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Stories by Crystal Wright

Crystal S. Wright is a media strategist who has resided in Washington, DC for nearly 15 years.

Jeffrey Lord’s Embarrassing Attack on Sherrod

Crystal Wright wrote on July 31st, 2010 at 8:50 am

It is frustrating that instead of targeting Obama with clear and honest criticisms, some commentators are using race to stoke the opposition.  more

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Paul’s Comments are the GOP’s Problem

Crystal Wright wrote on May 20th, 2010 at 9:16 pm

Candidates can raise any issue they wish in a campaign but it’s troubling that forty years after the Civil Rights Act was passed people still support ignorant candidates like Rand Paul and the GOP declines to comment on his racist remarks.  more

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Fighting Obesity Starts at Home

Crystal Wright wrote on May 14th, 2010 at 11:13 am

If Mrs. Obama is serious about her war on childhood obesity she should start by targeting the parents who feed their kids too much junk.  more

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Too Late to Tame the Tiger

Crystal Wright wrote on March 12th, 2010 at 1:04 pm

Tiger Woods might be hiring Ari Fleischer to resuscitate his brand, but it is too little too late.  more

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W.H. Social Secretaries: Divas Need Not Apply

Crystal Wright wrote on February 28th, 2010 at 10:58 pm

As Desiree Rogers prepares to step down as White House social secretary, here’s a little friendly advice for her new replacement: focus on guest lists not self-promotion.  more

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Blaming the GOP Isn’t Working

Crystal Wright wrote on February 4th, 2010 at 4:12 pm

Listening to the president’s comments , one would believe that it was the Republicans who were in the governing majority over the past year and that it was their fault the president was unable to jump-start the economy or bring about effective health reform.  more

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Obama’s Wake-Up Call

Crystal Wright wrote on January 20th, 2010 at 6:03 pm

The American people are speaking out loudly against Obama’s agenda. Even with last minute campaign appearances with N.J. Governor Corzine and Martha Coakley, Obama couldn’t help either candidate pull out a win.  more

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Blinded by Race

Crystal Wright wrote on January 12th, 2010 at 11:06 am

Reid’s praise for Obama’s skin tone and accent reveal his own background assumptions about the rest of black America.  more

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Stopping the Breakdown of the Family

Crystal Wright wrote on January 11th, 2010 at 2:42 pm

Opponents of the D.C. City Council’s decision to legalize gay marriage aren’t bigots. They are just rightly worried about the effects of the continuing breakdown of the American family.  more

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Enforcement Not Amnesty

Crystal Wright wrote on December 15th, 2009 at 1:38 pm

Granting amnesty to illegal immigrants will only make things harder for the already large number of native-born Americans living in poverty.  more

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W.H. Social Secretary Snubs Congress, Blabs at Bar

Crystal Wright wrote on December 10th, 2009 at 8:00 am

FF Exclusive: At a swank Georgetown watering hole, FF Contributor Crystal Wright witnessed Desiree Rogers yak to strangers about an event which she refused to testify about before Congress. Over a bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne, Rogers said it was more important for her “to experience the experience of the guests at the event,” than to notice the Salahis had crashed their way into the White House state dinner.  more

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D.C.’s Newest Star

Crystal Wright wrote on December 5th, 2009 at 6:00 am

Months before the gate-crashed state dinner, White House social secretary Desiree Rogers showed she wasn’t going to like social secretaries of the past who retreated from the limelight.  more

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Jenny Sanford’s Media Blitz

Crystal Wright wrote on December 2nd, 2009 at 9:40 pm

Almost six months after her husband, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, admitted to an affair, Jenny Sanford has decided to capitalize on her family’s notoriety.  more

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On Oprah’s Couch

Crystal Wright wrote on November 17th, 2009 at 3:37 pm

During her interview with Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Palin tried to come across as a “perky, folksy” working mom and blamed McCain campaign staffers for her shortcomings as a candidate.  more

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Follow McDonnell, Not Hoffman

Crystal Wright wrote on November 5th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

Bob McDonnell’s win in the Virginia governor’s race is the model the GOP should follow if it wants to recapture the political stage. McDonnell won the governor’s race by ignoring polarizing social issues and addressing local concerns.  more

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An Ethics Lesson in Black and White

Crystal Wright wrote on November 4th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

Black congressmen under investigation by the House Ethics Committee have charged that they are being unfairly targeted because of their race. If lawmakers of any color don’t want to be investigated, they shouldn’t engage in what looks like unethical behavior.  more

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No School Reform Until Single Moms Reform

Crystal Wright wrote on October 24th, 2009 at 11:48 am

The nation’s public schools will not improve until we acknowledge the social problem causing students to fail: their missing in action dads and barely capable moms.  more

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No Mute Button for Steele

Crystal Wright wrote on October 14th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

At a recent meeting, GOP congressional leaders bluntly told party chairman Michael Steele to leave the policy making to them. Eight months after Steele’s election the “leaders” in the party still aren’t communicating well with one another or able to coordinate a unified message.  more

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Rising Unemployment: No Laughing Matter

Crystal Wright wrote on October 6th, 2009 at 2:11 pm

While Barack Obama appeared on television with David Letterman and jetted off to Copenhagen, employers shed another 263,000 jobs in September pushing the unemployment rate to 9.8%, more than the 9% ceiling the administration swore unemployment wouldn’t exceed after passing the stimulus package.  more

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Americans Tune Out Obama’s Healthcare Sell

Crystal Wright wrote on September 21st, 2009 at 2:56 pm

On Sunday, the president appeared on five different news shows to talk about the pressing need for healthcare reform. The American people though keep tuning him out.  more

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