This week, President Obama’s team leaked their Mitt Romney Strategy to the press.
From Politico — Obama plan: Destroy Romney
Barack Obama’s aides and advisers are preparing to center the president’s reelection campaign on a ferocious personal assault on Mitt Romney’s character and business background, a strategy grounded in the early-stage expectation that the former Massachusetts governor is the likely GOP nominee. More.
…portray the public Romney as inauthentic, unprincipled and, in a word used repeatedly by Obama’s advisers in about a dozen interviews, “weird.”….
…the Republican’s personal awkwardness will turn off voters….
.. The second aspect of the campaign to define Romney is his record as CEO of Bain Capital, a venture capital firm that was responsible for both creating and eliminating jobs…. More.
Examples of the “targets” are Romney being weird, an incident with his dog on the roof of the car, dressing in tight jeans, etc..
They will also portray him as a flip-flopper using the example of Healthcare in Massachusetts.
Mr. Romney should thank President Obama’s team for all the constructive criticism. Stay with me..
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Let’s take a look at Eminem’s battle strategy in 8 Mile. Eminem is in a rap contest and he knows his opponent is going to rip him for being white trash, living in a trailer park, having a dunk mother, having a cheating girlfriend, and other obvious items.
What does he do? He discloses these negatives about himself and beats the opponent to the punch. When it is the opponent’s turn, he has nothing to say. Take a minute and watch the video.
So Mitt Romney should beat the Obama team to the punch…
Here’s a sample presentation or monologue for Mr. Romney:
President Obama and his team are trying to divert the attention from the poor job he as done as President Of The United States. They are planning on avoiding serious topics such as unemployment, the historically low bond rating of the USA, and our deficit.
I know I am not perfect. I imagine you all realize you are not perfect. No human being is perfect.
I have on occasion dressed in a manner you may feel is weird. Yes have I have worn those skinny jeans. So?
I made a mistake putting my dog’s crate on the roof of my car. Yes it was a mistake and I would not do it again. Fortunately the dog is fine.
I have been the CEO of a very profitable company. I have created jobs as well as eliminated jobs. Creating jobs is great. I also needed to eliminate jobs to run the business. That was my job. Tough decisions are necessary running a business as well as running a country. Unlike President Obama, I have a documented track record of having the ability to create jobs. When I am President, it will be my job to create jobs. I will create jobs.
I have implemented a universal healthcare program in Massachusetts. As governor of Massachusetts, at that time, it was the right thing to do for the people of the state. Please keep in mind that decisions are made based upon the audience affected and the timing. At that time it was the correct decision. And just because it made sense to implement it in Massachusetts, doesn’t mean it would have made sense to implement it in New York, Texas, Kansas, or other states. Regarding timing… Sometimes the Fed will raise rates and other times lower rates. Decisions are based upon timing and the current environment. This is not flip-flopping.
Now that all those irrelevant distractions are out in the open, let’s get down to the issues we need to improve the direction of our country.
President Obama, what are your specific plans for the country? You have been in office for 3 years. There are no signs of job growth. The deficit is over $14 trillion. And for the first time in history, the bond rating of the USA has been lowered.
This is what the people want to hear. You can talk all you want about my skinny jeans and awkwardness, but you are avoiding the subject — you have not done your job.
The only person who can get away with that is Paris Hilton. (Just insert “Raise my allowance” where it says “Raise the ceiling”.)
Perhaps President Obama should bring in Charles Grodin to help with the budget.
It’s a good thing we are not a part of a common currency, like the Euro. If we were, we wouldn’t have the ability to print more money… the answer to everything!
So we’re contemplating raising the ceiling.
Unemployment is at 9.2%. Under-employment must bring that number up to an estimated 17%
We are spending billions of dollars fighting wars all over the world. (Libya? Libya?)
And we are still sending billions of dollars of aid to countries all over the world. How about we tell all these countries that we are only giving them 50% of the aid we had previously given to them. Let’s apply that saved money domestically and help ourselves!
And President Obama is now focused on his reelection campaign!
What happened to this great country of ours? The left is far left. The right is far right. All they care about is keeping their jobs and getting re-elected.
I’m glad I am not taking the SAT’s in the near future because I would have a problem with the definitions of certain words.
<from nypost.com>
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly told voters that the health care overhaul would take place in a public forum, most notably on C-SPAN …
In a video montage posted on Breitbart.tv, Obama is seen promising voters — on eight different occasions — that the health care debate would be transparent.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly told voters that the health care overhaul would take place in a public forum, most notably on C-SPAN, …..
In a video montage posted on Breitbart.tv, Obama is seen promising voters — on eight different occasions — that the health care debate would be transparent…
According to thefreedictionary.com… Transparent –
adj. — frank, open, direct, straight, straightforward, candid, forthright, unequivocal, unambiguous, plain-spoken striving to establish a transparent parliamentary democracy frank
Ant — mysterious, vague, unclear, ambiguous, deceptive, disingenuous
Unless there is a new definition of transparent / transparency, there is no transparency taking place during the health care reform process.
Now The House and The Senate are getting together behind closed doors trying to push through health care reform. C-Span has requested to broadcast the meetings. It appears the administration is denying C-Span the opportunity to broadcast the meetings.
Why the lack of transparency? They already seem to have the votes, so what is the problem?
Hopefully whatever is passed will help the country. Seriously, what is the problem letting us see these meetings? It was promised to us during the campaign on many occasions.
You are making it into a bigger issue (than it is) by denying C-Span the opportunity to broadcast the proceedings.
So it looks like Health Care Reform is going to be pushed through at all costs… At all costs except for people living in Nebraska.
According to an MSNBC, the state of Nebraska is getting a sweet heart deal in order to get their vote for health care reform. (Let’s call it what it is… their vote was out-and-out bought.) It is such a questionable deal that top prosecutors from seven states (Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, Michigan, North Dakota, Colorado, Washington state) are contesting the constitutionality of this “Nebraska Compromise”.
“The Nebraska compromise, which permanently exempts Nebraska from paying Medicaid costs that Texas and all other 49 states must pay, may violate the United States Constitution — as well as other provisions of federal law,” Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said. <MSNBC>
… and …
Nebraska wasn’t alone in getting Medicaid breaks. Vermont, Louisiana and Massachusetts also got help with their programs.
I do not know what to say. Nebraska will pay nothing. Vermont, Louisiana, and Massachusetts get discounts or assistance.
Am I naive? Is this really how it works? I live in New York. I want our Medicaid costs covered 100% by the rest of the states. Why should we be left out? Afterall, we are New York!!!
Please take a look at my previous suggestion on Health Care Reform. <click>
Simple. Right to the point. Doesn’t increase government intervention. Should put us in the right directon and we can add more ideas later (if necessary).
We do need something done in healthcare. And it should not matter if it comes from Republicans, Democrats, Independents, or “Martians” … if it makes sense let’s try it.
Here is an excerpt from ideas of John Boehner… (source)
Number one: let families and businesses buy health insurance across state lines.
Number two: allow individuals, small businesses, and trade associations to pool together and acquire health insurance at lower prices, the same way large corporations and labor unions do.
Number three: give states the tools to create their own innovative reforms that lower health care costs.
Number four: end junk lawsuits that contribute to higher health care costs by increasing the number of tests and procedures that physicians sometimes order not because they think it’s good medicine, but because they are afraid of being sued.
This sounds very similar to my previous suggestions.
Why would anyone not consider this?
Why are we looking to make massive changes before trying small changes?
Obama is the better presidential candidate but we simply cannot afford to ignore checks and balances.
We are in a critical time in the world – not just the USA.
We cannot afford to have a Democratic Congress AND Democratic President. It is not the time to start pushing through legislation. We need to seriously contemplate next moves and all signs are there that legislation is already being teed-up to slide through…
Even before Obama is elected, the talk is that Obama and Congress are already cutting the defense budget by 25%. The cut may be the right move but it needs to be discussed and debated.
If Obama wins it may be the end of debate on important issues.
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(photo congressforkids.net)
Here is a new definition that should be used throughout politics(and anywhere else appropriate):
The Wright Stuff * or * The Wright Thing: To run from, avoid, distance onself from a person or item that may hurt you. Related to Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s relationship to Barack Obama. Ex: A political candidate who is endorsed or befriended by someone who may hurt their campaign. Usage(1): The Democrats’ strategy should be to do The Wright Stuff. Usage(2): When McCain refused the endorsement, he was doing The Wright Thing.
We’re going through tough times. The economy. Terrorism. War. And one of the most horrendous administrations in U.S. history.
As I had written earlier, the 2004 presidential election was a slam dunk for the democrats. Bush had a poor term and the democrats, with a “decent” candidate and “decent” campaign strategy, should have won the office.
But it didn’t happen.
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So now we have McCain, Obama, and Clinton vying for the top office in our land. Not too much to cheer about.
A republican distancing himself from the republican president (rightfully so)
A Chicago extreme liberal who is inexperienced and making inroads because of the web 2.0 generation.
A democrat who is hated by the left and the republicans
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The American public loves seeing and knowing celebrities. That is why we have people like Susan Sarandon, Alec Balwin, and other famous people on their soapboxes in politics.
The public sees them on TV and movies and, for some reason, thinks their opinions count more than other people’s opinions. Some of them are intelligent and knowledgeable. Others not.
During the run of “West Wing”, Martin Sheen would have received many votes for the presidency.
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In all seriousness, there is someone on TV who is intelligent and would do a good job in politics; Oprah WInfrey. She is sincere, extremely intelligent and has a strong following.
If Oprah ran for congress, she would win. After a few terms, she could win the presidential nomination. Imagine a Oprah and Obama ticket where Obama was the VP.
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