Super Political Show Vs Ventriloquism

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Politics is a game of discourse, it's about who can put on the best show. The audience doesn't see what goes on behind the scenes, only what the string pullers; political candidate wants us to see or hear. Well, let's take that back the puppet master and ventriloquist are running the show. The political candidate merely serves as a figurehead. A puppet master is one who controls the show. Super Political Action Committees are organization and groups that support a candidate by funding advertisements.Ventriloquism much like persuasion is an art. Political speechwriters are similar to ventriloquist because they are the ones that control what the political candidate say. Persuasion is not only an art, but also a technique. Not to mention many

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