19049 112 Careers & Education Government Careers Political Careers true Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:15:35 -0700 /system/videos/2/49/90/01/19049.flv /system/videos/2/49/90/01/19049_hd.flv careers, government, political, politics, presidential, race, candidate, democratic, republican, change How To Backpedal, Spin, and Dodge http://www.howcast.com/videos/19049-How-To-Backpedal-Spin-and-Dodge http://www.howcast.com/videos/19049-How-To-Backpedal-Spin-and-Dodge/edit approved 157 1280 720 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=19049"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=19049" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 6 cognitivefilms http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/backpedal_hd_3_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 2102 false false false 41204 1 25 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/25.jpg Brazen it out No matter how blatant your flip-flop, flatly deny that there’s any conflict between what you said or did then and your position now.

]]> 41205 2 34 Tip Never, ever admit wrongdoing or, worse, lying.

]]> 41206 3 40 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/40.jpg Use the &quot;taken out of context&quot; excuse If pressed, explain indignantly that your words or actions were “taken out of context.”

]]> 41207 4 47 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/47.jpg Be audacious! Be audacious! Explain your flip-flopping with an authoritative, “I was for it before I was against it”—as if changing your mind was the result of measured thinking, not political expediency or plain indecisiveness.

]]> 41208 5 61 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/61.jpg Use double-talk Use nonsensical double-talk to explain that you didn’t contradict yourself. “Surely everyone can consider that that might something that we haven’t, which is to say misunderstanding that of course might never have occurred.” See?

]]> 41209 6 75 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/75.jpg Argue that times have changed Argue that you have remained steadfast—sadly, it’s the times that have changed.

]]> 41210 7 84 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/84.jpg Fight fire with fire Someone has dared to point out your inconsistencies? Don’t waste your time defending yourself – spend it on the offense instead, attacking your accuser’s integrity.

]]> 41211 8 97 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/97.jpg Cite extenuating circumstances Cite an extenuating circumstance. You were distracted, tired, tricked, sick, upset, low on blood sugar, high on cold medicine.

]]> 41212 9 108 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/108.jpg Split hairs Further muddy the waters by splitting semantic hairs—like mulling over what the meaning of “is” is.

]]> 41213 10 117 Tip Distance yourself from responsibility by using the passive voice, like “mistakes were made,” instead of “I made a mistake.”

]]> 41214 11 125 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/125.jpg Blame your gaffe on not having the facts Put some of the blame for your gaffe on not having all the facts. Blame someone for not providing you with those facts—or blame the fact themselves.

]]> 41215 12 136 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/19049/136.jpg Keep backpedaling Continue to backpedal, spin, and dodge until a new scandal takes center stage.

]]> 41216 13 145 Fact In Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 run for the presidency, he promised to allow slavery in states where it already existed.

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