Politics as theater was always the situation since the times of the Greeks. Can you imagine some of those dudes delivering their monologues and speeches after a night of deflowering some poor kid from the countryside? The life of the intern still hasn’t improved either. Has the body of CHANDRA LEVY turned up yet?
Roman senators were fiery, passionate orators, but they were also cunning and conniving manipulators even moreso. Politricks haven’t changed one bit except that now we allow women and Blacks the chance to occupy the podium. The best performers have been the women and the Blacks too. I don’t think that we are tired of hearing the white men speak although AL GORE and JOHN KERRY were both as exciting as watching a game of underwater golf. I think that the most inspiring orators have been the Blackish dude and the women.
You have to love SARAH PALIN for her use, or lack thereof the ‘g’ sound which would end words like ‘looking’ and ‘being’. There’s no way in hell BARACK OBAAMA could have come through without pronouncing that ‘g’ sound and he would still be on this stage. BARACK speaks so well I always have to look at his collar to make sure he doesn’t have on brownface makeup. SARAH PALIN is so perfect for our substance-less soundbite culture. TINA FEY has also done a remarkable job endearing her to the American public.
TINA FEY could have a career in politricks if she wanted one. During the Writer’s Guild strike last winter TINA FEY broke the lines so she could finish the season for her red hot television show. The Writer’s Guild didn’t step to her on it since she came out publicly in support of the writers. That’s the type of shit that good politicians do. They rail against banking system deregulations while they take vacations paid for by bankers. In TINA FEY’s case she won herself a few EMMY awards. I wonder what SARAH PALIN will receive for her performance?
Sarah Palin wins immortality in the form of her character’s portrayal in porn films.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/sarahpalin/3127313/Sarah-Palin-porn-film-made-by-Larry-Flynt.html
Wow that is one insanely hot picture of Tina Fey (who I always thought was hot anyway)… Thanks for another DP distraction…
In regards to Miss Fey (who IMO is one of the best writers in the game), its good to see her back and I’m waiting for the return of “30 Rock” which is my shit. With that said, whats scary is that how much more does Tina have to do in regards to Palin? When your own words [Palin’s] and actions are “comedic” enough that they pretty much write their own comedy script/sketches its a sad state of affairs for a VP candidate.
Thats a great picture D. LOL.
Politics as performance art. I wonder if people really understands how much of political speeches and messages is simply a performance for theater and often has very little to do with the actual politics.
All the candidates engage in a little theatre, whether they’re attempting inflect a tone that works specifically to the democratic African American base, Joe Six Pack, conservative or the religious ultra-conservative base of the battleground states. When they’re not speaking to the choir they’re style changes . . . well some times.
Palin? I love her for her entertainment value. She’s re-invigorating the Republican base, speaking off the cuff and straight from the heart. SNL can not find better writers to imitate Sarah Palin than Sarah Palin. Everything they add is simply icing on the cake.
“I wonder what SARAH PALIN will receive for her performance?”
The 2009 inagural edition of the Clit Stimulator.
Mmmmm, Tina Fey