So...are motivational speaking seminars just right-wing bullshit?

[Hugabear]

Reason I ask is that there's another one of these big motivational seminars coming to Orlando. Most of the highlighted speakers are conservative rethugs - Guliani, Colin Powell, Laura Bush, Zig Ziglar, Terry Bradshaw, and a few others. I've never attended any of these functions, never really understood the purpose behind them. Pay money to hear some conservative asshole tell me how I can pull myself up by my bootstraps, how success and riches can be mine if only I apply myself, etc? It does sound rather much like rethug brainwashing to me.

[Recursion]

1. Most seem to be based on right-wing "magical thinking"

Check out Ehrenreich's "Bait and Switch" for a pretty good coverage of them.

[Mz Pip]

2. What could Laura Bush possibly

say that would motivate me to do anything. I really don't have all that much against the woman but motivating she's not.

Guiliani couldn't even motivate people to vote for him in the primaries.

[customerserviceguy]

3. These are for people in the sales industries

to encourage them to slog through sales resistance. Most of them are pro-business, and that often translates to pro-GOP. It would be hard for them to feel motivated by Ralph Nader.

[tanyev]

4. Those who make money off of the gullible quickly figure out where to find them.

[SpiralHawk]

5. "Pull yourself up by your own paws Smirk." - Republicon MOtivAtoRs

[Thickasabrick]

6. Yes, unless they live.....in a van......down by the river. nt