[Leica] A Lower Form of Political Animal

[feli at creocollective.com (Feli di Giorgio)]

Ok. I've run in to theses people. I was taking some shots at a Dean
Meet-up and Rob Reiner was going to give a talk. His "advance man" was
obnoxious to the extreme and mostly for no good reason at all.

Feli


On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 15:07, Buzz Hausner wrote:
> 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
> 
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> Of Feli di Giorgio
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:01 PM
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> 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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