Wednesday, March 24, 2004
bumper sticker of the day
...seen on my way to work...
If you can read this
You're not the President
If you can read this
You're not the President
Thursday, March 04, 2004
money talks
The Daily Kos sums it up nicely:
"Start saying it and repeat it to whoever will listen: Republicans cannot compete with Democrats on message alone. That's why they must vastly outspend us.
If that wasn't true, Bush wouldn't need to raise $200 million to try and buy his 'reelection'. "
Yesterday, I checked out 3 of the new Bush ads that recently just came out (the media blitz has officially begun). One comment on BushOutTV states that Democrats should worry...the ads are good.
But when I checked them out, I found them pretty unimpressive. Quite unsurprisingly, there's very little substantive content and they're mostly made up of platitudes playing off 9/11 and knee-jerk patriotism.
Bush wants viewers to believe he's the 'everyday' (millionaire guy) who is "just like them." His message is that he knows and has what it takes to lead this country forward -- job seekers will find work, seniors won't be left behind, our children will be educated....Never mind that none of these visions have become reality after 3 years of his administration. In fact, "the Facts" show just the opposite (a visit to the Center for American Progress or the DNC's Kicking Ass is all one needs to get a glimpse at the "real" state of the nation....).
...It would be absolutely pathetic if "democracy" as we know it here in the US slowly morphs into "the idiot with the most money wins...."
"Start saying it and repeat it to whoever will listen: Republicans cannot compete with Democrats on message alone. That's why they must vastly outspend us.
If that wasn't true, Bush wouldn't need to raise $200 million to try and buy his 'reelection'. "
Yesterday, I checked out 3 of the new Bush ads that recently just came out (the media blitz has officially begun). One comment on BushOutTV states that Democrats should worry...the ads are good.
But when I checked them out, I found them pretty unimpressive. Quite unsurprisingly, there's very little substantive content and they're mostly made up of platitudes playing off 9/11 and knee-jerk patriotism.
Bush wants viewers to believe he's the 'everyday' (millionaire guy) who is "just like them." His message is that he knows and has what it takes to lead this country forward -- job seekers will find work, seniors won't be left behind, our children will be educated....Never mind that none of these visions have become reality after 3 years of his administration. In fact, "the Facts" show just the opposite (a visit to the Center for American Progress or the DNC's Kicking Ass is all one needs to get a glimpse at the "real" state of the nation....).
...It would be absolutely pathetic if "democracy" as we know it here in the US slowly morphs into "the idiot with the most money wins...."
