Source: NY Post
Note: This will be a very brief post, since the image is rather self-explanatory.
This chart has many connotations. For example, "New Age" makes us feel hopeful and correlates to an extent with Obama's campaign on change. "Cold War," on the other hand is reminiscent of danger and undoubtedly has a negative insinuation. Similarly, throughout the rest of the chart we can see how the media has framed the candidates in certain ways that serve a greater political agenda; to make Obama more appealing to the undecided voter.
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To the bypassing reader, this image would definitely lend itself to Obama. His face is more pleasant, and on McCain's side there are negative word connotations that the brain will unconsciously pick up on even at a glance such as "snub" or "isolate". Obama's side on the other hand has positive word associations - "engage" means communication and "opposing snooping" equals privacy. Propaganda at its best - hidden connotations for the quick reader to pick up on.
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