Today, Obama started his inaugural Whistle Stop tour in Philadelphia. Once he got to Delaware he picked up Joe Biden:
Obama is shaping up to be a master of political theater. The association of these images with classic images of Lincoln or Roosevelt waving to adoring crowds from a train can't help but get me excited. It's also a reason to be extra vigilant. As we all know from Bush, who used it well, whistle stop tours, YouTube videos, backdrops can all be used to manipulate and distract just as much as to inspire.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
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