With no shortage of foot-in-mouth disease among public figures, Joohee L. Muromcew grills the media-savvy and press-perplexed on dealing with snafus.

"Own up to it and realize you made a mistake." — Garrison Hearst, 49er, New Mayor of Castro Street

"I live in fear of it every day! The key is prevention." — Dr. Seth Matarasso, Glitterati Dermatologist

"Hire a good publicist." — Allison Speer, Good Publicist

"You mess up....you fess up...and you clean it up." — Richard L. Word, Oakland Police Chief, Riot Actor

"Tom respectfully declines to comment." — Cisco Devries, Cheif of Staff to Tom Bates, Mayor of Berkeley and Errant Recycler