[Leica] A Lower Form of Political Animal

[keith at wbalaw.com (Keith R. Wessel)]

:-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] A Lower Form of Political Animal


> That sounds like the makings of an interesting photo essay.
> S. Dimitrov
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> > From: "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 18:07:40 -0400
> > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Subject: [Leica] A Lower Form of Political Animal
> >
> > 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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