It was brilliant to end the half hour magazine-show style presentation by moving to a live closing. Realizing the show was suddenly live sent a jolt of electricity through the room in which I was watching; everyone sat up and gasped.It was a subliminal message to a nation still angry at the incompetence of the Bush administration. Interesting. Recommend this Post
The live ending reflected back on the prior half hour: here was Obama, looking and sounding exactly as he did in the produced segment, and this was real, so what came before must haven been real, too. It also sent a very eloquent metamessage: that Obama could time the closing of his talk to tens of thousands of people so perfectly and seamlessly, gave the impression of control, discipline, and breathtaking competence that are exactly what is needed in a leader, especially now.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Obama And Timing
Linguistics professor Deborah Tannen reacting to the Obama speech, points out something I hadn't considered:
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Fair enough... except that until Obama's outfit this year, there was no campaign operation as professional in American history as the Bush/Cheney '04.
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