candidate takes specific leadership skills: vision, salesmanship, tact and tenacity. The best political experience is more than mere existence in government. It's a track record of accomplishment that counts. The right candidate will lead a corporation rich with resources, but weighted down with years...