Comments on: Obama and LULAC

By: profe

profe — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:23:42 +0000

First off, Penny, these candidates are followed from now until November for every single public appearance. All things they decide and plan to do become photo ops.

It’s your second comment that struck me as a contrast to your first. What you sent out were links from the neo-con political hacks who were trying to spin some public appearances. You even suggested he should have gone to visit wounded veterans.

To me, that is nothing but the show and tell politics you discussed. Neither Obama or McCain is playing a distinctly different game in this sense since, largely, it frames a political environment of predictability. Media outlets are also part of it, having a say in how it is played by both candidates. But if we just decide that some of these PR tactics are part of substance and others are not, then we do little to challenge it from our end either.

Thanks for reading, and sorry about the name.

By: PennyG

PennyG — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:47:44 +0000

Please re-read my comment both politicians are nothing but show and tell. Who can stand another photo op? Has anyone seen the picture of Obama filling sand bags? Make’s a person think how long did Obama get his hands dirty? A coincidence that there was a camera there, Right? Which candidate is the lesser of the two evils? My vote is very precious to me and I’m not giving it up because of Photo’s, speeches, or how many promises are made. Issue’s, cedibility, political agenda, and political platform. In the end that’s who will get my vote.
I’m Penny not Peggy.

By: profe

profe — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:13:41 +0000

So, Peggy, you want him to do more political “show and tell”? Don’t we have enough of politicians using soldiers for photo ops? Don’t we have enough of political commentary that looks at things as superficial as photo ops instead of the substance of what one said in a speech to 200,000 Germans?

By: PennyG

PennyG — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:52:11 +0000

Barack Obama found time to meet with German socialist leaders during a 14 course meal and also had time to work-out at the hotel gym, but could not find the time to meet with wounded Latino US soldiers at Landstuhl military hospital.

http://boards.msn.com/MSNBCboards/thread.aspx …

http://www.electionbid2008.com/ …

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/ …

By: PennyG

PennyG — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:50:41 +0000

These two politicians are a clear case of what I call show and tell, Show you how much they care about the Latino’s problems and tell you what they think you want to hear. The candidates have flipped/flopped so consistently about other important issues’s that it’s a wonder how any one ethnic group can take them seriously. Let’s not fall victims to their smile and speeches, Lets make sure the issues and credibility is foremost on our minds. The LULAC is a respected leader and should not be taken for granted. Latino’s deserve the truth and “we” know our vote could make the difference.