Keep It Real

It is me or did you find it a little weird that Captain Richard Phillips' wife had a "spokesperson" come out and speak to the media after her husband was saved by the Navy Seals? She was suffering from laryngitis so she most certainly needed some assistance in speaking to the media, but a PR professional? Wouldn’t it have been better to have a close family friend address the media and say perhaps, Ms. Phillips is so happy her husband is safe and would like to thank the brave Navy Seals that undertook the successful mission.

Do we really need a "professional" public relations person to talk about everything all the time? We are unable to keep it real. Have a real person speak from their heart. Everything is so scripted that the quotes from a professional mouth piece after the saving of Captain Phillips simply does not do the act of heroism justice.