Politic has become a circus, with celebrities of all stripes " endorsing " politicians. Why should we care that Rambo ( Sly Stalone) and Texas Ranger ( Chuck Norris) are for McCain , or that Ophra is for Obama? Today, it is hard to make a distinction between actors and politicians..one become the other in a heart beat. Think about Reagan...the " teflon" president was a B list actor that became a president. The sad thing is that someone as brilliant as FDR would not stand ( no joke intented) a chance today in our context of " rock star" politicians.
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Politics as Spectacle.
Labels:
FDR,
JFK,
mccain,
mercyphotography,
nixon,
obama,
Ophra,
reagan,
redblueamerica,
written by Gilbert Mercier
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