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Did Lindsay Lohan Play the RaceCard?

July 30, 2007

Motivating young people (OK, anyone) to take responsibility for their actions is tough.  It&;s exponentially harder when that person apparently has substance abuse problems. But that doesn&;t mean you can blame others for your latest driving under the influence arrest, especially &;the black kid.&; America is the land of second chances, if you&;re willing to acknowledge you have a problem, made mistakes and are taking steps to move on  That&;s the first tenet of crisis communications.  People will be skeptical, especially if they&;ve been burned by your lies, but if you can show you mean it, they&;ll root for you.  From movie star to imprisoned drug addict to movie star, Robert Downey Jr. made that transformation&;and didn&;t blame anybody but himself.

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