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You can't make this stuff up: "We help you unravel the complexities of issues tangled in multiple layers of government." Indeed.
You can't make this stuff up: "We help you unravel the complexities of issues tangled in multiple layers of government." Indeed.
Comments (5)
A little late for Hallowe'en but not the less scary for it.
Posted by Allan L. | November 2, 2009 11:34 AM
The video you have linked to is really disgusting. And I don't mean because Boyles is disgusting.
The video depicts Boyles responding to questions that were subsequently dubbed-in in post-production. There is absolutely no verification that these were the questions asked that elicited her on-camera responses. Tension setting music and the overly cliche use of typewriter SFX as the text of the "questions" scrolls across the screen serve to INTENTIONALLY OBSCURE the stark difference in the voices and physical spaces (room) in which they was recorded. You can hear the real time voice immediately after Boyles's response to question #1 before it is clipped by a pathetic attempt at editing. This is probably not the same person asking the dubbed-in questions, and definitely not the same time and same space which we hear with the dubbed-in questions.
If Boyles's responses ARE to the questions asked, then why not use the original track? Since we don't know the questions asked, we don't know if Boyles is responding to what we are led to believe she is responding to, or something entirely different. This is an example of really bad propaganda, regardless of the validity of her behavior. If there is reason to suspect that any part of the product is intentionally misleading, there is no reason to believe any of it at all.
Not to mention that when you hear that the interview was "filmed" you can't help but conclude that the author is extremely naive. It was in fact, "taped." But this is minor compare to the deceitful nature of the video. Honesty and integrity should apply to everyone.
Posted by PDX Lifer | November 2, 2009 12:22 PM
Pardon the really bad grammar. My secretary is at lunch...
Posted by PDX Lifer | November 2, 2009 12:25 PM
The "really bad propaganda" was part of Willy Week's love affair with Erik Sten, the clown prince of SoWhat, the streetcar, free wi-fi, and numerous other bad ideas that typify Portland government for more than a decade now.
Posted by Jack Bog | November 2, 2009 4:25 PM
I wonder if her new "information service" is also headquartered in Glendive, MT.
Posted by MJ | November 2, 2009 6:12 PM