[Speed Gibson,
Thursday January 5, 2006 at 11:09pm]
A man's got to know his limitations
It shouldn't matter, but it does. With a curiously uncommon name like Blois, one has to be careful, especially as a public figure.
Blois Olson, the Democratic public relations consultant who sued and in effect outed M.D.E.'s Michael Brodkorb, has now drawn the fire of the Learned Foot. The blog formerly known as the Kool-Aid Report is now simply "Blois" complete with an appropriate masthead. I'm still laughing!
But seriously, what is the point of all this? Even if successful, Blois Olson appears petty. As for his reputation, it's too late to get that all-too-plausible charge back in the bottle. After all, M.D.E. heard it from somebody else, probably a Democrat. And $50,000 less attorney's fees compensation for lost business isn't going to make or break Olson's business. In terms of pure public relations, such litigation, 50-50 at best, is poor strategy.
I suspect the real motive is simply publicity, giving Olson and his firm some name recognition, presenting themselves as feisty slayers of Republicans.
Blois Olson, the Democratic public relations consultant who sued and in effect outed M.D.E.'s Michael Brodkorb, has now drawn the fire of the Learned Foot. The blog formerly known as the Kool-Aid Report is now simply "Blois" complete with an appropriate masthead. I'm still laughing!
But seriously, what is the point of all this? Even if successful, Blois Olson appears petty. As for his reputation, it's too late to get that all-too-plausible charge back in the bottle. After all, M.D.E. heard it from somebody else, probably a Democrat. And $50,000 less attorney's fees compensation for lost business isn't going to make or break Olson's business. In terms of pure public relations, such litigation, 50-50 at best, is poor strategy.
I suspect the real motive is simply publicity, giving Olson and his firm some name recognition, presenting themselves as feisty slayers of Republicans.