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Dumbing Down the Presidency
washingtonpost.com — People campaign for the presidency by talking their heads off. By the time the winner reaches the White House, the habit is so ingrained that it is impossible to shake.
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- mblanken, on 06/29/2008, -0/+1Given how uniformed and apathetic citizens are, this trend is alarming. We can see how the simple-minded approach of the Bush regime has failed our country and the world.
- chrisdena, on 06/29/2008, -0/+0I find it ironic that Broder, or any other journalist, would criticize politicians for dumbing down policy. I hate to be in the position of defending politicians, but the shallow professionalism of journalists -- who are the ultimate filters of political messages -- require politicians to stoop to dumbing down in order to maintain some control over their message. Otherwise, the media will dumb it down for them in a desperate effort to gin up drama. That's the ultimate hope of the Internet in the political environment -- that politicians and government leaders can fully explain themselves without having to cut complicated policy matters into 8-second soundbites for the evening news, and the public can respond with equal depth, directly, without the intervention and editing of the self-perceived gatekeepers in the media.
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