article_snippet.sent: This is where a good ol'-fashioned political stunt would come in handy.  
article_snippet.sent: And make no mistake about This, I'm recommending a political stunt.
article_snippet.sent: Yes, such stunts are trite and theatrical.  
article_snippet.sent: such stunts're also effective, especially in our increasingly short-attention-span, it-only-happened-if-you-can-tweet it, symbolism-over-substance culture.
article_snippet.sent: The truth is that stunts and theatrics are now part and parcel of politics, as they are in our culture in general.