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Saturday, February 14, 2004
Truth in Campaign Advertising -- Vote Democrat!
Truth in Campaign Advertising -- Vote Democrat!
If only there was a "truth in advertising" law for political campaigns... and if only we could force the Democrats to obey it! Would their campaign ads look something like this?
Vote Democrat! We'll fight to reduce the CIA and decimate the military, then attack the President when the CIA can't provide correct information and the military is spread so thin we have to call in the National Guard and Reservists!
Vote Democrat! We'll base our next campaign on mere accusations of thirty-year-old minor wrongdoings, instead of the issues at hand! When we're proven wrong by mountains of documents and eyewitness accounts, we'll demand more and more proof! Forget that "innocent until proven guilty" garbage! As a bonus, we'll make sure that the White House spends more time digging through old microfiche records than running the country and protecting you from terrorists!
Vote Democrat! When a third-rate filmmaker who's a known fraud makes a baseless accusation against the President, we'll turn it into a major campaign issue, slamming the voters with it in every media outlet as well as the floor of Congress! We'll make such a mountain out of that molehill, even Colin Powell will be forced to deliver smackdown! On the other hand, when a journalist reports an ongoing investigation by Time and ABC into a serious and recent character issue with our favorite prospective candidate, we'll squash the story so no one hears about it!
Vote Democrat! We'll authorise the use of military force in Iraq because public opinion demands it, then vote against the money needed to fund it once the troops are already there! Also, we'll publicly attack the National Guard after sending them to war, saying that serving in the National Guard isn't really being in the military!
Vote Democrat! We'll tell you we're the party of human rights, then do everything possible to repudiate a war which freed twenty-five million people from tyranny and brutality!
Vote Democrat! Even though we fully agreed with UNSCOM in 1997 and UNMOVIC in 2003 that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction right up until our troops entered Iraq, we'll try our best to make the case that the President lied to us about it instead of the other way around!
Vote Democrat! We'll force America to abide by a quota system for racial minorities and women in education and employment, while castigating Americans for being divided by race and sex! Let hypocrisy be our watchword!
Vote Democrat! We'll blame the President for losing the love of the entire world through poor diplomacy, while insulting most of the sixty nations in the Coalition he put together with diplomacy as being "the bribed, the coerced, the bought and the extorted"! They will definitely love us again after that!
Vote Democrat! We'll fight to raise taxes on businesses, so they won't have the money to hire new employees... then attack the President for giving tax breaks to businesses as an incentive to hire people!
Vote Democrat! We're far more interested in pointing the finger of blame than fixing the problems! We're far more interested in past mistakes than future plans! That's because we have none!
Vote Democrat! We'll represent ourselves as being the "party of the poor" when we're bought and paid for by the richest fatcats in the country! We'll represent ourselves as "fighting special interests" when our candidates rake in more special interest cash than anyone! We'll represent ourselves as being the "party of minorities" when we block minority judges from a confirmation vote on because of their ethnicity or possible rulings on "affirmitive" action! As a bonus, we'll hound people like Trent Lott (R-Ms) out of office when they give a compliment to an old man who once ran on a segregationist ticket fifty years ago, but ignore when Bill Clinton honors segregationist William Fulbright! Plus, we keep known KKK member Robert "Sheets" Byrd (D-W.Va) around just to remind us of our roots!
Vote Democrat! We want to return to the days when we could pretend al-Qaeda didn't exist, France actually liked us, and Kim Jong Il and Saddam Hussein were men of their word. We reject reality!
Vote Democrat! We kiss the world's collective ass better!
Don't think the Republicans get off scot-free, however.
Vote Republican! We'll represent ourselves as the party of smaller government while the Federal budget grows like Orson Welles at an all-you-can-eat buffet!
Vote Republican! We'll talk about decreasing spending while passing a Medicare increase so large even the Democrats are jealous!
Of course, there is one thing the Republicans could say under a "truth in campaign advertising" rule:
Vote Republican! We're the best choice if you want a government to protect the country, defeat our enemies, ensure freedom, spread democracy, and grow businesses.
I guess we can hash out the domestic issues among ourselves. With Democrats running the country, however, we may not have that luxury.
Posted at Saturday, February 14, 2004 by CavalierX
 | | | Rob Lawson
February 14, 2004 02:04 PM PST
Oh man! That was great. I think I just lost 20 pounds laughing prior to replying.
Nice, Joe. I think your post is funny 'cause it's true. I'll certainly vote Republican this November. | |
| | | Mike H.
February 14, 2004 03:04 PM PST
Right on! | |
| | | JM
February 14, 2004 03:19 PM PST
If only someone could slip a little truth drug into the water they use for ice cubes during the Democratic convention in Boston. We might get to actually HEAR this stuff for real! | |
| | | Christopher Taylor
February 14, 2004 11:36 PM PST
You missed a few, but got the highlights. Throw in some about keeping blacks on the plantation and out of office so they keep voting for Democrats heh heh... | |
| | | JM
February 15, 2004 10:43 AM PST
Thanks, Christopher... added something about Affirmative Action and another about WMDs that someone suggested by email. :) | |
| | | Gerry
February 15, 2004 04:30 PM PST
I think you missed (at least) one in the Republican column: Amnesty for illegal immigrants and open boarders. Those CEOs need the cheal labor and personal servants. Also, perhaps you could explain how deindustrializing the US, literally shipping our manufacturing plants overseas, and exporting all except high-level managerial jobs, contributes to the security of the country.
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| | | Zee
February 15, 2004 09:52 PM PST
Bravo! First time visiting your blog and woohoo - you hit the nail right on the head about the Dems and the Repubs. But I'll take W over the "competition" anytime :)
Keep up the good work!
--Zee | |
| | | Zee
February 15, 2004 09:54 PM PST
And one other thing:
Don't ever stop laying the smackdown on the Dems! The more the better! :-)
--Zee | |
| | | Tj
February 16, 2004 11:21 AM PST
Just what truth are you going by? How about offering solutions? You know, we are the Government. More fun to bash though, isn't it? | |
| | | JM
February 16, 2004 12:23 PM PST
The only solution I have to offer the Democratic party is this: hurry and divest yourself of these America-hating far-left Liberal wackos, and return to being the strong Democratic party you used to be. Only then can we have honest, serious debates about the issues again, instead of all this Bush-bashing Blame America First terrorist-appeasing French-ass-kissing nonsense.
How's that sound? | |
| | | Tj
February 16, 2004 04:52 PM PST
Not bad JM, but following along this logic, wouldn't the GOP have to rid themselves of the wrapped-in-the-flag far-right war mongers? How about everyone rolling up their sleeves and we communicate again, not just the two party thing. Honestly, how different are the two parties? Are we really getting two distinct choices? Maybe a solution is starting at the local level and making changes at home first. Helping our neighbor and let their differences be differences. This is why I think that this is a great country to begin with, we have the diversity and use it as a strength, not a deterrent where we are falling into hyprocrisy on "both" sides. People are voting for a party rather than the best solution. Are we really this devoid of leaders? Maybe it starts with Truth, where this site has caught my interest. I think that there is a level of Truth for an individual, and then a level of Truth that applies to a society. Maybe we have blurred this distinction, especially with the Internet. Never in history have the so-called masses been able to express opinions, which are just that, opinions, not the Truth. Hence my original question about where does Truth come from? This might not be the proper forum for this discussion, but so far this hasn't just deteriorated into name calling and mud-slinging, which is refreshing. Thanks for the time. | |
| | | JM
February 16, 2004 05:35 PM PST
Which far-right wing partisans do you mean? (Flag waving is considered a GOOD thing on THIS blog.) When people speak of the far right, they generally mean people like, say, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh or Pat Robertson. What offices do they hold? The Left, on the other hand, routinely elects their fringe element to power. | |
| | | Tj
February 16, 2004 08:16 PM PST
Well I guess by wrapped in the flag I meant blindly following without question or when questions are posed, one is deemed unpatriotic for asking them. Flag waving for patriotism is good.
As for being elected, I haven't seen any ballots for Michael Moore, Alec Baldwin or any other actresses/actors.
And Sharpton hasn't made it - YET. -- Of course there have been several actors for the other party that have been elected that I can think of... ;-)
As for the general question, it appears that you believe there are distinctions between the parties past the rhetoric. I still fail to see them, and hence I am venturing out and trying to find answers. Maybe I can get better at asking the right questions. Thanks for the view points and time to respond. | |
| | | JM
February 16, 2004 09:45 PM PST
I don't know anyone who blindly follows GW Bush, and it has nothing to do with flags. He's by far the best choice of all available candidates, however, being the only one who will keep working to destroy terrorists and dictators. We can no longer just sit back and wait to be attacked. I have problems with some of his policies, but he's still the best candidate for the job. Lieberman could have given him a run, but the Democrats wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole. Or maybe poll. :)
As for elected far-left-wing wackos, I'll have to make up a list one day. You can start with Ted Kennedy, Dennis Kucinich, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Charlie Rangel, and Carl Levin. And THAT'S just off the top of my head. | |
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