Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/19

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Tipper & Al Gore and M-cameras
From: Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 13:40:15 -0400

>
> > 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 ;-)

Replies: Reply from Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Tipper & Al Gore and M-cameras)