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Old 10-07-2010, 06:29 AM   #14721 (permalink)
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so how is it that George W. manage to pull off the exact same level of PR shenanigans? hehehe i mean really the only difference i'm seeing is Dukakis is pointing at the camera while George W would have been giving a thumbs up and helter skelter eyes.
I'm not sure what you're getting at. It has nothing to do with the quality of the person, it's simply a story about the PR game. People thought Dukakis looked goofy in the helmet and the result was negative PR. Not voting for someone because they look silly in a helmet is a dumb reason to make a political decision but nevertheless these kinds of things do influence votes. Another more recent example of this kind of thing is Howard Dean's weird sounding shriek during the 2004 campaign:

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Old 10-07-2010, 07:24 AM   #14722 (permalink)
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Basically, during his presidential run his opponents were portraying him as weak and out of touch with the military. He felt he needed to do something to make himself look tougher and whatnot and so he arranged this photo-op of him riding around in a tank. The problem was that the helmet and everything looked ridiculous on him and made him look like a little kid playing dress up. The whole plan completely backfired and in the end only served to undermine his credibility in the eyes of voters. To this day the incident is the point of comparison for failed political PR moves in American politics.
That's really interesting, but it also made your comparison so much funnier.
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Old 10-07-2010, 06:16 PM   #14723 (permalink)
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I'm not sure what you're getting at. It has nothing to do with the quality of the person, it's simply a story about the PR game. People thought Dukakis looked goofy in the helmet and the result was negative PR. Not voting for someone because they look silly in a helmet is a dumb reason to make a political decision but nevertheless these kinds of things do influence votes. Another more recent example of this kind of thing is Howard Dean's weird sounding shriek during the 2004 campaign:
that's pretty much it. i always found George W. to look incredibly goofy whenever he'd pose on aircraft carriers or in military gear. somehow his PR people used the same trick and the public reacted completely differently. like i said, the only difference i see is a change in hand gestures.

regardless this isn't a thread about politics.

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Old 10-07-2010, 06:18 PM   #14724 (permalink)
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that's pretty much it. i always found George W. to look incredibly goofy whenever he'd pose on aircraft carriers or in military gear. somehow his PR people used the same trick and the public reacted completely differently. like i said, the only difference i see is a change in hand gestures.
Well, I agree with you, but I guess he (or his people) was/were a lot better at PR manipulation since he got elected president twice.
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Old 10-08-2010, 10:06 AM   #14725 (permalink)
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Another more recent example of this kind of thing is Howard Dean's weird sounding shriek during the 2004 campaign:

Ha ha! I remember Dean's scream. After he screamed, I turned to the person sitting with me on the sofa and whimpered, "I'm scared."

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Here's a picture I took of myself and my violin last month. My mother bought the dress for me perhaps 20 years ago, and I had completely forgotten about it until I found the dress in a closet while preparing for my photo shoot.

If I don't say so myself (but I do!), I think this photo turned out quite nicely!

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Old 10-08-2010, 10:09 AM   #14726 (permalink)
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Nice picture. I don't think I've ever seen a really clear picture of you, but that is almost exactly how I pictured you. I've always wanted to learn the violin...
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Awwww you look amazing Erica very classy
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Old 10-08-2010, 03:17 PM   #14728 (permalink)
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If I don't say so myself (but I do!), I think this photo turned out quite nicely!
very nice indeed. kind of reminds me of my grandmother (in a good way) though i thought you needed glasses and were anti-contacts.
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Old 10-08-2010, 03:40 PM   #14729 (permalink)
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very nice indeed. kind of reminds me of my grandmother (in a good way)
You know, I don't think it's at all possible to put a positive spin on that comment.
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Old 10-08-2010, 04:02 PM   #14730 (permalink)
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You know, I don't think it's at all possible to put a positive spin on that comment.
Not if you want to be treated like a sex object.

Ponder on that one.
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