Larry Agran
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| - | '''''Spin''''' is a 1995 [[documentary film]] by [[Brian Springer]] composed of raw satellite feeds featuring politicians' pre-appearance planning. It covers, not only the [[1992 United States presidential election|presidential election]], but also the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]] as well as the [[Operation Save America|Operation Rescue]] abortion protests. | + | '''Lawrence Alan Agran''' (born February 2, 1945) is a former mayor and city councilman of [[Irvine, California]]. |
| - | Using the 1992 presidential election as his springboard, Springer captures the behind-the-scenes schemings of politicians and newscasters in the early 1990s. [[Pat Robertson]] banters about "homos," [[Al Gore]] learns how to avoid abortion questions, [[George H. W. Bush]] talks to [[Larry King]] about [[Halcion]]—all presuming they are off camera. Composed of 100% unauthorized satellite footage, ''Spin'' is a surreal exposé of media-constructed reality. | + | In 1992, Agran unsuccessfully sought the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] nomination for president. Agran was generally ignored by the media during his candidacy, a topic heavily covered in the 1995 [[Brian Springer]] documentary ''[[Spin (1995 film)|Spin]]''. |
| - | The film also documents behind the scenes footage of [[Larry Agran]] who unsuccessfully sought the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] nomination for president. Agran was generally ignored by the media during his candidacy, a topic covered in the documentary. The media did not report his polling numbers even as he met or exceeded the support of other candidates such as [[Jerry Brown]]. Party officials excluded him from most debates on various grounds, even having him arrested when he interrupted to ask to participate. When he managed to join the other candidates in any forum, his ideas went unreported. In photographs with other candidates, he was cropped out. | + | The media did not report his polling numbers even as he met or exceeded the support of other candidates such as [[Jerry Brown]]. Party officials excluded him from most debates on various grounds, even having him arrested when he interrupted to ask to participate. When he managed to join the other candidates in a forum, his ideas went unreported. |
| - | [[Stephen Holden]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said of the film, "a devastating critique of television's profound manipulativeness in the way it packages the news and politics". ''Spin'' is a follow-up of the 1992 film ''Feed''; for which Springer provided much of the raw satellite footage. | + | Despite holding only a local office and being unknown outside California, in a poll on January 22, 1992, he tied with two well-known national politicians: [[US Senator|Senator]] [[Tom Harkin]] of [[Iowa]] and the former governor of his home state, [[Jerry Brown]]. |
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| + | ARG pollster Dick Bennett thought that, had that surprise strength in the polls been played up by news organizations, the result might well have been a further rise in the polls. However, Bennett said, the press completely ignored the story, and he began to sink. | ||
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| + | The [[United States Conference of Mayors|U.S. Conference of Mayors]] led to the first significant mention of his campaign in ''[[The New York Times]]''. In a January 24 article, [[Richard Berke]] noted that, after listening to the candidates, "dozens of Mayors . . . seemed to agree on one thing: the single candidate who truly understands urban needs is Larry Agran". Some major candidates also participated. Although Agran was regarded by his colleagues as the most experienced in the urban area themes, his performance did not meet a big response in media. | ||
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| + | According to Carole Florman, organizer of the Global Warming Leadership Forum in Tallahassee in February (in which Agran participated), "the audience "was more enthusiastic about Larry Agran than about [[Bill Clinton]]". | ||
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| + | Despite his success in these events, Agran performed poorly in the [[New Hampshire]] primary, but did pick up modest support in later primaries as a [[protest vote|protest candidate]] with appeal to those unhappy with the other candidates. He received three votes at the [[1992 Democratic National Convention]]. | ||
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| + | Agran was excluded from every TV debate, along with some other minor candidates, such as [[Eugene McCarthy]]. | ||
| - | == See also == | ||
| - | * [[Media manipulation]] | ||
| - | * [[Propaganda]] | ||
| - | * [[Spin (propaganda)]] | ||
| - | * [[Manufacturing Consent]] | ||
| - | * [[Backhaul (broadcasting)]] | ||
| - | * [[Gatekeeping (communication)]] | ||
| - | * [[Orwell Rolls in His Grave]] | ||
| - | * [[1992 Los Angeles riots in popular culture]] | ||
| - | * [[Germán Legarreta]] | ||
| - | *[[George H. W. Bush vomiting incident]] | ||
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Lawrence Alan Agran (born February 2, 1945) is a former mayor and city councilman of Irvine, California.
In 1992, Agran unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for president. Agran was generally ignored by the media during his candidacy, a topic heavily covered in the 1995 Brian Springer documentary Spin.
The media did not report his polling numbers even as he met or exceeded the support of other candidates such as Jerry Brown. Party officials excluded him from most debates on various grounds, even having him arrested when he interrupted to ask to participate. When he managed to join the other candidates in a forum, his ideas went unreported.
Despite holding only a local office and being unknown outside California, in a poll on January 22, 1992, he tied with two well-known national politicians: Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and the former governor of his home state, Jerry Brown.
ARG pollster Dick Bennett thought that, had that surprise strength in the polls been played up by news organizations, the result might well have been a further rise in the polls. However, Bennett said, the press completely ignored the story, and he began to sink.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors led to the first significant mention of his campaign in The New York Times. In a January 24 article, Richard Berke noted that, after listening to the candidates, "dozens of Mayors . . . seemed to agree on one thing: the single candidate who truly understands urban needs is Larry Agran". Some major candidates also participated. Although Agran was regarded by his colleagues as the most experienced in the urban area themes, his performance did not meet a big response in media.
According to Carole Florman, organizer of the Global Warming Leadership Forum in Tallahassee in February (in which Agran participated), "the audience "was more enthusiastic about Larry Agran than about Bill Clinton".
Despite his success in these events, Agran performed poorly in the New Hampshire primary, but did pick up modest support in later primaries as a protest candidate with appeal to those unhappy with the other candidates. He received three votes at the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
Agran was excluded from every TV debate, along with some other minor candidates, such as Eugene McCarthy.
