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Friday, October 15, 2010

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rhee's flack

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rhee's flack

Rhee's flack

Watch for Michelle Rhee to cash in after her flash-in-the-pan tour as D.C. school boss and ace reformer. LikeSarah Palin, who bailed mid-term from her job as Alaska's governor, everything should be coming up green for Rhee, provided she is handled right and with her name kept in the public eye. From here on out you can expect to see Rhee, armed with her new school-reform Manifesto, appearing in dozens of planted, non-stories like this one, this one, and this one as well as appearances on Letterman, Larry King, and Oprah. New books and speaking tours with six-figure honoraria are definately in the offing. She has made it clear that her brief career as a school administrator is behind her.

Building off of Rhee's starring role in Waiting For Superman is super-flack Anita Dunn and her well-connected