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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.

Too Late to Tame the Tiger

Crystal Wright wrote on March 12th, 2010 at 1:04 pm | 14 Comments

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

W.H. Social Secretaries: Divas Need Not Apply

Crystal Wright wrote on February 28th, 2010 at 10:58 pm | 9 Comments

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

Blaming the GOP Isn’t Working

Crystal Wright wrote on February 4th, 2010 at 4:12 pm | 10 Comments

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

Obama’s Wake-Up Call

Crystal Wright wrote on January 20th, 2010 at 6:03 pm | 5 Comments

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

Blinded by Race

Crystal Wright wrote on January 12th, 2010 at 11:06 am | 5 Comments

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

Stopping the Breakdown of the Family

Crystal Wright wrote on January 11th, 2010 at 2:42 pm | 27 Comments

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

Enforcement Not Amnesty

Crystal Wright wrote on December 15th, 2009 at 1:38 pm | 11 Comments

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

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

Crystal Wright wrote on December 10th, 2009 at 8:00 am | 60 Comments

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

D.C.’s Newest Star

Crystal Wright wrote on December 5th, 2009 at 6:00 am | 1 Comment

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

Jenny Sanford’s Media Blitz

Crystal Wright wrote on December 2nd, 2009 at 9:40 pm | 27 Comments

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

On Oprah’s Couch

Crystal Wright wrote on November 17th, 2009 at 3:37 pm | 70 Comments

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

Follow McDonnell, Not Hoffman

Crystal Wright wrote on November 5th, 2009 at 4:40 pm | 10 Comments

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

An Ethics Lesson in Black and White

Crystal Wright wrote on November 4th, 2009 at 2:26 pm | 1 Comment

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

No School Reform Until Single Moms Reform

Crystal Wright wrote on October 24th, 2009 at 11:48 am | 18 Comments

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

No Mute Button for Steele

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

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

Rising Unemployment: No Laughing Matter

Crystal Wright wrote on October 6th, 2009 at 2:11 pm | 13 Comments

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

Americans Tune Out Obama’s Healthcare Sell

Crystal Wright wrote on September 21st, 2009 at 2:56 pm | 19 Comments

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

Obama’s Honeymoon is Over

Crystal Wright wrote on September 8th, 2009 at 2:03 pm | 25 Comments

The veneer is cracking off president Obama’s image of hope and change and what’s emerging is a not so appealing image of arrogance. Even liberal-leaning mainstream news outlets, worshipful of the Obama agenda for so long now, have finally become more critical of his agenda, focusing more on his policies and less on his personality.  more

Race-Baiting, Atlanta Style

Crystal Wright wrote on September 2nd, 2009 at 7:39 am | 11 Comments

City politics in Atlanta has sunk to a new low. An incendiary email is circulating among blacks in the city urging the “critical importance of electing a black mayor at all costs” over a white one in November’s municipal election.  more

Universal Coverage: Fix Old Problems Before New

Crystal Wright wrote on August 23rd, 2009 at 4:29 pm | 3 Comments

Before anyone starts suggesting universal coverage, the American people want to see waste and inefficiency wrung from the current system.  more