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In reply to the discussion: Yeah, fuck me but I don't think Big Bird, binders, or Romnesia will carry the election... [View all]TheDonkey
(8,911 posts)40. Yes because "i can see Russia" and "flip flop" were very ineffective
Last edited Sat Oct 20, 2012, 02:18 AM - Edit history (1)
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These are zingers that "low information" voters latch on to and can remember. This is how Romney mounted his comeback by just saying "good paying jobs!" Over and over again.
Romnesia helps vividly describe Romney's biggest flaw, he is constantly changing his position for political points.
Big Bird highlight how phony his deficit reduction plans are.
Binders of women a great example of his out-of-touch persona not to mention it is another lie that is now being covered in the media.
Concern noted.
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Yeah, fuck me but I don't think Big Bird, binders, or Romnesia will carry the election... [View all]
cherokeeprogressive
Oct 2012
OP
Au contraire, mon ami. Ridicule and mockery are extremely effective
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2012
#3
I'm up to go to work at 5 a.m. I'm in bed at 9 p.m. I don't see Letterman or Leno. SNL lost its
cherokeeprogressive
Oct 2012
#14
Actually, it is you who are mistaken. It is in exactly these ways that low-info voters get the
cleanhippie
Oct 2012
#107
The lovely thing about America is Free Speech. You can have your opinion.
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#6
Drip drip drip. This stuff is cumulative. Dukakis in a tank alone didn't cost him the election,
Nye Bevan
Oct 2012
#11
Yep. I was actually a Repug back then (sorry), and that campaign still makes me laugh.
reformist2
Oct 2012
#99
I'm almost 62 and have accounts on Twitter, Facebook, and a number of message boards...
OldDem2012
Oct 2012
#73
I'm only a few years younger than you, and I know a boatload of people who Tweet.
Chorophyll
Oct 2012
#102
So you're betting the future of the country on Tina Fey and Sarah Palin?
cherokeeprogressive
Oct 2012
#22
NO, I'm saying that EVERY weapon in the aresenal should be used, don't discount humor and sarcasm.
Tigress DEM
Oct 2012
#118
That is what makes a catchphrase like "Romnesia" works, but you need to use it
TheDonkey
Oct 2012
#85
It's not an either/or thing. Different types of messages reach different people.
spooky3
Oct 2012
#48
Exactly. Even on DU users attach themselves to different formats and issues. nt
Live and Learn
Oct 2012
#115
Voting is under way. At some point the election is about momentum and it helps to feel
KurtNYC
Oct 2012
#61
You're exactly right. This race is as close as it is, because the President has not
Common Sense Party
Oct 2012
#62
I would say a joke should not go longer than one news cycle, during one day. If it is a good
applegrove
Oct 2012
#67
It's all about perception and image, and the right wing knows that, and does the mockery big time
begin_within
Oct 2012
#70
Let's just say the Obama campaign hasn't exactly been a model of how a campaign starting
quinnox
Oct 2012
#71
The OP also whined about alleged intolerance against Christians on DU months ago
Cali_Democrat
Oct 2012
#108
Romensia is a way to say 'Mitt is a liar' with some humor. Sticks like glue.
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2012
#101
Bullshit. Policy doesn't win over the apolitical people who only pay attention
TwilightGardener
Oct 2012
#103
Everything matters. You never know what the catalyst will be to change a vote.
Lucinda
Oct 2012
#105
Romnesia might have legs, it is a way to call the man a liar without saying the word LIAR
krawhitham
Oct 2012
#117