Motivational speakers spur Cincy traffic jam | The Columbus Dis...

Thousands of people motivated to attend a daylong program helped jam up downtown Cincinnati traffic.

[Skeptical Observer]

People lining up to be motivated by Laura Bush and Rudy Guliani? This speaks volumes about Cincinnati, and none of what it says is good.

[DCM]

What the hell is Laura Bush qualified to motivate anyone about? Was this a seminar to quit smoking?

[Steve VC]

These seminars are awful. This is where middle managers learn all the latest corporate buzz words. What kills me is the fact that they drag in these marginal celebrities who read speeches prepared by interns. Anybody who has ever held down a corporate sales job has been sent to something like this. As if listening to Rudy Giuliani flip his lips about determination is going to motivate me to sell a full page ad.

[RBKM]

Oo, get motivated to be a neocon (minus Powell).

Pass.

[Dade]

Sounds like they need a full day seminar on reducing urban traffic problems.

[TOOK THE WORDS]

Steve VC wrote:

These seminars are awful. This is where middle managers learn all the latest corporate buzz words...

But at the end of the day, the bottom line is a paradigm shift...

[the jaundiced eye]

my, my..........

all this virtiol..........see comments 1-5 above)

about people trying to do something positive for other people..........

I admit the whole set-up is pretty lame..........

but who is really being HARMED?

[cornfield]

Who would want to hear Bradshaw speak but a Steeler fan,

[Mark]

Skeptical Observer has it exactly right. Only people in a backwards, racist failure of a city like Cincinnati could be motivated by this group of has beens and never weres.

[Ohio Lawyer]

TOOK THE WORDS wrote:

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But at the end of the day, the bottom line is a paradigm shift...

as we push the envelope

[Steve VC]

cornfield wrote:

Who would want to hear Bradshaw speak but a Steeler fan,

The other big cliche: sports=business. I had a sales manager who had a big book of golf quotes he would delve into when he wanted to find something inspirational. He also loved to quote Woody Hayes and was infatuated with the banal jibberish Jim Tressel spews. I had another manager who loved to apply sports metaphors to everyday business life. "Fourth and two, people, are we goin going to punt or win the game?"

What game? We were selling security software!

Yet another manager loved to talk about Cal and Lou Gehrig when the issue of attendance came up. I missed one day in two years and he talked about Cal Jr. never missing a game. I told him that if I only had to show up 162 times a year and got paid millions to do it I wouldn't miss a day of work either but since I had a real job that demanded about 285 10 hour days from me each year I was going to have to take advantage of my allotted paid time off.

[Ohio Lawyer]

Maybe Rudy talks about "How to Plan a Winning Campaign."

[stopthebushwars]

Maybe Laura can talk about being THE GO TO GIRL at SMU. And her dead boyfriend.

[The Happy Crab]

cornfield wrote:

Who would want to hear Bradshaw speak but a Steeler fan,

Terry Bradshaw can speak????

[Common Sense]

The traffic jam indicates the event must have been a success. Wish I could have been there.

[TOOK THE WORDS]

Ohio Lawyer wrote:

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as we push the envelope

...it's like herding cats.
exactly.

[Diane]

Really?!!!

[racer93]

Are guys kidding me, you wouldn't want to hear them speak? That there would be better than the Blue Collar Comedy Tour!

[Ohio Lawyer]

Common Sense wrote:

The traffic jam indicates the event must have been a success. Wish I could have been there.

Dumb, right wing and Cincinnati go together like yogurt and blueberries. From your posts, I'm sure you would have loved Rudy and Laura. They dont think much either.

[Ohio Lawyer]

Common Sense wrote:

The traffic jam indicates the event must have been a success. Wish I could have been there.

Although even Hamilton County went for Obama. Wonder what they know that you dont?