Another early QOTY? "recalibrate the compass of conservatism"

[Dan Goncharoff]

I am not sure that "catchiness" is a relevant standard for judging either
piece of imagery in context. Both images are intended to explain a needed
change in direction. If nothing else, recalibrating the compass sounds like
something an adult would do; an Etch-a-Sketch is a children's toy.

On Thursday, January 24, 2013, Joel S. Berson wrote:

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> At 1/24/2013 02:29 PM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
> >OTOH, I find it vastly superior to the Romney Campaign's Etch-a-Sketch
> >imagery.
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> For message or for catchiness?
> Joel
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> >On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net<javascript:;>>
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> > > CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ­ Louisiana Gov. Bobby
> > > Jindal is calling on the Republican Party to,
> > > quote, "recalibrate the compass of conservatism."
> > >
> > > The Republican governor will deliver the keynote
> > > address at the Republican National Committee's
> > > winter meeting Thursday night in Charlotte, N.C.
> > >
> > > In speech excerpts released earlier in the day,
> > > Jindal says the GOP doesn't need to change its
> > > principles, but, in his words, "might need to
> > > change just about everything else we do."
> > >
> > > [Yahoo News.]
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> > > Somehow the alliteration doesn't work for me.
> > >
> > > Joel
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