As I left my house this morning, I noticed a picture(above) in the New York Times. The story was about John McCain and his family's military legacy. The picture, however, was of Sen. McCain standing at a podium during the 2000 election. Behind him and to his right are his Caucasian birth children; however, behind him, literally in his shadow is his adopted Bangladeshi daughter, Bridgette. I wonder whether this is just a coincidence or McCain (with the help of his campaign manager of course) made an attempt to "soften" his image. The picture was taken not to long after the infamous South Carolina underground smear campaign in which McCain was accused of fathering an illegitimate black child. Unfortunately, some people were dumb enough to believe these lies that could not be farther from the truth. Even though McCain was wronged greatly, I question his decision to put his presidential campaign literally in front of his family.
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Andrew- good call picking up on that. i question why the author of the article didn't choose a picture of him with his family at home or something like that. what was this author's opinion of McCain? I think the picture says a lot about what he or she thinks of him. If the author was trying to give off a more professional vibe to the readers, then I see why this pic was chosen.. maybe to make him seem more serious about the campaign with his family placed behind him, symbolic of their support for their father.. something along the lines of they're behind him 100% or they've got his back. Also, you make a good point about his adoptive daughter being in his shadow. Note that she's also on the end of the line and looks separated from the rest of the kids, rather than being in the middle of them. I don't think that's right because her placement kinda just makes her look like an appendage to his family.
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