re: #203 albusteve

we elect our leaders based on sound bites and photo ops…hey I can sing and dance, juggle, do a few magic tricks, lie with a smile and where cool shooz…I’m presidential baby

This is a situation that’s older than disco. A major factor in JFK’s victory was the televised debates against Nixon, where he came off looking like movie star, while Tricky Dick looked like a used car salesman. We could even push it further back and argue that part of FDR’s success was using radio and motion pictures to reach the masses.