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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]Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)41. I'm 62, a boomer, and I tweet and text... and use a smartphone.
I hate Facebook though, even though I have a page I never go on it -- well, rarely that is. Nothing personal is on it except my name. I keep it mainly to find old friends, in case any are looking for me.
But twitter, yes, that's very political and of-the-minute. I think it's very useful for news.
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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