Originally published at: Patton Oswalt on how US Presidents shape pop culture - Boing Boing
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Via Rueben Bolling!
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Patton Oswalt’s what?
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Thoughts? Ideas? Ideology? 
@orenwolf - the headline seems to need some updating!
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Ah, from the body of the piece:
Comedian Patton Oswalt’s brilliance
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I dunno, this is more a “wag the dog” thing going on, I feel. We choose presidents mainly because they fit the upcoming vibe, and can ride it better. The Carter aesthetic started under Ford, really, and Reagan was simply better at riding the vibe than setting it. It’s also why Clinton beat Bush, why Bush Junior beat Gore. Gore was smarter, but Bush was a fit for the 2000 mood of not wanting to answer tough questions any more, it’s now 2000, man! And the rah rah military fetishism 2002 onwards was not his doing as much as he rolled with it.
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instagrim hates me, and it’s mutual.
If there’s a video on the linked pg, it doesn’t show up. If it’s audio, I can’t hear it b/c no account w/any of marky scheißeberg’s products.
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Yeah! Culture doesn’t fit presidents, presidents fit culture.
Culture is a social product - as are presidents.
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