. . . politics are disappearing as fast as business. 
Literally, what we now call politics is just a silly 
chasing of images. Watergate is merely one little 
incident in the decline of politics. Show business is 
taking over and the guy who can present the best 
image will be the boss. This means role-playing, by 
the way.

Linda Sandler, “An Informal Interview with Marshall 
McLuhan,”  Miss Chatelaine , Fall 1974.