Sanford: Taylor, White put MSCS takeover bill in spin cycle
State Rep. Mark White (left) and state Sen. Brent Taylor (right) worked on bills targeting Memphis-Shelby County Schools this past legislatve session. (George Walker IV/AP file)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.
Pat Sajak could not have done it better.
As time was running out in every episode of “Wheel of Fortune,” Sajak, who retired as host of the long-running game show last year, would spin the wheel one last time.
And almost without exception, it would be a positive spin. No landing on Bankrupt or Lose a Turn.
You might say Sajak was a master of spin.
But last week, I talked to two others who did a masterful job of political spin.
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