GLOBAL LITERACY 2008.
The Candidates and the Mechanics of Memory.
The next 15 blogs will come from the table of contents in the July 7/July 14, 2008 Newsweek edition.
The candidates say one thing one place and another thing another place.
They change positions from the primary to the general election.
They hope that while the press will notice that the public will remain indifferent.
People have short attention spans and they go to niche information providers like Rush Limbaugh.
Information includes everything from statistics to obscure words.
Information is processed by people, but eventually they forget it because of work, family, and other activities.
Its not to say that their stupid, but their priorities do not allow time for reflection.
The United States Population has too much information to work with and it confuses voters to see Obama trying to straddle the fence.
To the public, it looks like Obama does not have any convictions, while Bush II appear's not to have any flexibility.
In essence, people read literature, watch cable news, and surf the web, but when their done they tend to forget.
People as any memory specialist will tell you that people only retain 10% of what they see and hear each day.
Considering, the American People's hectic lifestyle its no wonder that they do not pick up on candidates making dramatic changes in policy positions.