Comments on: Obama/Biden and Power Ties

By: Simon Jones

Simon Jones — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:41:37 +0000

Check out the Barack Obama website now. They’ve added a red tie to the picture of him where clearly there was no tie before. Now THAT is completely unnecessary!

By: dannygutters

dannygutters — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:29:42 +0000

The O team has seemed to be quite conscious of the power of symbols at every turn of this campaign. Like these fashion choices, he seems to have a good historian on his staff, they use every opportunity to present images that remind the viewer of past campaigns, for example the bobby kennedy rolled up sleeves or the Obama symbol that looks like a presidential seal.

By: brie

brie — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:46:25 +0000

Rudd tends to favor the light blue tie as well - but you’re right, Australia has an entirely different concept when it comes to men’s outfitting.

Perhaps Howard chose golden ties to symbolise the Coalition’s fiscal management (or the financial ruin he anticipated under Labor)

Oh, KRudd sometimes like to rock that purple tie, too. But he’s got that same kind of ‘I’m not going to harm you’ muted colors going on.

By: deep-inthought

deep-inthought — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:08:00 +0000

In Aust we’re big on the “golden” power tie. Of course when I say ‘we’ I mean John Howard; haven’t yet noticed a Rudd tie-colour preference.

By: brie

brie — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:18:01 +0000

It was a thing during the 2004 campaign that I remember.

Sad little bunny that I am, I found pictures from the 04 election. I’ll post about it later, when I’m more actively avoiding planning my tutes for this week.

By: neil

neil — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:47:45 +0000

I noticed that Biden had the Obama blue tie, but didn’t put it together with the ‘presidential red’ tie. Pls write history of presidential ties, thnx!

By: brie

brie — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:58:23 +0000

Ha, thanks. I like to think of it as more of a sad analness.

By: Dina

Dina — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:50:13 +0000

I’m impressed with your eye for detail.

I would never notice something like that!!