Yes we can (Irish way)

Obama made a new style of campaigning, creating a new school of propaganda. Even a new school of politicians. Issues like PR, image and new technologies become much more important than what they already were and were exploited at their maximum (for now). The tactics gave so good results that have been copies all around the world. In Israel they used Obama's websites and new tech tactics, in Spain they almost use Obama as their candidate (with no presence whatsoever of their own candidate) and even in Iran, Obama's archenemy, Ahmadinejad, has copied the "Yes we can" from the American president's campaign.

Ireland is different. As a sample, a few posters for the new European elections due to the 6th of June.

1. Image? Presence? Loquacity? What for all that? Everyone knows action speaks better than words. An image consultant, however, would be benefitial.


2. This one needs too a consultant to help him improve that smile.


3. Campaigning is hard and expensive. This candidate ran out of funds and had to finish the posters by hand.


4. This one doesn't know in Brussels it's forbbiden to smoke in the European parlament.


5. Defending the youth: for the right to a party session in the middle of the recession. I have to admit that I may vote him. I cannot resist the temptation of a good party either. And this guy knows how to party: being a europolitician in Brussels.



Kudos to Joerg.