Dear Mr. Obama:
In offering my support to your candidacy for President of the United States, I also applaud your efforts in bringing positive change to America's recently broken government. Indeed, you have the support of Democrats in general, and your voter base is strong. Nevertheless, this support alone might not be enough to get you elected in November. You will also need the support of thinking Republicans, Independent and undecided voters.
In your recent interview with Keith Olbermann of MSNBC, you stated that “the American public is not stupid” regarding the blatant lies coming from the McCain-Palin camp. The American public cannot be characterized as stupid, but the American public certainly has a short attention span when it comes to remembering things wrought by Republicans over the last 8 years. How else could you explain John McCain keeping this presidential race so close when he should be very far behind you in the polls?
Those many controversies leading up to the Bush victory in 2000 were overshadowed by his great Iraq deception in 2004. Yet he got another four year term in office… Unfortunately for you there seems to be more than enough Americans with short term memory issues willing to give John McCain another undeserved victory in 2008.
Mr. Obama, the American public has overdosed on The Simpsons, American Idol and sports programming. Most Americans do not know who their congressmen or congresswomen are, and they do not even care to know. In general, the American public is willing to believe what they are told by those they trust the most. So this issue is now about the quality of information the electorate receives on a daily basis.
Voters trusted Bush and Cheney for the simplest of reasons. It is now clear that those reasons never really existed. Many of those same voters are now willing to trust McCain and Palin for reasons that are even simpler, and more devious. These voters are either uninformed, or unwilling to be informed; unwilling to change... You still have access to those who are willing to be informed, and/or willing to change.
In offering my support to your candidacy for President of the United States, I also applaud your efforts in bringing positive change to America's recently broken government. Indeed, you have the support of Democrats in general, and your voter base is strong. Nevertheless, this support alone might not be enough to get you elected in November. You will also need the support of thinking Republicans, Independent and undecided voters.
In your recent interview with Keith Olbermann of MSNBC, you stated that “the American public is not stupid” regarding the blatant lies coming from the McCain-Palin camp. The American public cannot be characterized as stupid, but the American public certainly has a short attention span when it comes to remembering things wrought by Republicans over the last 8 years. How else could you explain John McCain keeping this presidential race so close when he should be very far behind you in the polls?
Those many controversies leading up to the Bush victory in 2000 were overshadowed by his great Iraq deception in 2004. Yet he got another four year term in office… Unfortunately for you there seems to be more than enough Americans with short term memory issues willing to give John McCain another undeserved victory in 2008.
Mr. Obama, the American public has overdosed on The Simpsons, American Idol and sports programming. Most Americans do not know who their congressmen or congresswomen are, and they do not even care to know. In general, the American public is willing to believe what they are told by those they trust the most. So this issue is now about the quality of information the electorate receives on a daily basis.
Voters trusted Bush and Cheney for the simplest of reasons. It is now clear that those reasons never really existed. Many of those same voters are now willing to trust McCain and Palin for reasons that are even simpler, and more devious. These voters are either uninformed, or unwilling to be informed; unwilling to change... You still have access to those who are willing to be informed, and/or willing to change.
How do you get people to listen to truth even as they are being bombarded with lies about you and your political ambitions? How can you reach a population that is so consumed with foolishness that they would be willing to vote in McCain who says this election is not about the issues that face us, but about his image as he arrogantly shields Palin from press scrutiny?
First, you must spell the truth out to voters in the language that they understand. Make your accusations plain and clear. Remember, you are dealing with people who are gullible enough to believe Sarah Palin when she tells them she sold a jet aircraft on EBay, a complete fabrication.
Second, you must realize that you are not running against Vin Scully and Venus Williams… You are in a dogfight with McCain and Palin; two glorified thugs that would sell Jesus a false bill of goods for 30 votes. You must sharpen your words and let them cut with precision. You must get the public accustomed to the truth according to Obama.
Right now, those who are not in your camp are getting a steady diet of lies at every turn because McCain and Palin know they cannot beat you if the public voted on the real issues. Lying is their strength and it makes your candidacy weaker, especially when the public does not see you carefully tearing each lie apart.
Third, you must not look for assistance from the press. The press just wants a headline but not necessarily the truth. Take your headlines to the people and let the press follow along… Your press is the American public, and that is why you are so successful today. Make them angry at McCain. Pin ALL of the public’s troubles on Bush-McCain. No time to be Gentleman “O.” You are fighting the most devious of politicians.
Finally, show your public that you care enough about matters to get indignant about it. Get offensive. If you remain as passionate as you were in your acceptance speech then you will get the undecided voters on your side. There are millions of people losing their homes, or about to lose them. Even the memory of losing a home or a job many years ago counts today.
Americans are angry and blame Bush for America’s troubles. Bush is slinking away pretending he never took part in the crime, while his right hand man McCain tells everyone he was not accessory to Bush's failed legacy. McCain is telling all of America that he is a maverick who fought the Bush system.
Mr. Obama, you must make certain the public knows that McCain helped drive Bush’s getaway car with Karl Rove and Scooter Libby in the back seat! He endorsed the Bush policies 95% of the time, and that is not change. You must regularly tell the American public that McCain and Palin are nothing more than poster children of Republicanism under George W. Bush. They represent everything Bush and his administration stand for which is deceit, corporate greed and political corruption.
Remind the American public that it is not enough to just believe, but we must regularly think about what we believe in. McCain and Palin both are unbelievable…
I am looking forward to your inauguration on January 20, 2009. I will be in attendance.
Sincerely,
G.M.
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