Comments on: Obama’s Time to Get Down http://rutherfordl.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/obamas-time-to-get-down/ The world seen through clear eyes. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:50:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Lilac http://rutherfordl.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/obamas-time-to-get-down/#comment-205 Lilac Fri, 09 May 2008 11:39:47 +0000 http://rutherfordl.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-205 I sometimes wonder whether authenticity is ever a political strategy. Everyone seems to applaud it when it comes out, biut it is rarely utilized, leading me to believe that: 1) 30 years in politics will effectively remove any authenticity on the part of the candidate. In the same way that i would find it hard to make fart jokes in a meeting, even though I know I'm physically capable. 2) Politicians underestaimte the humanity of the voters 3) Even authenticity comes off as contrived these days - a la kissing babies I'm not sure how this resolves itself... but I sense Obama still has some Obamaness under all the "PublicObama persona" (which I can't say for Hill). I bet he'd be a riot at a party. I sometimes wonder whether authenticity is ever a political strategy. Everyone seems to applaud it when it comes out, biut it is rarely utilized, leading me to believe that:

1) 30 years in politics will effectively remove any authenticity on the part of the candidate. In the same way that i would find it hard to make fart jokes in a meeting, even though I know I’m physically capable.

2) Politicians underestaimte the humanity of the voters

3) Even authenticity comes off as contrived these days - a la kissing babies

I’m not sure how this resolves itself… but I sense Obama still has some Obamaness under all the “PublicObama persona” (which I can’t say for Hill). I bet he’d be a riot at a party.

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