There seems to be "a whole lot of stupid goin' on" lately about the
economy and the election situation.
Consider:
Dubya & Co seem to think the election (if they don't cancel it!) will
be decided on fairly SMALL ISSUES.
FOR THE SMALL MINDED BUBBA VOTE SMALL ISSUES ARE PERFECT!
So the Bush ads are all about wedge issues like abortion, gays and
Laci Peterson! Laci meets Willie Horton is the name of the game for
Dubya and we all know how, unchallenged, that can turn out.
WILL BUBBA BITE ON THE SMALL ISSUES? Perhaps. IF NO ONE MAKES THE
DIFFERENCES IMPORTANT ENOUGH.
But the Kerry Kamp wants the election to turn on BIG ISSUES.
WAR, JOBS AND ECONOMY, PENSIONS AND HEALTH CARE. AND RESPECT IN THE
WORLD FOR AMERICA.
IT WOULD BEHOOVE THE KERRY KAMP TO QUICKLY DRAW THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THEIR BIGGER WORLD VIEW AND DUBYA'S SMALLER WORLD VIEW. AND
DO IT AGGRESSIVELY AND OPENLY, SO EVERYONE SEES THE POINT. DON'T DO
IT TANGENTIALLY, JUST TO "BE POLITE" IS WHAT I MEAN.
KERRY SIMPLY MUST ATTACK BUSH HEAD TO HEAD. THE WAY BUSH IS
ATTACKING KERRY.
(This election is really a re-make of the Skopes "Monkey" Trial. With Kerry as Darrow, and Dubya as Wm Jennings Bryan.)
BASICALLY SMALL MINDS LIKE SMALL ISSUES. AND BIGGER MINDS TEND TOWARD
THE BIG ISSUES.
THE TRICK IS GOING TO BE MAKING THIS DIFFERENCT APPARENT WITH
INSULTING THE BUBBA VOTERS.
Anything that sounds like it's prefaced by: "Listen, Stupid..." will
offend the Bubba Vote.
KERRY HAS TO CONVINCE THE BUBBA CROWD THAT THERE IS MORE TO LIFE IN
AMERICA THAN GOING TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY. AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE HARD
TO DO. BUT SO FAR KERRY & CO. HAVE BEEN CONTENT TO TALK OVER THE
HEADS OF DUBYA AND HOPE THAT BUBBA WILL "GET IT."
Just tell Bubba straight away that this election is not about Laci
Perterson, it's about the pensions and jobs and health care of
millions of ordinary people. And, it should be done without making
Bubba look stupid and without forcing Bubba to be pro-black, pro-gay
etc........in other words, seperate religious issues
from big picture secular issues; and tell Bubba why this is important.
KERRY SHOULD DO AN AD BUY ON: THE BIG vs SMALL ISSUES, BECAUSE I
REALLY DON'T THINK BUBBA SEES IT THIS WAY.
AT LEAST NOT YET......
SO LET'S TELL BUBBA JUST WHAT HE HAS TO LOSE IN NOVEMBER IN AS LOW-
BROW A STYLE AS IS POSSIBLE PERHAPS USING "REAL PEOPLE."
Sort of a Democratic response to Laci Peterson and Willie Horton. Ya
think? It's doable............
