tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post8137800571413938505..comments2023-10-17T02:47:38.574-06:00Comments on In Palinode's Palace: a few thoughts about speechwriting, or maybe just one thoughtpalinodehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01029915232895358768noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-8023987727322357222008-07-30T13:22:00.000-06:002008-07-30T13:22:00.000-06:00I used to write press releases and talking points ...I used to write press releases and talking points when I worked for a PR firm. Yes, I sold my soul to the devil for six months. But, hey, it got me a great trip to Washington DC and a good amount of cash. I didn't do it for nothing, right? Anyway, I found that this type of writing (as well as TV/radio commercial scriptwriting) was right up my alley. Colorful, fun, memorable. I'd like to do more of it, but only for issues I'm passionate about.maarmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-74823587902698787352008-07-09T20:33:00.000-06:002008-07-09T20:33:00.000-06:00I think the world dropped down into the vortex of ...I think the world dropped down into the vortex of misrule a long time ago, and that it had nothing to do with your writing or not writing speeches. I'm just sayin'. We wouldn’t want you going and getting all puffed up, fancying yourself a world-saving writer. I mean, you’re good. But … could you save George Bush from the Bushisms? Nobody’s writing interventions are THAT good.<BR/><BR/>(But in truth, I always marvel at your writing. And I do think it could save the world.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-23721581124191302452008-07-08T16:54:00.000-06:002008-07-08T16:54:00.000-06:00I don't know if I could do this. I would be to te...I don't know if I could do this. I would be to tempted to slide some subtle plot text or code into the speach and use the politican delivering it as a puppet to serve my own ends. The temptation would be to great. I would be fired, or lynched, or both.Bruce Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-27812208011742825102008-07-07T04:58:00.000-06:002008-07-07T04:58:00.000-06:00"If I worked for a private corporation the challen..."If I worked for a private corporation the challenge would be the same."<BR/><BR/>Yes, almost precisely that, in a large corporation. Spelunking for meaning and spinning it out into actual language. Speechwriting sounds like its purest form.Bill Brainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999699705501962418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-62556003685174292242008-07-07T00:19:00.000-06:002008-07-07T00:19:00.000-06:00fatboyfat - 'The speecher must awaken!' 'The Palin...fatboyfat - 'The speecher must awaken!' 'The Palinode no longer needs the weirding module. He IS the Kwisatz Haderach!' 'Holy crap, who is that freaky little kid in the wimple with the poison thimble?' The end.<BR/><BR/>'sir' - In the future, time will be measured in the length of time it takes to read the entire Dune cycle out loud. "I'm twenty-one Dunes old, sir, and I claim my right to the estate".<BR/><BR/>savia - A topless society is a polite society.palinodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029915232895358768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-83865216768745841762008-07-06T23:05:00.000-06:002008-07-06T23:05:00.000-06:00I read the end of your first paragraph as "civiliz...I read the end of your first paragraph as "civilization topless on its noggin" and I was thinking that sounded kind of fun. Upside down nipples for everyone!saviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108928771098986012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-33412346428273790302008-07-06T19:44:00.000-06:002008-07-06T19:44:00.000-06:00I listened to the unabridged version of Dune durin...I listened to the unabridged version of Dune during a recent long trip driving through the midwest and although it was good, by the time I hit Illinois, I was like, 'God, Frank, get to the f***ing point already!' (I began the trip in North Carolina).<BR/><BR/>So, to me, Frank Herbert and speechwriting seem kind of like a match made in hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6943519.post-68531242244081361062008-07-06T16:40:00.000-06:002008-07-06T16:40:00.000-06:00But your Frank Herbertesque tale - how could you c...But your Frank Herbertesque tale - how could you condense it into 10 minutes?fatboyfathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864835743969656978noreply@blogger.com