Richard Olivastro is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, president of People Dynamics, an executive leadership development company, and founder of Citizens For Change. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:17:40 GMT Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:17:40 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Most Americans are aware that a special U.S. Senate election is taking place in Massachusetts on Tuesday. Others will be reminded by morning media news reports. Many Americans know the election is to fill the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2010/01/18/who_will_be_'your'_3rd_us_senator 8e77c5f8-51b3-43e0-a39a-6d3c45704876 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:17:40 GMT The public option is back. That is, if you believed it had ever really gone away. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid came out from his inner sanctum where only a few of his closest associates are hammering out... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/11/02/harry_reid__your_health_care b98c6750-d4eb-4eb4-ada5-f70c301c8281 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:50:00 GMT "Very rarely did we communicate through the press anything that we didn't absolutely control" so stated White House Communications Director Anita Dunn. Yes, that's the name of the Obama administration operative... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/10/21/fair,_balanced,_and_interactive 05b58b79-d772-4558-8bce-dab29ec1c33d Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:15:00 GMT "Very rarely did we communicate through the press anything that we didn't absolutely control" so stated White House Communications Director Anita Dunn. Yes, that's the name of the Obama administration operative... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/10/19/'fair,_balanced_and_interactive' 3cd85198-23bf-4503-8d94-bacebae3816c Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT There is no shortcut to success. The certain route for everyone seeking success is focus and work. Most would clarify "hard work". That's the case in every endeavor for every person including presidents. Whenever... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/10/12/no_shortcut_to_success 44bc106a-91d4-4e44-ac1d-5d7ab832a94b Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:18:25 GMT Is there - can there be - joy in defeat? "You can play a great game and still not win" opined President Obama after Team Chicago lost its quest for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games. "I have no doubt that it was the st http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/10/05/'the_joy_of_defeat' c94fa31b-8371-40c3-a4e1-8d3893362d0f Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:26:55 GMT The mental gymnastics being executed as part of the political oratory in favor of changing Health Care as we know it into something very, very different is part of the "reform" ruse being perpetrated by the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/09/17/de-forming_health_care b1910ed5-67d9-4f88-b735-f7cd43389bac Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:10:00 GMT "A lot of seniors do not know what's coming down the pike. When they hear (about it) they're going to be upset," said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Sander's statement refers to last month's projection by the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/09/11/are_seniors_being_targeted 3562ab44-f273-4633-9e96-14767c69444e Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:55:00 GMT Recess is over. As the dog days of summer begin to recede in our nation, children are returning to school, and federal legislators will soon leave their local districts and return to Washington. You might... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/09/08/what_if_you_sent_your_kid_to_congress 56207bc1-8d09-472e-bce2-c86600b45541 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:15:42 GMT President Obama practiced evasive communications at his health care press conference last week. Communications clarity was missing. Answer content was not concise, nor persuasive. In fact, President... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/07/28/leaders_cannot_be_evasive_communicators 0e0831fd-8392-40c6-b481-a5479824e360 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:00:03 GMT It was July 8, 1776. Founder Samuel Adams had just heard the Declaration of Independence read aloud in public for the first time. As described in a 1976 narrative by renowned journalist Charles Kuralt, "Samuel Adams... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/07/07/the_'following_days'_after_the_fourth_of_july f8f3a3f6-3962-49d4-833f-a86f89724454 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:36:04 GMT This year marks the 233rd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America. Back then, freedom rang because individuals were willing to risk, literally, everything to be... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/07/03/let_freedom_ring_-_again 1bad76dd-d148-4c10-80c1-769ba1a6a7d2 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:49:34 GMT Derailing the 'Health Care Express' is essential if Americans are to ensure that health care will always be available to every citizen. Those who previously climbed aboard can - and should - disembark immediately. All... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/06/23/novel_solution_will_control_health_care_costs 2921675e-f2ec-45ef-a032-0b7794d39401 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:54:10 GMT Most adult Americans learn from the experience of living. Almost all of them conclude that our ancestor Ben Franklin got it right, centuries ago, when he said ". in this world nothing is certain but death and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/06/16/should_citizens_derail_the_health_care_express 6e51c622-86b3-4a54-ba7d-ea5dac739154 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:38:06 GMT What makes those people who invested in Indiana pension funds think they can question the Chrysler bankruptcy deal fashioned by the Obama Administration? Shouldn't they be satisfied with 29 cents on the dollar... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichardOlivastro/2009/06/09/who_do_these_people_think_they_are 688a8770-64ad-46ce-9915-da6fe8fa08ff Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:16:07 GMT