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The resignation of Congressman Anthony Weiner, June 16, 2011. Throwing away 'the dearest thing he owed as 'twere a careless trifle.'
By Dr. Jeffrey Lant
The resignation of Congressman Anthony Weiner, June 16, 2011. Throwing away "the dearest thing he owed as 'twere a careless trifle."
Shakespeare, who knew a thing or two about delivering the right conclusions to move audiences, would, no doubt about it, have been underwhelmed by every aspect of U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner's resignation yesterday.
News junkies like me were informed that, at 2 p.m. Eastern time, the man who was the butt of a million off-color jokes for which he was completely responsible, would come before the people of the 9th New York district, and the world, and have his say before he went on his way.
News junkies and history buffs all know such moments can produce riveting theatre; Shakespeare knew it too... and he, like us, would have hunkered down to await a signature American moment after which we could well and truly say (as Malcolm in "Macbeth") "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it".
But we were disappointed -- and irritated.
Anthony Weiner let us down... and himself, too.
Politicians know public life has many vicissitudes, that ups and downs are inevitably part of the picture. The question is not whether there will be bad days; there will be. The question is how you handle them so that you squeeze the utmost advantage even from the grimmest days.
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives 7 times, Anthony Weiner became well known to his colleagues as a characteristic New Yorker. For those who have never been to the Big Apple and don't know the genre, you're missing out on one of the world's most interesting political animals, for such people are feisty, opinionated, bare knuckle fighters who relish going mano a mano with their opponents. New York politics is a corrida, and aficionados watch every move with a severely jaundiced and critical eye.
Anthony Weiner was one of the best... at just 46 a man to watch. Ole'!
Planning for the end.
From June 6, 2011, when the scandal broke, it became clearer with every passing day and one abashing revelation after another, that only a supremely gifted politician could survive a scandal that titillated the nation. Weiner is not that gifted. He mulled over his options day by day, and they diminished as members of his own Democratic party became ever more insistent that he get lost and, like old soldiers, just fade away.
The sinless Pharisees lead by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made America nauseous by prating on about Weiner's duty to beat it when it was clear this self-serving crew cared only about their own hides, imperiled by Weiner's train of indiscretions.
You might have thought such folks, who had once lavished superlatives on Weiner, would have said some remarks indicating just how truly sorry they were their brother in Congress had erred so and was hurting. After all, Weiner had served his party and its members well until he started texting crotch shots.
But politicians don't work that way. They are quick with compliments when such compliments cost them nothing but some of the hot air which they always have, and to spare.
However, when their dear old colleague and friend stumbles and falls, they seize the moment to demonstrate the art form hypocrisy becomes in their practiced hands... They quickly look in the mirror to ensure that they are sinless and then seeing what they want to see, they cast the first stone... the second... the third... and every stone necessary to kill off and remove their once lauded friend and colleague. It's disgusting... it'd odious... it's the way they play politics the Washington way... hold your nose if you plan to venture closer to this noisome midden.
In such a situation Anthony Weiner needed to move carefully and with some of the discretion so remarkably absent from his own, about to be abbreviated career. What did he want his end to accomplish, so that nothing so became it?
He wanted that end to keep his options open and position him for whatever he wanted to do in the future. These options include, but are not limited to, recapturing his seat, running for another office, or just leaving in such a way that his political reputation and legacy were secure, seen as important, valuable, worthwhile.
But did he get what he needed?
Over the last few days reports surfaced that Anthony Weiner was frail, disoriented, at sea. No wonder. His smug, self-satisfied colleagues (their scandals not yet on the nation's lips) hit him with brickbat after brickbat. They wanted him to disappear, and as he refused to accede to their insistent wishes, they hurt him the more. That a mere mortal should wilt in such circumstances is hardly surprising...
He bought some time for himself by getting a two-week leave of absence from his congressional duties, the better to seek counseling and assistance. There was at least the possibility in this that he would use the extra time to get a breather and study his options carefully... so that he could capture the silver lining from the thunder cloud he created for himself.
Anthony Weiner blew his Broadway moment.
I imagine but do not know that Anthony Weiner, like most U.S. politicians, is a student of American history. As such Weiner knew, or should have known, that what our countryman like is a fighter, someone who faces adversity with the full panoply of American virtues: energy, a never-say-die grit, a smile that won't quit and total focus on the American people and improvinig their lives. I say Weiner should have known all this but one celebrated New York politician didn't.
This guy's name was Thomas E. Dewey. He was twice a candidate for president on the Republican ticket. The first time he got the nomination (1944) because of his grit and courage. Franklin Roosevelt, another New Yorker, beat him but not disgracefully so. The GOP kept the man's name on its dance card... and gave him another shot in 1948. But instead of running for president, Dewey (widely regarded as the certain winner) gave America bromides and homilies, not a decent idea or a single indication that he believed in anything aside from winning.
Harry Truman knew America better than Dewey and knew Americans respected fighters, the fighters they were themselves. Weiner needed to go out fighting... but he didn't.
He needed not just to thank his neighbors in the 9th district. He needed to remind them why they'd elected him 7 times... and, with some soaring rhetoric entirely absent from the proceedings, make them feel the issues important to him. That man is flesh and tempted is true... but a man may sin and sin again and still do the people's work and fight the people's battles.
I wanted to see stuffing in Anthony Weiner... and I saw nothing but platitudes delivered before the inevitable flags.
It just wasn't good enough... not for those neighbors, not for New York, not for America... and not to revive a once promising career whose last moments were interrupted by hecklers, one being a writer for Howard Stern.
And so Anthony Weiner had his chance... and failed to turn lemons into lemonade. And when it became clear that he couldn't or wouldn't seize his moment and rise to the occasion... he became just another politician who could dish out the words all right... but who didn't have the right stuff, the stuff to rouse, motivate, enthuse and excite; the right stuff Americans know and admire because it is the best of us.
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About the Author
Harvard-educated Dr. Jeffrey Lant is CEO of Worldprofit, Inc. providing a wide range of online services for small and-home based businesses. Republished with author's permission by Luigi Panarella http://StarterBiz101.com.
Your health is our business.
How to Launch Your Niche Profit Blog and Start Building a Following Quickly When you start a niche profit blog, your goal is to make a profit with it, so launching it successfully and building a following quickly is your first order of business.
So, let’s look at a strategy for getting your niche blog off to a successful start so that you can rinse and repeat these steps with the dozens of other blogs that you will develop for your niche blog network.
Keyword Research Doing keyword research to find the best “money keywords” for your niche is really what will make or break your blog. Targeting the right keywords is one of the cornerstones of effective SEO. When you employ sound SEO practices, you can rely on organic search engine traffic that is fueled by your potential customers who are searching for your exact keywords in the search engines. Use a keyword research tool and come up with a solid list of primary and secondary keywords that you will base your content around.
Create Content Creating original, value-added content is what will eventually cause your site to be viewed as an authority site, help it to rise in the SERPS, and help you to attract all of that targeted, free traffic. If you are not a writer, you can visit the various freelance writing forums and hire someone to create the content for you using your carefully selected keywords. Whether you pay a ghostwriter or create it yourself, your content will be what sets your blog apart from all of the others in your niche. Make it exceptional and your blog will develop a following.
When you launch your blog make sure that you’ve got a few weeks’ worth of solid content for your visitors to consume when they arrive. If you use WordPress, it’s easy to upload content and choose which dates it will appear. Develop a Blog Promotion Plan You want to create massive exposure for your blog when you first launch it.
Here are a few ideas for promoting your blog:
Publish a Press Release announcing your new blog launch and submit it to a PR submission service.
Schedule a series of guest blogging gigs on the top blogs in our niche—kind of like a promotional blog tour.
Create a series of videos highlighting your blog, the topics you cover, the products you are offering and even something about you.
Interview the luminaries in your niche and then publish these videos to several video sharing sites (not just youtube.com) with a link back to your site in the description.
Do a massive article marketing campaign by creating 25 or more articles a week and submitting them to the top article marketing directories.
Get booked on popular Internet radio or podcast shows in your niche to talk about your topic. Create a contest using a WordPress plugin that rewards your visitors for sharing about your blog with valuable prizes and prestige.
Monetize your blog Decide on how you will monetize your blog once you have built up a nice flow of traffic. AdSense is a reliable mainstay, but you could also sell advertising space in your side bar or promote complementary affiliate products to your visitors.
Once you have launched your first niche profit blog, you can refine your process and repeat for each new blog that you create.
There is a lot more that you need to know about creating niche profit blogs.
Go ahead and check out today to discover how you can start making a profit from niche blogging today. Republished with author's permission by Luigi Panarella -> http://www.StarterBiz101.com/?rd=av9cIw4N
The resignation of Congressman Anthony Weiner, June 16, 2011. Throwing away "the dearest thing he owed as 'twere a careless trifle."
Shakespeare, who knew a thing or two about delivering the right conclusions to move audiences, would, no doubt about it, have been underwhelmed by every aspect of U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner's resignation yesterday.
News junkies like me were informed that, at 2 p.m. Eastern time, the man who was the butt of a million off-color jokes for which he was completely responsible, would come before the people of the 9th New York district, and the world, and have his say before he went on his way.
News junkies and history buffs all know such moments can produce riveting theatre; Shakespeare knew it too... and he, like us, would have hunkered down to await a signature American moment after which we could well and truly say (as Malcolm in "Macbeth") "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it".
But we were disappointed -- and irritated.
Anthony Weiner let us down... and himself, too.
Politicians know public life has many vicissitudes, that ups and downs are inevitably part of the picture. The question is not whether there will be bad days; there will be. The question is how you handle them so that you squeeze the utmost advantage even from the grimmest days.
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives 7 times, Anthony Weiner became well known to his colleagues as a characteristic New Yorker. For those who have never been to the Big Apple and don't know the genre, you're missing out on one of the world's most interesting political animals, for such people are feisty, opinionated, bare knuckle fighters who relish going mano a mano with their opponents. New York politics is a corrida, and aficionados watch every move with a severely jaundiced and critical eye.
Anthony Weiner was one of the best... at just 46 a man to watch. Ole'!
Planning for the end.
From June 6, 2011, when the scandal broke, it became clearer with every passing day and one abashing revelation after another, that only a supremely gifted politician could survive a scandal that titillated the nation. Weiner is not that gifted. He mulled over his options day by day, and they diminished as members of his own Democratic party became ever more insistent that he get lost and, like old soldiers, just fade away.
The sinless Pharisees lead by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made America nauseous by prating on about Weiner's duty to beat it when it was clear this self-serving crew cared only about their own hides, imperiled by Weiner's train of indiscretions.
You might have thought such folks, who had once lavished superlatives on Weiner, would have said some remarks indicating just how truly sorry they were their brother in Congress had erred so and was hurting. After all, Weiner had served his party and its members well until he started texting crotch shots.
But politicians don't work that way. They are quick with compliments when such compliments cost them nothing but some of the hot air which they always have, and to spare.
However, when their dear old colleague and friend stumbles and falls, they seize the moment to demonstrate the art form hypocrisy becomes in their practiced hands... They quickly look in the mirror to ensure that they are sinless and then seeing what they want to see, they cast the first stone... the second... the third... and every stone necessary to kill off and remove their once lauded friend and colleague. It's disgusting... it'd odious... it's the way they play politics the Washington way... hold your nose if you plan to venture closer to this noisome midden.
In such a situation Anthony Weiner needed to move carefully and with some of the discretion so remarkably absent from his own, about to be abbreviated career. What did he want his end to accomplish, so that nothing so became it?
He wanted that end to keep his options open and position him for whatever he wanted to do in the future. These options include, but are not limited to, recapturing his seat, running for another office, or just leaving in such a way that his political reputation and legacy were secure, seen as important, valuable, worthwhile.
But did he get what he needed?
Over the last few days reports surfaced that Anthony Weiner was frail, disoriented, at sea. No wonder. His smug, self-satisfied colleagues (their scandals not yet on the nation's lips) hit him with brickbat after brickbat. They wanted him to disappear, and as he refused to accede to their insistent wishes, they hurt him the more. That a mere mortal should wilt in such circumstances is hardly surprising...
He bought some time for himself by getting a two-week leave of absence from his congressional duties, the better to seek counseling and assistance. There was at least the possibility in this that he would use the extra time to get a breather and study his options carefully... so that he could capture the silver lining from the thunder cloud he created for himself.
Anthony Weiner blew his Broadway moment.
I imagine but do not know that Anthony Weiner, like most U.S. politicians, is a student of American history. As such Weiner knew, or should have known, that what our countryman like is a fighter, someone who faces adversity with the full panoply of American virtues: energy, a never-say-die grit, a smile that won't quit and total focus on the American people and improvinig their lives. I say Weiner should have known all this but one celebrated New York politician didn't.
This guy's name was Thomas E. Dewey. He was twice a candidate for president on the Republican ticket. The first time he got the nomination (1944) because of his grit and courage. Franklin Roosevelt, another New Yorker, beat him but not disgracefully so. The GOP kept the man's name on its dance card... and gave him another shot in 1948. But instead of running for president, Dewey (widely regarded as the certain winner) gave America bromides and homilies, not a decent idea or a single indication that he believed in anything aside from winning.
Harry Truman knew America better than Dewey and knew Americans respected fighters, the fighters they were themselves. Weiner needed to go out fighting... but he didn't.
He needed not just to thank his neighbors in the 9th district. He needed to remind them why they'd elected him 7 times... and, with some soaring rhetoric entirely absent from the proceedings, make them feel the issues important to him. That man is flesh and tempted is true... but a man may sin and sin again and still do the people's work and fight the people's battles.
I wanted to see stuffing in Anthony Weiner... and I saw nothing but platitudes delivered before the inevitable flags.
It just wasn't good enough... not for those neighbors, not for New York, not for America... and not to revive a once promising career whose last moments were interrupted by hecklers, one being a writer for Howard Stern.
And so Anthony Weiner had his chance... and failed to turn lemons into lemonade. And when it became clear that he couldn't or wouldn't seize his moment and rise to the occasion... he became just another politician who could dish out the words all right... but who didn't have the right stuff, the stuff to rouse, motivate, enthuse and excite; the right stuff Americans know and admire because it is the best of us.
***********************************************************
About the Author
Harvard-educated Dr. Jeffrey Lant is CEO of Worldprofit, Inc. providing a wide range of online services for small and-home based businesses. Republished with author's permission by Luigi Panarella http://StarterBiz101.com.
Your health is our business.
Passive Niche Profits Review
So, let’s look at a strategy for getting your niche blog off to a successful start so that you can rinse and repeat these steps with the dozens of other blogs that you will develop for your niche blog network.
Keyword Research Doing keyword research to find the best “money keywords” for your niche is really what will make or break your blog. Targeting the right keywords is one of the cornerstones of effective SEO. When you employ sound SEO practices, you can rely on organic search engine traffic that is fueled by your potential customers who are searching for your exact keywords in the search engines. Use a keyword research tool and come up with a solid list of primary and secondary keywords that you will base your content around.
Create Content Creating original, value-added content is what will eventually cause your site to be viewed as an authority site, help it to rise in the SERPS, and help you to attract all of that targeted, free traffic. If you are not a writer, you can visit the various freelance writing forums and hire someone to create the content for you using your carefully selected keywords. Whether you pay a ghostwriter or create it yourself, your content will be what sets your blog apart from all of the others in your niche. Make it exceptional and your blog will develop a following.
When you launch your blog make sure that you’ve got a few weeks’ worth of solid content for your visitors to consume when they arrive. If you use WordPress, it’s easy to upload content and choose which dates it will appear. Develop a Blog Promotion Plan You want to create massive exposure for your blog when you first launch it.
Here are a few ideas for promoting your blog:
Publish a Press Release announcing your new blog launch and submit it to a PR submission service.
Schedule a series of guest blogging gigs on the top blogs in our niche—kind of like a promotional blog tour.
Create a series of videos highlighting your blog, the topics you cover, the products you are offering and even something about you.
Interview the luminaries in your niche and then publish these videos to several video sharing sites (not just youtube.com) with a link back to your site in the description.
Do a massive article marketing campaign by creating 25 or more articles a week and submitting them to the top article marketing directories.
Get booked on popular Internet radio or podcast shows in your niche to talk about your topic. Create a contest using a WordPress plugin that rewards your visitors for sharing about your blog with valuable prizes and prestige.
Monetize your blog Decide on how you will monetize your blog once you have built up a nice flow of traffic. AdSense is a reliable mainstay, but you could also sell advertising space in your side bar or promote complementary affiliate products to your visitors.
Once you have launched your first niche profit blog, you can refine your process and repeat for each new blog that you create.
There is a lot more that you need to know about creating niche profit blogs.
Go ahead and check out today to discover how you can start making a profit from niche blogging today. Republished with author's permission by Luigi Panarella -> http://www.StarterBiz101.com/?rd=av9cIw4N
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