tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post8181579485826541385..comments2023-10-21T11:35:09.795-03:00Comments on hearing/loss: A Master of Imageryronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-70861318922818017102009-02-21T20:17:00.000-04:002009-02-21T20:17:00.000-04:00All I can add is that it is pretty easy to generat...All I can add is that it is pretty easy to generate positive media coverage when the media is on your side in the first place.<BR/><BR/>That's a criticism of the media rather than of Mr. Obama, who I like on a personal level very much.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>DannDannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319457121145444425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-68817862158575192262009-02-20T22:28:00.000-04:002009-02-20T22:28:00.000-04:00Thanks for all your input. I agree, imagery/theatr...Thanks for all your input. I agree, imagery/theatre is important in politics. (As a civil servant, I see it - and contribute to it - at the local level.) And I certainly didn't mean to imply that his success is solely based on theatre! I am nearly finished "The Audacity of Hope", and I'm a bit amazed at how much of his campaign platform was rooted directly in the thoughts he articulates in that ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-36330844720295062502009-02-20T14:28:00.000-04:002009-02-20T14:28:00.000-04:00I noted that the Beavertail was a deluxe version w...I noted that the Beavertail was a deluxe version with lots of fixin's and toppin'sDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250044610162724765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-71922629521769921962009-02-20T13:21:00.000-04:002009-02-20T13:21:00.000-04:00Don't underestimate the importance of theater in h...Don't underestimate the importance of theater in his job. I think that's about 51% of it.<BR/><BR/>My concern with Mr. Obama has always been his thin resume (I'm not aware of anything memorable or impressive he accomplished in his brief years as a state legislator and senator). We'll see how it goes. He's off to a rocky start, some of which isn't his fault. I'm just kind of holding my breath to Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-55419286782805823262009-02-20T00:29:00.000-04:002009-02-20T00:29:00.000-04:00Is a beavertail similar to a bearclaw?Mike's MomIs a beavertail similar to a bearclaw?<BR/><BR/>Mike's MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-23935812008628137722009-02-19T23:48:00.000-04:002009-02-19T23:48:00.000-04:00ronnie, do you really think president obama's effe...ronnie, do you really think president obama's effectiveness has been or will be because of spin entirely?<BR/><BR/>if he and his handlers think he can manipulate broadcast coverage by staging x number of warm, fuzzy teevee moments that will automatically make it on the morning or evening news, he's naive at best. producers don't always [read rarely] go looking for good things. i'll bet his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-74834549802599921132009-02-19T21:05:00.000-04:002009-02-19T21:05:00.000-04:00I suspect that it's both, ronnie.I suspect that it's both, ronnie.Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.com