Advising the Ill-Advised

As a public relations expert, I would like to offer some not-so-well-liked personalities in the news some sage words of advice:

Fire your publicists!

I have never trusted in the notion that "There is no such thing as bad PR." Nor do I believe that "All publicity is good."

So to all you recent fools, er, folks making headlines, let me say your PR stinks! It's stupid. It's bad. Get rid of it.

Right now I'd like to address three of those so many other fools getting BAD press:

To A-Rod: You would've been far wiser to kiss-off for a while, rather than kiss-on yourself in the mirror (READ: Details Magazine).

To Sarah Palin: You would've been far wiser to have kept your mouth tightly shut, rather than opening it wide to discuss pal-ing around with terrorists, lipstick on a pig, Joe-the-(not)Plumber and, of course, Thanksgiving.

To Octo-mom: You would've been far wiser not to give birth. End of story.

To quote our 16th President Abraham Lincoln: "What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself."