Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > > Calley is "Personal Photographer to the Vice-President." > > I guess I'm paying for this 'personal service', right?<<<<<<<<<<<< > Generally the reason for this "photog position" is to record > the actives of the President or PM for the historical archives of a > nation. I'm all for that. I believe the President, whether I like him or not, is important to photograph... > I suppose there two ways of looking at this. One, pissed off because > your tax money is perceived at being wasted photographing some dolt > politician, this attitude usually relates to ones political leanings. :-) Well, not for me. I believe the VP (no matter what party is in office) just isn't that important, or does that much. I could see sharing a single photographer for all the cabinet/VP etc. I'd be fine with that. But the VP getting his own is just silly, in my book. Like I said, name one VP that ever did anything significant while he was the VP... Yes, yes, I know Al Gore has done a lot for the country while in public office. Even given his busy schedule, he took the time to invented the Internet, discover the Love Canal, and have a major book and motion picture written about him (Love Story), and I am sure those events are well recorded in history, and if they weren't, someone will make they are so future generations will know of his historical significance to our great country ;-)