I receive a lot of requests for guest editorials, most of which fall
by the wayside because I procrastinate too much. After almost 5 years
of blogging, it's about time I organized the site a little better. I
have decided to keep Picasso Dreams as my art, photography and personal writing blog. I will put most of the political and news content on my new blog, Poets, Priests and Politicians.
Actually, I don't want to call it my blog. I want PPP to be a place
where those who don't have a blog or to share their insights on lies,
deceptions and manipulations of the media and those in a position of
authority. I will set up Junior or Guest accounts for those interested
in regular commentary.
I see so many passionate "Letters to the Editor",and far more that
never make it to print. It's a shame that the corporate media wishes
to stifle the voices of those who dare question the status quo. lt's
important to have some kind of record that shows that those who oppose
war, corruption, and cronyism far outnumber the fictitious polls placed
in corporate media outlets. I hope to provide another outlet for
people to share their voices.
Email me at kelly at picassodreams dot com with commentary.
What Barack Obama and his supporters need to do to win in
November
by Kurt Muse
Right after the Congressional election of 2006 CNN conducted
a poll
asking voters why the Democrats were so successful. 64 percent
described
the results as a rejection of Republicans. Only 13 percent
described it
as support for Democratic programs.
Most voter’s in most
elections, do not vote for a given candidate—they
vote against another
candidate. Obama supporters need to provide voters
compelling and emotional
reason to vote against John McCain.
And those reasons should be able to
fit on a bumper sticker or label.
Unfortunately, slogans, sound bites and
bumper stickers decide
elections. We must accept this as fact and use them to
our advantage. We
must define John McCain.
We must let the voters know
that the reason John McCain is where he is,
is because of whom his father and
grandfather were and because who he
married. McCain’s father and grandfather
were both four-star Navy Admirals.
John McCain graduated from the U. S.
Naval Academy in 1958. His class
ranking was 894th out of 899. In other
words, fifth from the bottom of
his class. The main reason he didn’t flunk
out was because his father
was a four-star Admiral. (It’s not a career move
to flunk the son of a
four-star Admiral).
Either John McCain is not
very bright or he didn’t study very hard.
Perhaps both.
Five and a
half years as a prisoner of war obviously did not stimulate
his intellect. In
fact, it did just the opposite. Almost nobody who
spends prolonged periods in
prison comes out a better person either
intellectually nor
emotionally.
If elected President, John McCain will be our oldest
President ever. Not
only is John McCain very old, he is a very “high-mileage”
old person. He
is not young for his age. His father died as a result of a
stroke at the
age of 70. His grandfather died of a heart attack at the age of
68.
For much of his life, John McCain was a two pack a day tobacco
user.
Heavy tobacco use does irreparable damage to the cardio vascular
system.
We need to point out McCain’s age problem without blatantly
appearing to
do so. We should point out that McCain has spent 26 years in
Washington,
DC. McCain has way too much experience in Washington,
DC.
Negative campaign ads work. If negative ads didn’t work, George W.
Bush
would not be in the White House today. In 2004 the Bush Campaign
spent
75 percent of their budget on negative, attack ads.
So how can
Obama supporters attack John McCain? On several levels McCain
is very
vulnerable. There is a common saying in the military that rank
has its
privilege. And John S. Cain III, the son and grandson of
four-star Admirals,
was very privileged.
And as an opportunist, McCain has no superiors. Five
weeks after
divorcing is first wife Carol, he married Cindy Hensley, the only
child
of a very wealthy beer industry executive. Cindy McCain is worth
more
than $100 million. John and Cindy McCain own seven multi-million
dollar
homes.
John McCain doesn’t feel any pain at the pump. John
McCain doesn’t have
to worry about the price of food or anything else. John
McCain was born
into a life of privilege and John McCain married into a life
of
privilege and wealth.
The British newspaper The Daily Mail had a
story written by Sharon
Churcher about McCain and his first wife Carol
titled: “The wife U. S.
Republican John McCain callously left behind.” We
need to get this story
read by every potential McCain supporter. If trickery
and deception is
required to do so, so be it.
John Dolan wrote a great
article for AlterNet.Org titled: “Fighting
Words: How to Humiliate—and
Convert—a Right-Winger.” He suggested we
call the opposition names like
Suckers. He suggested a bumper-sticker
“There are two kinds of Republicans:
millionaires and suckers.”
I suggest we put them on labels just a little
larger than a return
address label. And make hundreds or perhaps thousands of
them. You can
make your own with MS Word and blank Avery Labels you can buy
at any
office supply store. Or you can order them through a professional
label
making company. Some suggested labels are as follows:
Two kinds
of Republicans:
Millionaires & Suckers
McCain Supporters:
Don’t
Google:
“The wife U. S. Republican John McCain
Callously left
behind”
McCain—McSame—McBush
McCain Supporters:
Don’t
Google:
“Opiate for the Mrs.”
John McCain, 1958 Graduate
U. S.
Naval Academy
894th out of 899.
Fifth from the Bottom of his
class
Three kinds of Republican voters
Multi-millionaires,
billionaires &
Suckers. Dumb Suckers.
Cindy McCain’s net worth is
more than
$100 million. The McCain’s own
7 private homes. Just like you
and me.
John McCain has way too much
Experience in Washington,
DC
Obviously it is probably illegal to place any stickers or labels
on
other people’s property without their permission. So don’t get
caught
putting them on or near ATM machines, gas pumps, grocery shopping
carts,
parking meters, bus benches, newspaper racks, public rest room
stalls
and other highly visible public places.
Kirk Muse
Mesa,
AZ
Kirkmuse@cox.net
Kirk Muse is a
retired business owner who lives with his wife and son in
Mesa,
Arizona.
