PrintJune 15, 2008
Expect a flood of similar images of Obama (updated)
Obama lifting dirt into sandbags at the Iowa floods. 
This will be another way to imprint the idea "Obama is young and energetic; fit for the office"; McCain is too old and not up to the task.
We saw it, too, with the bike-riding. Obama at the beach; Obama playing basketball.
The iconography is just beginning.
The campaign will not have to SAY anything; subliminally, it works.
Of course, McCain cannot lift shovels of dirt because of the injuries he was subjected to during his captivity in North Vietnam.
That will not be told.
Update:
Update: Doug Ross gives us a blast from the past, with a comparison that seems rather telling on the matter of image and substance:
Update: Varifrank shows what was left out:
