Airhead's Airhead Publicist Goes (Very) Public

Who knows what possessed ex-Paris Hilton publicist and Hollywood flack Siri Garber to pose in her underwear for the cover of Steppin Out Magazine but the interview with her is a classic example of why publicists have a bad image.

"Publicists can also make or break a journalist," the interviewer writes. "The rules are simple. Develop a friendly relationship with a publicist and they'll take your call. Cross them and your career could be finished," says the interviewer. Tell that to a flack trying to get a client into BusinessWeek!

Q: is it okay to lie to the media in order to protect that client?
A: We [publicists] look at it as white lies! You know what I mean?" Gee, sounds like Gerber would fit right in at the White House.

"I always wanted to be a hipper, younger publicist who wasn't conservative. Ö I just don't want to end up dressing like a typical publicist, either."

Q: How does a publicist normally dress?

A: There's an almost standard publicist uniform and it just freaks me out. You can easily pick a publicist out of a crowd! Aside from their physical appearance, most publicists are just mean. Umm hmmm.

Q: ... if President Bush were your newest client, what would be your first word of advice to him?

A: If President Bush were my client, my first advice to him would be to go back to school." Better yet, let's send him back to Texas in November.