Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Floppies Date: 22 Sep 2025 08:03:59 GMT Lines: 15 Message-ID: References: <9fjemlxbio.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <101fck52laaigefq5tubi6i7b0qpccmuic@4ax.com> <9DOdncYo-vBzE1r1nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@giganews.com> <10a8mbc$1q6g1$8@dont-email.me> <10afh2l$3hcc0$1@dont-email.me> <10ag0tf$3l3a7$1@dont-email.me> <10agpn4$3qpp8$2@dont-email.me> <10ah9i6$3v8gp$1@dont-email.me> <10ai0bj$599f$1@dont-email.me> <10anapm$1de7s$1@dont-email.me> <10aoae0$1jd5c$1@dont-email.me> <10appff$1vm6v$1@dont-email.me> <10aqllu$258i3$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 4IO1E+kfedTAvnSjAA8UogIST1+9Pfo5FP+Umv27ldGro1lMtz Cancel-Lock: sha1:QNURbjM8d+ioagZRBKWlMH6IMQU= sha256:BDRJzpT9yaZW8gD2CugAvfQ2pwBSwmC3NxQUirCuoQc= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:74814 On Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:09:18 -0600, Jeff Barnett wrote: > When Regan ran for president (or soon after he won) the humorist and > columnist, Art Buchwald, published a piece that appeared in many US > daily newspapers. He stated that a modern politician must have talents > that allowed him to effectively use TV and other media. No more whistle > stops or trips with 50 destinations (and speeches) in 10 days. The > modern world and technology demand changes. Another way to state the > modern requirements was that a politician, in addition to knowing his > stuff and making sensible coherent plans, must be a good actor. Edwin O'Connor implied that in the 1956 'The Last Hurrah'. McCluskey has no political experience but is photogenic and figures out how to make TV work. iirc They even recruit a dog for the happy family setting since everyone loves dogs.