Comments on: Official spokesmen not reliable sources of information http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/01/official_spokesmen_not_reliable_sources_of_information.php Mentalacrobatics - The deepest pothole on the information superhighway Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:41:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Arlette Franks http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/01/official_spokesmen_not_reliable_sources_of_information.php/comment-page-1#comment-30881 Arlette Franks Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:12:55 +0000 http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/01/official_spokesmen_not_reliable_sources_of_information.php#comment-30881 I'll do the major rant for you.... South Africa seems to be following the same bizarre pattern ... we are awash with plea-bargained criminal and corrupt types in our government, thanks to the 'we take no individual blame' approach of our 'collective' ruling party. Officialdom can no longer be trusted to be giving us real information, and certainly not truth. Crime and safety and corruption are the most talked-about subjects in SA, closely followed by the stupid and damaging antics of officials covering up their wrongdoings by punishing the people... Every bad thing we suffer is an unintended consequence of the government/ANCs fantastic success everywhere... go figger... Ego is bigger than democracy that's for sure... While they should be embarrassed and ashamed and ridiculed, instead they are bombasts who won't hesitate to deride, discipline, prejudice and even sue an ordinary citizen using state funds ... SA's 1994 dream has become a demockracy, and if you don't like it they tell you to leave... 'go home' (where is my 'home', if not here, after well over 100yrs in this country?)... Our ruling party is full of couldn't care less cadres. When 'freedom and democracy' came to SA they just left plenty of women and children behind in poverty in many African countries that had protected and helped them during the banned / exile period. This behaviour speaks volumes for their approach to 'the people'... I am today ashamed of my government and ruling party, but sorely stretched for any alternative, I've taken to venting on blogspaces... I was quite pleased to find yours... I’ll do the major rant for you….
South Africa seems to be following the same bizarre pattern … we are awash with plea-bargained criminal and corrupt types in our government, thanks to the ‘we take no individual blame’ approach of our ‘collective’ ruling party. Officialdom can no longer be trusted to be giving us real information, and certainly not truth. Crime and safety and corruption are the most talked-about subjects in SA, closely followed by the stupid and damaging antics of officials covering up their wrongdoings by punishing the people… Every bad thing we suffer is an unintended consequence of the government/ANCs fantastic success everywhere… go figger… Ego is bigger than democracy that’s for sure… While they should be embarrassed and ashamed and ridiculed, instead they are bombasts who won’t hesitate to deride, discipline, prejudice and even sue an ordinary citizen using state funds … SA’s 1994 dream has become a demockracy, and if you don’t like it they tell you to leave… ‘go home’ (where is my ‘home’, if not here, after well over 100yrs in this country?)… Our ruling party is full of couldn’t care less cadres. When ‘freedom and democracy’ came to SA they just left plenty of women and children behind in poverty in many African countries that had protected and helped them during the banned / exile period. This behaviour speaks volumes for their approach to ‘the people’… I am today ashamed of my government and ruling party, but sorely stretched for any alternative, I’ve taken to venting on blogspaces… I was quite pleased to find yours…

]]> By: Ms K http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/01/official_spokesmen_not_reliable_sources_of_information.php/comment-page-1#comment-29653 Ms K Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:38:46 +0000 http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/01/official_spokesmen_not_reliable_sources_of_information.php#comment-29653 I think Alfred Mutua should be fired immediately!!!! I am appalled when i hear people defend Mutua saying that he is doing a stellar job protecting the government that has employed him. Oh man, I want to have a major rant but I won't. Too much work to do. As a student of PR, I know spokesmen are not supposed to spew rubbish and obscure the truth merely to protect their employer. I know that, and Mutua makes me sick to my stomach. He and Kiraithe are completely abusing the key tenets of public relations and they both make me sick. They should be embarassed and ashamed to proclaim themselves professionals. ARGH!!!!!!!!! I think Alfred Mutua should be fired immediately!!!!

I am appalled when i hear people defend Mutua saying that he is doing a stellar job protecting the government that has employed him.

Oh man, I want to have a major rant but I won’t. Too much work to do.

As a student of PR, I know spokesmen are not supposed to spew rubbish and obscure the truth merely to protect their employer. I know that, and Mutua makes me sick to my stomach. He and Kiraithe are completely abusing the key tenets of public relations and they both make me sick. They should be embarassed and ashamed to proclaim themselves professionals.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: tamtam http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/01/official_spokesmen_not_reliable_sources_of_information.php/comment-page-1#comment-29645 tamtam Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:50:27 +0000 http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/01/official_spokesmen_not_reliable_sources_of_information.php#comment-29645 M, These articles may be of interest to you http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jan/12/pressandpublishing.thedailytelegraph http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/apr/10/news.newmedia3 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/22/news.blogging http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/04/guardianweeklytechnologysection.blogging1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/burma/story/0,,2177506,00.html M,

These articles may be of interest to you

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jan/12/pressandpublishing.thedailytelegraph

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/apr/10/news.newmedia3

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/22/news.blogging

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/oct/04/guardianweeklytechnologysection.blogging1

http://www.guardian.co.uk/burma/story/0,,2177506,00.html

]]> By: Blupanther http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/01/official_spokesmen_not_reliable_sources_of_information.php/comment-page-1#comment-29640 Blupanther Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:24:49 +0000 http://www.mentalacrobatics.com/think/archives/2008/01/official_spokesmen_not_reliable_sources_of_information.php#comment-29640 I am grateful to the bloggers for keeping us informed in the time when everyone else seems to be giving us news to pacify us and not inform. I am grateful to the bloggers for keeping us informed in the time when everyone else seems to be giving us news to pacify us and not inform.

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