If the PSA were the NRA …
May 21, 2015
... speakers would think twice before throwing their speechwriters under the bus.
Sometimes I fantasize that the Professional Speechwriters Association will become a powerful lobbying arm, like the National Rifle Association.
Weโd be quoted in Associated Press stories like,
โThe PSA came down hard on Philippines President Benigno Acquino III, after he publicly chided his speechwriters for their โinefficiency,โ at the outset of a May 13 speech this week in Manila. โCalling out oneโs speechwriter is obvious poor form,โ said PSA executive director David Murray, adding, โI look forward to the day when a speaker elicits a standing ovation and, when the cheering dies down, publicly thanks his speechwriter for having provided the rousing line.โโ
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