Social Security Attack Ads
Average Guy (not a redneck, just a decent looking middle-class guy)sitting on his couch watching a TV. Kids running in and out of the house.
Wife calls out from the kitchen: “Honey, the privatized Social Security account is due.”
Husband: “Gee, Honey, I just don’t know whether we should go for the hedge funds or the junk bonds this time. What do you think?”
Wife: “Oh, I don’t know hon. Maybe we should call the family stockbroker.”
Husband looks into camera dumbfounded: “Uh, family stockbroker?”
CAPTION ACROSS SCREEN: Privatizing Social Security is for People Who Don’t Need It. Count on the party that created it to save it. THE DEMOCRATS
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Attack Ad of the Day- The Torture Guy
Black screen with Voiceover: “Ever wonder why we’re having so much trouble convincing Iraqis that we’re on their side? Well, maybe it has something to do with this….”
Screen fades to shots of Iraqi prisoner abuse fading into one another every few seconds as the Voiceover continues…
“Who’s responsible for this? The same man that George Bush now wants to become the top law enforcement officer in the nation.”
Screen fades to black as Voiceover continues, “Is this the kind of people we are? Call your senator today to ask them to stop the nomination of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General. Don’t let this….”
Fade back to torture shot.
“…continue to be the face of America.”
ATTACK AD- Martin’s Dream
Footage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. proclaiming “I have a dream..”
Cut to bombs going off on urban streets of Iraq. Frightened Iraqis running towards the camera.
Back to MLK, “I have a dream…”
Back to Iraqis. Headline Superimposed: “WMD search abandoned. No weapons found.”
Back to MLK, “I have a dream…”
Cut to Tsunami footage, people fleeing the wave as it washes into their streets.Headline superimposed, “US Criticized for being ’stingy’ on Tsunami aid.”
Back to MLK,”I have a dream…”
Fade to black.
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ESSAY ON COMMUNICATION: (dozens of “4s” on dKos)
It’s About Leadership, Stupid
by jmckay
I am a trial lawyer, son of a preacher, and a product of the “heartland.” I’ve spent approximately 1/2 of my life in the midwest and 1/2 in New England. In both places, my job as a public defender has required me to persuade the average citizens who serve on juries to treat my clients fairly. This is no small task since my clients are invariably from the “wrong side of the tracks,” and charged with something so horrible that the state is literally trying to execute them. These experiences have taught me something about how regular people think and how progressives can appeal to them as we try to turn our country around. Here’s what I think:
