Campaign Adviser Gifts

'Sir, I'm not saying that you don't look great in that picture, but...'

'Uou have a great image. Don't spoil it by speaking.'

A politician's tongue.

"Good boy."

The president's men

'If only every year was an election year.'

"Based on the feedback from advisers whom I haven't beheaded, all of my ideas are great."

Public Relations: Reputations cleaned and repaired

Benedict & Associates: Communication Strategies, Lobbying. . .

First you're a law student, then you're a lawyer, then you're a judge, then you're a politician, then you're a criminal.

SAGE mentality

'With these video-phones, there's just too much documentation on all my promises.'

'Yes, it's a stupid speech, Senator, but you've got to court the stupid VOTE.'

Rock and a Hard Place

Vladimir Putin Pulling Trump Across The Table By His Tie

Thin Tank and Emote Tank.

'This 'infrastructure' stuff you keep talking about -- does it have anything to do with vegetables?'

"Killer performance, but let's get back to the dog and pony show."

"Rudy has asked me to apologize, on his behalf, for your being offended..."

"I'm not spinning - I'm contextualizing."

"No, no, that’s in a bar, Mr. President — you can talk politics and religion here."

'If you have to ask, you can't afford it.'

'The candidates campaign promises have been re-named campaign ideas to avoid lawsuits.'

With no clear winner, the debate ended in a tie breaker.

Palin 2012

"Our intelligence shows that everybody loves us."

"Do you take dark money?"

Jerry Brown.

Think tanks.

'I've changed my mind...I want to grow up to be a politician.'

Automatic Congressman

Patrick Hendy Rodham Clinton

Debating Society. I can accept that money is speech as long as we can agree that some spending is like yelling fire in a theater.

"With great power comes great reward."

"Our rule of thumb is: 'Keep it complicated' - so no one will understand how we choose a candidate."