Dean [Iowa remix 04]
In case you missed it, Howard Dean provided the drop of blood (or perhaps pound of flesh) needed to get the sharks of journalism worked up into another media feeding frenzy.
Dean got a bit excited and animated in a speech to supporters in Iowa Monday night after coming in a disappointing third in the state's caucus. Trying to energize his backers, he showed a lot of enthusiasm, ebullience and élan in talking about how his campaign was going to go into all the upcoming primary states and take them by storm before taking back the White House. I heard a description of this speech on the radio last night as not quite on the level of a professional wrestler, but close.
Frankly, I think it should've helped Dean (at least in theory), because it made him seem like less of a purely angry character. But, it broke with the media's expectations for how Dean should behave, so they're going nuts with it. To some degree you would think he needed to do something with such flair to add a dimension to his character. Then again, anytime Al Gore, or Gray Davis, or any of the myriad Democratic politicians disliked for being more technocrat than entertainer, did something to break with the wooden perception of himself, the media universally slammed them for trying to be vivacious. Vicious folks, those campaign reporters. It's one of the many problems and pitfalls of modern political journalism in this country, but that's a discussion for another time and place.
Anyway, one of the beauties (?) of modern technology is the ease and speed with which cultural phenomena can take shape and be manipulated. And in this particular instance, the fun seems to be taking soundbytes of Dean's speech and remixing it, complete with dance music and everything. While it may or may not be the best thing for Dean right now, beyond perhaps keeping him in the spotlight despite his finish in Iowa, this remix really showcases Apple's new GarageBand sound engineering software. Still, I have to say, I prefer this particular cut, "Yeah."
Dean got a bit excited and animated in a speech to supporters in Iowa Monday night after coming in a disappointing third in the state's caucus. Trying to energize his backers, he showed a lot of enthusiasm, ebullience and élan in talking about how his campaign was going to go into all the upcoming primary states and take them by storm before taking back the White House. I heard a description of this speech on the radio last night as not quite on the level of a professional wrestler, but close.
Frankly, I think it should've helped Dean (at least in theory), because it made him seem like less of a purely angry character. But, it broke with the media's expectations for how Dean should behave, so they're going nuts with it. To some degree you would think he needed to do something with such flair to add a dimension to his character. Then again, anytime Al Gore, or Gray Davis, or any of the myriad Democratic politicians disliked for being more technocrat than entertainer, did something to break with the wooden perception of himself, the media universally slammed them for trying to be vivacious. Vicious folks, those campaign reporters. It's one of the many problems and pitfalls of modern political journalism in this country, but that's a discussion for another time and place.
Anyway, one of the beauties (?) of modern technology is the ease and speed with which cultural phenomena can take shape and be manipulated. And in this particular instance, the fun seems to be taking soundbytes of Dean's speech and remixing it, complete with dance music and everything. While it may or may not be the best thing for Dean right now, beyond perhaps keeping him in the spotlight despite his finish in Iowa, this remix really showcases Apple's new GarageBand sound engineering software. Still, I have to say, I prefer this particular cut, "Yeah."
posted by Alexander Dubcek | 09:41
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