An upstart group with a deep southern base, who was once owned by George W. Bush, just beat the crap out of a bunch of Yankees. You see, nobody up north gave this group much of a chance. They dismissed them as too inexperienced and too reckless. But almost out of nowhere, they swooped into action, and starting picking up win after win.
The south is Mad, confident, and determined. And the performance of their rivals? Dismal. Disappointing. Underachieving. So, in a couple of weeks this Southern movement will be poised to take the ultimate prize... ...A majority in the U.S. house and senate.
Oh!, you thought I was talking about the ALCS? Well, ya that too, but the parallels to current politics are striking, and the incumbents are down to their last out.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Is Christine O'Donnell "You"?
Christine O'Donnell's new ad proclaims she is not a witch, she's "You". Well in many ways she's not me (I believe in evolution for one thing ). That said, she IS like many Americans. Many good bible-belt, Christian-Americans. And guess what? There's nothing wrong with that...so long as she represents all of her constituents in Washington (should she be elected).
Her new ad is nothing short of Genius. A very Simple and affective message about her humanity and how she is closer to YOU, than to those already in Washington. But I think there's a subtext here. We really shouldn't judge our politicians by their religious beliefs, no matter how crazy they may seem to us. Nor by things they may have experimented with at a young age. We should judge them on their experience, they're integrity, and their ability to be affective leaders and representatives of their constituency. Those are the things we need to know about Christine O'Donnell, not whether she was interested in witchcraft or is against masturbation.
Her new ad highlights her humanity, and puts out the simplest message. Not just that she's not the monster she's been painted to be. But more importantly, that she'd do what "we'd do" if she won the election. If that's true, then I hope she does. We could use a "me" in Washington.
Her new ad is nothing short of Genius. A very Simple and affective message about her humanity and how she is closer to YOU, than to those already in Washington. But I think there's a subtext here. We really shouldn't judge our politicians by their religious beliefs, no matter how crazy they may seem to us. Nor by things they may have experimented with at a young age. We should judge them on their experience, they're integrity, and their ability to be affective leaders and representatives of their constituency. Those are the things we need to know about Christine O'Donnell, not whether she was interested in witchcraft or is against masturbation.
Her new ad highlights her humanity, and puts out the simplest message. Not just that she's not the monster she's been painted to be. But more importantly, that she'd do what "we'd do" if she won the election. If that's true, then I hope she does. We could use a "me" in Washington.
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