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4.30.2003
Bringing Down the Leaky Ship: The USS Bush With this next election the debates will be the key. This is what I predict. Its the Democrats only chance to get Bush out of the controlled environment and alone. This is where he is vulnerable. His image as a strong leader will crumble if a democractic contender can pick him apart in a debate. He's not a strong speaker and slow on his feet. He'll either get flustered and become belligerent or keep repeating himself. Either way he goes down. His handlers have very little faith in him, that's why they stick him with friendly crowds and prepared speeches. They keep him away from real reporters as well. This will be difficult on the campaign trail. The dems have to lay the groundwork to get to those debates. That means no waffling! Even if your idea isn't the most supported you have to believe in it. Also, the Senators are a liability for one reason, they have spent years compromising on issues. This is what a senator does, its good. But that was Gore's Achilles heel as well, he didn't come across as someone with a clear vision, but rather a political oppurtunist. (Remember this is about perception in many ways, not reality). The Democratic candidate needs to stand toe to toe with Bush and say "My vision is better, get out of my way!". This will break down the walls of the Bush fortress. We have our parts to play to lead up the all important debates. We have to erode the Conventional Wisdom support for Bush. By this I mean the general perception of Bush as a person. We have to start tearing down his image of strength. So this will mean creating a negative image of Bush. This can be done with repetition, a tactic the Republicans use with much delight. A perception of a candidate or politician can be created even if it isn't true. But there is enough true about Bush to damage him. A sample conversation might go something like this: Friend: You voting for Bush? That's just a start of course, there is more. The public image of Bush as a strong leader does not accurately reflect the reality of his presidency. The reality is, 9-11 or not, is that this man is not suited to run the country. He has no morals. He's made all his money off of insider deals. Avoided service in the Vietnam by flying jets around Texas, eventually going AWOL. He's a deserter. And that's just a few things to get you started, there's plenty more. The Bush team has done well keeping these things out of the papers and news by pushing their own agenda to the fore. But we can wage our own guerilla movement to get this information out to the public. And this we must do if the we want to defeat Bush and the Mighty Wurlitzer of the Media. | |
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