If you listen to a National Public Radio (NPR) station, you know that, several times a year, they hold “pledge drives” to raise funds. These multi-day pitch events can get pretty dry; and apparently they only persuade 1 in 10 listeners to contribute. So Ira Glass, host of the clever and popular storytelling show, This American Life, got Read More
Rick Perry
Rick Perry’s Public Speaking “Senior Moments”
NOTE: This post was originally written in 2011, when Texas governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry forgot the name of a federal agency he planned to eliminate. In December of 2016, Perry was nominated by President-Elect Donald Trump to head that agency, the Department of Energy. You can’t make this stuff up! **** We all forget things. And even Read More