[Leica] A Lower Form of Political Animal

[buzz.hausner at verizon.net (Buzz Hausner)]

Advance men work in American political campaigns by going from place to
place making arrangements for a candidate's visit and then supervising
the candidate's perambulations on the ground.  Having done one town,
they move on to the next place and then the next and the next until
Election Day.  Their job is to make sure that the candidate meets the
right people, says the right things and stays as much as possible on
schedule.  Advance men have no real authority and no influence on the
themes and issues of a campaign.  Being an advance man is not a good
trajectory for a White House or State House job; those positions go to
issues and strategy people.  Advance men generally go from campaign to
campaign and eventually get mid-level jobs with advertising or public
opinion firms when they tire of the road.  They have no real power or
authority other than what they invent for themselves and that which
naturally accrues from proximity to the real celebrity, the candidate.

Advance men tend to be self-important because they're not important, and
they are oblivious to the people around them because they are always
about to move on.  They tend to treat everybody in their paths...except
local politicians...like crap.

        Buzz Hausner

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
Of Feli di Giorgio
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:01 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Secret service, bruised egos and Your Shot

On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 14:42, Keith R. Wessel wrote:
> I agree -  this could definitely have been an Advance Man.


Ok, what's a Advance Man?

thanks,

Feli




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