I remain mystified by this orgy of wallowing in abject misery at the
spectre of the supposedly superior compaigning of Bush in working class
drag (a very felicitous phrase). 55 million Americans voted for
Kerry. Were they all college professors or wind surfers manque? Has no
one remembered that the campaign conducted by Karl Rove was not a cozy love
in featuring Bush picking up brush on the lower 40, but the most vicious,
mendacious campaign in living memory. This wasn't a good campaign; this
was a vile demonstration of how people lacking conscience play on the fears
and anger of those unprepared by education of any kind (school or the
streets) to understand the manipulation. But millions of people did
understand. The people I spoke with in Ohio were as desperate as my latte
drinking friends on the upper west side of Manhattan to get rid of
Bush. One woman said she'd never disliked anyone so much in her life; she
wasn't from the media elite or from Ohio State University for that matter.
I do think that much thought is needed about what must be done but not the
kind I am seeing on this site. A few million good Americans made one of
the biggest mistakes of their lives, but there was great solidarity among
working class, middle class, and upper class voters in America who voted
for Kerry. What we need to do is leave off the self-immolation and
discuss how to cope with The Big Lie, especially when it is the drug of
choice of the reactionary owned media. Karl Rove succeeded. Many others
are going to try it. Anyone got any interesting ideas about that?
Martha P. Nochimson
At 11:48 AM 11/5/2004, you wrote:
>Hi, we are Americans. We like to elect actors. And post 9/11, Ah-nold sells.
>
>W. simply plays better on tee vee (he does working class drag well) than
>Brahim Kerry who talks down to most Americans, "To the contrary...". The
>Dems, except for Bill Clinton, come off as indecisive and ineffectual,
>which are traditionally not leadership qualities. The Dems cannot get
>away with being GOP lite -- it doesn't work. And, Kerry's kitesurfing
>photo-op, not too manly...
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