Comments on: Do we Expect too Much of our Politicians? http://www.davidbrewster.com/2009/06/19/expectations-of-politicians/ Writer: Copywriter, Ghostwriter, Corporate Writing, Articles Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Allie Lovett http://www.davidbrewster.com/2009/06/19/expectations-of-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Allie Lovett Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:27:19 +0000 http://www.davidbrewster.com/?p=241#comment-134 I was wondering if you could help me roast a fictitious politician in a 4 min speech just pollies traits in general I am having trouble making it full of humour. I was wondering if you could help me roast a fictitious politician in a 4 min speech just pollies traits in general I am having trouble making it full of humour.

]]> By: David Brewster http://www.davidbrewster.com/2009/06/19/expectations-of-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-117 David Brewster Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:59:34 +0000 http://www.davidbrewster.com/?p=241#comment-117 Agree wholeheartedly Andrew - well put. I guess I've got wondering whether the increasing dominance of spin in politics has grown out of our high expectations. Do the politicians resort to spin knowing they can't meet our expectations in the belief that their spin will disguise their weaknesses? What gets me is that they really seem to think that we don't see through the spin. Unfortunately, as well, the age old problem remains: the political task being as difficult as it is means that most people with a modicum of sense stay well clear of it. This makes our expectations of the average pollie even more unrealistic, which only serves to wind up the spin machine even faster. Agree wholeheartedly Andrew – well put.

I guess I’ve got wondering whether the increasing dominance of spin in politics has grown out of our high expectations. Do the politicians resort to spin knowing they can’t meet our expectations in the belief that their spin will disguise their weaknesses? What gets me is that they really seem to think that we don’t see through the spin.

Unfortunately, as well, the age old problem remains: the political task being as difficult as it is means that most people with a modicum of sense stay well clear of it. This makes our expectations of the average pollie even more unrealistic, which only serves to wind up the spin machine even faster.

]]> By: Andrew Young http://www.davidbrewster.com/2009/06/19/expectations-of-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Andrew Young Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:33:17 +0000 http://www.davidbrewster.com/?p=241#comment-116 Ethics and integrity seem to matter little in politics. If you can get away with anything by "spinning" the story so no one finds out, if you can "spin" the story so that you those taking the "gossip" polls believe you, if you can convince the journos that the "Spin" sounds credible, if you can hide the truth behind the "spin" ... then hey you are a great politician ... NOT!! Politics has become a game of he who has the best spin and the machine to keep churning it out wins .... actually what happens is we loose because the information and discussion is "dumbed down" ... not simplified. Ethics and integrity seem to matter little in politics.

If you can get away with anything by “spinning” the story so no one finds out, if you can “spin” the story so that you those taking the “gossip” polls believe you, if you can convince the journos that the “Spin” sounds credible, if you can hide the truth behind the “spin” … then hey you are a great politician … NOT!!

Politics has become a game of he who has the best spin and the machine to keep churning it out wins …. actually what happens is we loose because the information and discussion is “dumbed down” … not simplified.

]]> By: Paul Daniel http://www.davidbrewster.com/2009/06/19/expectations-of-politicians/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Paul Daniel Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:37:22 +0000 http://www.davidbrewster.com/?p=241#comment-108 Damn, I tried so hard to pick a hole in this, but couldn't. Three thoughts: 1. Maybe Obama really is a good politician, and we're just so damn surprised, based on all the crappy US presidents that have been in the job over a long period of time. 2. The media probably doesn't want Obama to do a good job, because it will vindicate all the crap they've put out there about his colour and ethnic backgound. 2. Let's not fall into the trap of thinking that, because Obama might be a good politician, they all are. The quality of the politicians (and the media that reports on them) in Australia really is very poor. Damn, I tried so hard to pick a hole in this, but couldn’t. Three thoughts:
1. Maybe Obama really is a good politician, and we’re just so damn surprised, based on all the crappy US presidents that have been in the job over a long period of time.
2. The media probably doesn’t want Obama to do a good job, because it will vindicate all the crap they’ve put out there about his colour and ethnic backgound.
2. Let’s not fall into the trap of thinking that, because Obama might be a good politician, they all are. The quality of the politicians (and the media that reports on them) in Australia really is very poor.

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