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By: Club Troppo » Make believe politics

Club Troppo » Make believe politics — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:14:12 +0000

[...] cut their candidate some slack. And maybe some voters don’t mind if the candidate themselves starts to resemble a fictional character. This entry was posted on Sunday, June 6th, 2010 at 6:13 PM and filed under Uncategorized. [...]

By: Don Arthur

Don Arthur — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:14:00 +0000

I agree Rex. For example, there’s that comment about how people didn’t need to lock their doors back in the old days linked in with the old black and white film.

I think the past is a promise and the pitch is about how Clinton is going to help a lost nation make good on it. The Republicans have taken America in a selfish, winner-take-all direction. Clinton wants to restore it to the kind of values he learned from his grandparents.

America is not heading in the right direction.

Emotion is the key. The values come from the heart — you don’t need to go to college to feel what’s right. Clinton wants to say that what’s in his heart is what’s in yours.

What disturbs me about the bio is the way it uses his family to tell the story — even his daughter. It’s just so personal.

By: Rex

Rex — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:48:48 +0000

Y’know I think the emotion that the Clinton video appeals to, at the beginning at least, is nostaligia. That is certainly what sets the tone for the rest of the pitch.

By: Nicholas Gruen

Nicholas Gruen — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:45:30 +0000

That’s quite a video.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:02:00 +0000

A good take.

By: Kieran Bennett

Kieran Bennett — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:16:10 +0000

An emphasis on the personal rebounded on Clinton, and now an emphasis on “accountability” is rebounding on Howard. Will “unAustralian” come home to roost?