Somebody in the Huckabee camp knows how to frame an evocative (religious) photograph.
Continue ReadingThe way a snickering John McCain was peppering Romney with cheap shots in the debate last night, he even made the Huckster seem like a grown up.
Continue ReadingThe problem with Hillary's beautifully freewheeling response last night to John Edwards -- in a minute defined much more by passion than anger -- is the stark contrast it drew with her "expression of self" the rest of the time.
Continue ReadingThis pic reinforces (as did the hunting gig; the shaving gig; the Leno gig; and the ad-pulling gig) how much the Huckster has them looking not falling in the aisles.
Continue ReadingAs Clinton campaign tries to pull in the kids, this shot from Nashua nails the problem.
Continue ReadingThe Huckster might crash and burn after New Hampshire, but he's got one of the shrewdest PR instincts I've seen in awhile.
Continue ReadingAfter that victory speech, the Obama/JFK comparison came up more than a few times.
Continue ReadingIf Obama doesn't win, it will spoil one great image. The message is : Ready for take-off. Able to leap the entire political system in a single bound.
Continue ReadingSo I caught the Huckabee haircut, but missed the shoeshine.
Continue ReadingIt's not surprising how, comes to crunch time, Mitt the Corporate Raider's signature analogy involves the Olympics ... and precious metals. If there is a #1 loser in Iowa, however, it has to be Mitt, who blew $17 mil and counting only to end up in a dogfight with...
Continue ReadingBoth the article and the image seem really scary, especially in light of the recent Bhutto assassination and the fact that Iraq had virtually disappeared from the campaign dialogue.
Continue ReadingI keep thinking crazy Huck is going to disappear, or self-eviscerate, by the end of January. But who knows? In the meantime, he's proving effective in drawing attention to himself, and stringing together one curious photo op after another.
Continue ReadingWe've heard a lot of rhetoric in the campaign about "two Americas." What we've heard next-to-nothing about is how the have's, backed by monied interests in all shapes and sizes, tap fortunes to buy eyeballs, interest, and ultimately, yes, elections.
Continue ReadingDid I hear somebody out there say "first responder?" As we come down to the wire in Iowa, it looks like Rudy's not the only one playing up 9/11.
Continue Readingwhy is it so threatening to the corporate media that Obama identifies himself, not as a black politician, but a politician who happens to be black?
Continue ReadingAt this address, it is a matter of pride, if not duty, to visually convey the comparison between contemporary politics and a well-oiled Broadway production.
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