message stick

British  

noun

1. a stick bearing carved symbols, carried by a native Australian as identification

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Example Sentences

So why didn't Gore's message stick?

From Salon

Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, said the GOP is having a hard time making its tough-on-crime message stick with some voters because the old us-vs.-them tactics that defined suburban politicians for generations is waning.

From Washington Post

Behind the echoes of wartime rhetoric and Johnsonian linguistic flourishes was a simple message; stick with it for six months and we'll get through this.

From BBC

“I think the president’s got to focus on the message, stick to a message and make sure that these press conferences are fact-based,” Mr. Hogan said on the program.

From Washington Times

I carry another message stick for my people.

From The Guardian