Congratulations Sen. McCain?

Posted on January 15th, 2008 @ 22:23 pm by Ms. Lansford.
Categories: Bewildered Betty Award, Public Relations.

Our fellow pr practitioners at the Michigan Republican Party made a major goof tonight. I mean, really, congratulating the wrong candidate? Their explanation…they simply pushed the wrong button.

Full story at LA Times.

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Comment on January 16th, 2008.

The best is when they accidentally publish pre-written obituaries for people they think might die soon. Oops.

It’s just a little reminiscent of Monty Python’s “Bring out your dead” scene where a person on death cart declares that he’s not quite dead yet, and the cart master must decide whether to give him the benefit of the doubt. :)

Comment on January 16th, 2008.

Talk about a major screw-up. Sounds like the Republican Party of Michigan just “won” a Bewildered Betty Award from The Betty Factor! Makes me proud to be a Republican. ;-)

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