[lbo-talk] Mind-boggling contempt for Bush
Dennis Perrin
dperrin at comcast.net
Fri Sep 26 06:38:07 PDT 2008
I keep reading from various liberals how the American people are "outraged"
by McCain's recent tactics, that they're "too smart" to be fooled by such
transparent gimmicks. Yeah. If only. Fact is, I seriously doubt that the
majority of American adults really cares about these "debates," which really
aren't debates, but extensions of campaign propaganda, wrapped inside a very
tightly sealed format of permissible expression. The idea that we'll get a
better sense of where these guys stand after they exchange talking points
and postures is absurd. It's all about style -- who looks better at the
podium, and appears smoother. That's it. The rest of it is a blank slate for
bloggers and journos to project whatever they need onto it.
Dennis
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