[Leica] A Lower Form of Political Animal

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

I can't imagine how one could make an interesting photographic project
out of the life of an advance man.  Cheap motel rooms and fast food.
Constant movement from city to town to city.  Making the people around
them feel small and insignificant.  Bullying representatives of the
media.  Hey, maybe there's a visual story there, but I can't see it.
Good luck!

        Buzz

-----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 Slobodan Dimitrov
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:16 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] A Lower Form of Political Animal

That sounds like the makings of an interesting photo essay.
S. Dimitrov



> 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