Folks, when Marshall McLuhan (1911 - 1980) proclaimed his Axiom, „The Medium is the Message” he was referring, in great Part, to Advertising; however, it is reasonable to infer that he knew it pertained to much, much more.
It has also been said that a Picture speaks a Thousand Words. Here are two recent Examples drawn irrespective of Political Coloration which demonstrate that the Axiom „The Medium is the Message” applies at least as equally to Politics as it does to Advertising, if not more so:
1. Former Alaska Governor Sarah „Louise” Palin, addressing the CPAC in March 2013, holding a ,,Big Gulp”
and
2. „Singer” Beyoncé singing The National Anthem at the Super Bowl in February 2013.
We regret, but the Photograph of „Singer” Beyoncé has apparently been censored, concealing her Wide Open Legs during her „Performance” of the National Anthem.
We wonder what Abraham Lincoln might have said or commented about all this.
Sadly, it appears, not too many People care or think much about Abraham Lincoln's Opinion about Things anymore.
For those who might be interested, here are some of the Things that President Lincoln said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs6cIi_mKfg
A Lincoln Portrait, by Aaron Copland. The Philadelphia Orchestra, directed by Eugene Ormandy, recorded in 1962. The Narrator is Ambassador and Governor Adlai E. Stevenson.
It has also been said that a Picture speaks a Thousand Words. Here are two recent Examples drawn irrespective of Political Coloration which demonstrate that the Axiom „The Medium is the Message” applies at least as equally to Politics as it does to Advertising, if not more so:
1. Former Alaska Governor Sarah „Louise” Palin, addressing the CPAC in March 2013, holding a ,,Big Gulp”
and
2. „Singer” Beyoncé singing The National Anthem at the Super Bowl in February 2013.
We regret, but the Photograph of „Singer” Beyoncé has apparently been censored, concealing her Wide Open Legs during her „Performance” of the National Anthem.
We wonder what Abraham Lincoln might have said or commented about all this.
Sadly, it appears, not too many People care or think much about Abraham Lincoln's Opinion about Things anymore.
For those who might be interested, here are some of the Things that President Lincoln said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs6cIi_mKfg
A Lincoln Portrait, by Aaron Copland. The Philadelphia Orchestra, directed by Eugene Ormandy, recorded in 1962. The Narrator is Ambassador and Governor Adlai E. Stevenson.
