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Hillary and Barack: Take it on to the Runway

by villager | March 28, 2008 at 02:12 pm | 112 views | add comment | 0 recommendations

by Cody Lyon-OPINION
EXCERPT:::At its very fundament, fashion is taking something ordinary and makingit fabulous. Beneath all of that creation is fantasy and interestinglyenough, it is fantasy that has bled into current day Democratic Partypolitics, fantasy that could potentially lead voters astray under theassumption that if you can’t beat them, join them, all in the name ofparty unity.

The beauty of Project Runway is that we theviewers get to watch, as contestants struggle with all manner ofseemingly impossible obstacles to construct creations, utilizingeverything from curtains to plants, sewn, stapled or taped togetherunder what seem to be impossible time frames. The contestants argue,back stab or team up on each other often while dealing with personaldrama, but in the end, they produce and dazzle or disappoint us withtheir end products.

Sometimes, these same patterns emerge inpolitical races. But, at least on Project Runway, the final goodbye issaved for after the runway show. In the case of the contest betweenHillary and Barack, the runway is still occupied and the show goes on,but, fantasy seeds of an already rendered final decision have beenplanted by some who would bid one candidate goodbye.