Backdrops at speeches -

[hedgehog]

It's distracting to have a group of people staring at the speaker's head ( or almost fainting!)

It's rather crass to have a backdrop that advertises the site or sponsoring organization - I don't know who had the first one, but now they are ubiquitous. I'm referring to the ones that have the name and/or logo of the sponsor(s) arranged like a repeating wall paper pattern.

I'd rather see nothing but a curtain or wall.

[CrispyQ]

1. I think it's sad that we name our stadiums after corporations instead of people,

even though it is usually the People who pay for the stadiums.

[jberryhill]

2. They should use green screens

So that the news networks can fill in whatever cheery or ominous background they want.

[hedgehog]

3. It would at least make it easier for the photoshoppers!

[HappyMe]

4. Yup.

That would be a fun job to have.

[Myrina]

5. I'd like to know why POTUS always has "foot cover" ...

.... if you've never noticed before, go back & look at some of his speeches- the dais almost always has an extension or plants or some kind of addition on each side so you can't see below his knees(ish).

Can't imagine there's a sharpshooter curled around his feet ... is he a fidgeter? Does he have smelly feet?


Just thought it odd.

[hedgehog]

6. I think that to keep from falling over, you have to keep fidgetting -

I think that most speaker's podiums have such coverage.