tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11304759.post116250226969183402..comments2023-03-27T06:22:05.050-04:00Comments on the Gun-Toting Liberal: Mock The Vote 2006Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11304759.post-1162504700974866752006-11-02T16:58:00.000-05:002006-11-02T16:58:00.000-05:00What I find disturbing is the remarkable ability o...What I find disturbing is the remarkable ability of the Democrats to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. John Kerry's latest gaffe seems like a classic example. It becomes meaningless to parse what he "meant to say." <BR/><BR/>We have entered a postmodern universe where "everyone knows that politicians lie", it's the nature of the lie that determines the results... grace under fire, if you will. This is comparable about the mockery of W's inability to speak clearly from the goofier side of the left; this misses the real point that this guy does real damage each time he delegates a decision to Dick Cheney (I speak optimistically here).<BR/><BR/>Kerry's camp suffers from the same problem it always has; it is clearly out of touch with itself. Those who wrote the actual line in the speech should have known that a) Kerry would blow the joke, and b) that the joke itself is not very funny and is obtuse and possibly mean. It's ad hominem attack which does not seem to resonate well in reality. The idea that this war was created because Bush had "a poor education," misses the fact that he had all the educational opportunities in the world. It's just not a funny joke, and though I may or may not agree with the sentiment; it misses the point. It suggests that the opposition is stupid... the battle has already been lost if this hits the mainstream.<BR/><BR/>The Republicans may steal the vote in this midterm election, but it seems almost as if the Democrats want them to win, so they can play the game of the clever underdog. Winning seems difficult if you cant remember how you did it the last time; the GTL here is an exception to the rule. Most of us are fearful, and uncomfortable with the idea of regarding ourselves as authorities.<BR/><BR/>Until we begin to feel we have the RIGHT to win, lead, or make actual decisions, the left will continue to be at a steady disadvantage.nomishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631792126294104632noreply@blogger.com