I’ve been thinking more about that McCain ad that used images of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton to attack Obama by insinuating that he is an airhead “celebutante.”
After a low blow like that, one should deliver a quick uppercut to the opponent’s chin. What would be a formidable blow in this political boxing match? Well McCain’s strategy is to go after one of Obama’s strengths – his charisma and popularity – and make it appear as a liability by equating him with empty-headed pop-star divas. I say go after McCain’s weakness – his age.
Hmmm….. I’m trying to think of someone who is popular with conservatives who got old and lost his mind… someone who “couldn’t recall” much of what went on in his administration when forced to testify before a congressional committee… Oh yeah, Ronald Reagan – the conservative demigod of supply side economics.
How about an Obama ad that questions McCain’s mental faculties by using video of an old Reagan saying “I don’t recall” and then a shot of him in the early stages of Alzheimer’s looking totally lost and unaware of where he is. Yeah… that would work. The ad could then show a clip of McCain saying he “doesn’t really understand economics” and then the voiceover could say some things about how his economic and tax policies add up to more huge deficits, low growth rates, and even greater income inequality. The closer could be John McCain babbling in front of his green background in New Orleans with the announcer asking, “Is he ready to lead?”
I wonder if that would piss off the conservatives. Perhaps then they could understand our outrage.
Probably not. They are cold, mean, nasty brutes….I don’t think they have consciences.
