Comments on: Good Advice http://susiemadrak.com/2008/05/22/10/45/good-advice-4/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:37:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Macjazz http://susiemadrak.com/2008/05/22/10/45/good-advice-4/#comment-143971 Macjazz Thu, 22 May 2008 22:29:18 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=24956#comment-143971 Snuzy's on it, as usual. McCain basically is Bush III, a Neocon's Neocon if ever there was one. If the public doesn't perceive this, and is buying the "maverick" image (a "maverick" whose campaign staff have been dropping out like flies because of their multimillion dollar lobbying ties to the Saudis and others), then it's good politics to raise awareness on these things. The judicial nominees issue is one way to open the doors of perception in the public mind regarding McCain. And maybe the Dems can break on through to the other side by showing McCain as he truly is, using the judicial nominees lever, and others as well. Snuzy’s on it, as usual. McCain basically is Bush III, a Neocon’s Neocon if ever there was one. If the public doesn’t perceive this, and is buying the “maverick” image (a “maverick” whose campaign staff have been dropping out like flies because of their multimillion dollar lobbying ties to the Saudis and others), then it’s good politics to raise awareness on these things.

The judicial nominees issue is one way to open the doors of perception in the public mind regarding McCain. And maybe the Dems can break on through to the other side by showing McCain as he truly is, using the judicial nominees lever, and others as well.

]]> By: zuzu http://susiemadrak.com/2008/05/22/10/45/good-advice-4/#comment-143966 zuzu Thu, 22 May 2008 19:36:04 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=24956#comment-143966 I disagree that Blumenthal has been "duped" by the maverick persona; I think that what he sees quite clearly is that the <i>public</i> considers McCain a maverick, and that persona has prevented the public from seeing how conservative and reactionary he really is. The part about the judges is perceptive, because it offers a way for the Dems to point out that McCain is no moderate on social issues; he's committed to overturning Roe v. Wade, and he's said so. I disagree that Blumenthal has been “duped” by the maverick persona; I think that what he sees quite clearly is that the public considers McCain a maverick, and that persona has prevented the public from seeing how conservative and reactionary he really is. The part about the judges is perceptive, because it offers a way for the Dems to point out that McCain is no moderate on social issues; he’s committed to overturning Roe v. Wade, and he’s said so.

]]> By: snuzy mandrake http://susiemadrak.com/2008/05/22/10/45/good-advice-4/#comment-143953 snuzy mandrake Thu, 22 May 2008 15:56:02 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=24956#comment-143953 actually, on almost all issues, <i>he is bush III</i>. mccain's positions on iraq, iran, taxes, health care, abortion, etc. are practically indistinguishable from W. the problem is not that mccain is actually different from mccain, it's that he's wrongly perceived to be different by the american public. apparently mr. blumenthal is among the ones who have been duped by his maverick persona. actually, on almost all issues, he is bush III. mccain’s positions on iraq, iran, taxes, health care, abortion, etc. are practically indistinguishable from W. the problem is not that mccain is actually different from mccain, it’s that he’s wrongly perceived to be different by the american public. apparently mr. blumenthal is among the ones who have been duped by his maverick persona.

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