Yet, with all the troubles the president has had over alleged impropriety, his ratings remain sky high. We're still walking over the bridge. Sounds bites serve a definitive purpose. On the wall in my home office, I have a large glass framed testament to historical sound bites and slogans. The bombardment of people with continuous one-sided sound bites is unprecedented in history.
Popular music contains sound bites.
One that I recall from my childhood that sticks in my mind is the Jay and the Americans song, Only in America. That gave me great encouragement until I grew up and realized otherwise. More and more money served to confuse the issues. At the same time, issues became narrower and narrower. Short commercials allowed no time to develop arguments.