Hillary to lean on ad guru who helped Wal-Mart

[wndycty]

Clinton Relies on Soul-Searching Message Guru
Branding and Messaging Whiz Roy Spence Tapped for Bigger Role in Clinton Campaign

By KATE SNOW and JENNIFER PARKER
Jan. 10, 2008

The Texas advertising guru and branding whiz, who spent most of October on a spiritual soul quest, trying to reconnect with "the heart of America," has been tapped for a bigger role in Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Roy Spence, 60, a longtime friend of the Clintons, is the quirky Austin-based advertising legend who coined the phrase "Don't Mess With Texas," and developed the Southwest Airlines slogan, "You are now free to move about the country."

He was with Clinton at her Chappaqua, N.Y., home yesterday, after she flew in overnight from New Hampshire and met with her team to develop a campaign strategy for the next four weeks of key primaries.
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Spence's clients have included Southwest Airlines, Wal-Mart, and BMW, and he's done pro bono work for Bill Clinton's Global Initiative.
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http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4114520&page=1

[dmallind]

1. Well I suppose it would be more pure

if she relied on an ad guru whose campaigns were unsuccessful, right?

[THUNDER HANDS]

2. what's her new slogan going to be

Hillary
Always Low Standards, Always


;)

just kidding.

[William769]

3. As opposed to a guru like say Donnie Mcklurkin?

[terisan]

4. Obama's wife was on board of major Walmart suppliers. Should I not vote for him?

[Thrill]

5. Shes the Corporations Pick!!

So why not sign someone who helps the corps!!

[Texas_Kat]

6. Spence is a stalwart of the Texas Democratic Party

He's helped Democrats all across the state and is a principal founder of the effort to revitalize the party here, by helping candidates from the courthouse to the statehouse.

Diss him all you want, but he's a REAL Democrat in a state where the stakes are very high i(in personal loss) if you are an active Dem.

You should be ashamed.

[robcon]

7. Is this guilt-by-association game going to far?

I mean - an adman who's had a lot of successful clients, including Walmart?????

It's truly a game in the OP, IMO.

[paulk]

8. LOL

this guilt by association stuff is just absurd.

it really makes you anti-Hillary folks look petty....