I often wonder if running for President is just running around and doing dog and poney shows to aquire voters. I started thinking about his after reading this blog post about a recent Hilary PR Stunt. "She Hasn't Pumped Her Own Gas In Years"

In order to get more votes Hillary Clinton is pretending to be in touch with Joe American. So her PR circus brain storms this idea to have Clinton stop for gas while communting to work with average Joe Indianian... The idea of the PR move is to make people think she is sympathetic to the Average american worker, a trick to gain points by promoting a Gas Tax Holiday. During this PR stunt at the gas station MSNBC gets this priceless photoage of her inablility to operate the coffee machine. Is failing to be able to operate a coffee machine a sign of being a good or bad leader of the free world?



However the whole thing is a set up. Its a PR move. Its a sound bite. The Clinton's team had the event so choreographed that they had even chosen the gas pump they would stop at and where the media should point their cameras. IE: pointing at the gas pump and large sign blarring the obscene price of gas. Nice PR. While stopped she answers questions and one of them was when was the last time you pumped gas? "Its been years." Awkward... So you are so in touch with me but haven't pumped gas in years? So I am supposed to believe that she is in touch with average Joe American? Ok I am not buying it... Read the blog post as I found it very funny. I am not singling her out because I am sure the other 2 candidates are just as guilty of silly pr stunts to aquire votes.

My other favorite of the day is how Obama has been distancing himself from his Pastor. Ok so you are a twenty year member of his church and now because he is seen as a paranoid racist and its bad politically you are changing religions? Odd...

Labels: Joe Average American, Presidential Candiates