Bush's meme--flip-flopper. What do you think Kerry's should be?

[Raenelle]

I think it should be: Do you really want 4 more years of this? Or are you ready for a change?

Just as Bush's meme allows him to stay on message and talk about any topic--economy, war, character, blah, blah, blah. So would "Do you really want 4 more years of this?"

[underpants]

1. Lying sack of sh*t

Think that will clear the FCC?

[BlueEyedSon]

3. I second.

[Raenelle]

5. No, but lying sac of oozing pus might.

[Jim Sagle]

2. "Unelected filth" does it for me.

[shraby]

4. Criminals would work for me

[nostamj]

6. "Misleadership"

* has misled the country on everything from his own service record to the disasters of Iraq and Afghanistan

[StClone]

7. "Four and out"

Do people believe in bad luck (planned or otherwise). Well Bush is it's poster child.

Or,

Four is enough!

[Norquist Nemesis]

8. Flim Flam man

or Flim Flam CON man. :)

[Palacsinta]

9. Just plain "Flop"

....does it for me. If you want to get fancy....cow flop. (what we call cow manure 'round here.

[grytpype]

10. Can we stop using the word "meme?"

It's a made-up word that does not mean "talking point."

[Raenelle]

15. I don't like it either. Jargon. Do you have a better word?

I still am repulsed by the use of nouns as verbs--, e.g., to network. And I'll never accept split infinitives (except for Gene Roddenberry, whom I've forgive almost anything) or ending sentences with prepositions in the written word.

Consider me chastised. I've lent weight to the use of the most dreaded of writing cliches--jargon. Ick. Ick. Ick.

[0007]

18. Sanskrit terms bug me the most!

Such as, pundit, guru, nirvana and the many many others that are used to impress.

[goclark]

22. Another word for meme?

It really means over and over until it sticks.
I wish we did have another word but please make it something easy to type....

stick is hard to type
meme is easier
"rere" for repeat and repeat again is easy

Just give me easy to remember and type.

Whatever the RERE, we need to make something stick with the Bush clan. That is the important thing to remember in this election.

It needs to be something that is one word because anything else deserves at least a three word explanation.

I still vote for FLOP! FLOP is a put down to their FLIP FLOP!
FLOP is also exactly what this administration is, a FLOP!

[CarolynEC]

11. "Bush has failed us" (eom)

[johnfunk]

12. "W" stands for LIAR!

He lied about WMDs.

He lied about the deficit.

He lied about opposing nation building.

He lied about fulfilling his TANG duty.

He lied in campaign literature and said he was in the Air Force.

W is for "LlllllllllllllllllllIAH!"

[Lindacooks]

13. LIAR

[louis-t]

14. Failure

[Vickers]

16. Failure is the only one listed (so far) that Kerry can use, plus it's true

He has failed at SO MANY THINGS!

- failed to complete his ANG commitment

- failed at business

- failed to use the international goodwill generated by 9/11

- failed to catch OBL

- failed to follow international law when he invaded Iraq

- failed to properly prosecute the Iraqi War

etc. etc.

[phylny]

17. Honesty-challenged

[Ruffhowse]

19. Very simple-Bush is a liar. Then point out the many, many lies. People

must start thinking Bush-Liar as they have started with Kerry-Flip Flop

[qanda]

20. Blame passer...

or buck passer.

[MissMarple]

21. Flip-flopper in Chief.

[goclark]

23. FLOP in Chief

is better because it is a put down to their little bully stuff.

I never understood how they could make that stick because Bush has flipped all over the map.

He is a FLOP plain and simple.

[RedEarth]

24. MEME......someone please explain to me what meme means...

[nostamj]

25. from Websters online....

Main Entry: meme
Pronunciation: 'mEm
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of mimeme, from mim- (as in mimesis) + -eme
Date: 1976
: an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture

[RedEarth]

27. thank you sir,

I never had seen that word until the last few weeks....little did I know, it's been around for awhile

[Butterflies]

26. "Liar" came to my mind immediately

though he is more of a flip-flopper than Kerry is, and I wish that description would get attached to Bush more. Then those Repub idiots who bring flip-flops to speeches would lose some of their strength.

[maxsolomon]

28. Presenile Demetia

but that's too hard for americans to understand - how about INCOMPETENT?

[wellst0nev0ter]

29. "He Wants A Political Do-Over"

But isn't it too late for that?

[nickgutierrez]

30. Crazy

In light of Colin Powell's recent comments referring to Rumsfeld, Wolfie, and another as "fucking crazies", it might be worth it to start trying to paint Bush himself as being one of those crazies. Kerry should allude to these comments, making sure to note that they came from a member of Bush's own adminstration.

Then, go from there to the Iraq war, showing the crazy thought that led us in there, to Bush's tax cuts, to his little falling-off-of-things problem, to his so-called Bushisms... there's lots of ammo there.

[GiovanniC]

31. Bush's Team Selects These Labels Very Carefully

And we should do the same.

In 2000, when Bush was running against Al Gore, Bush's people compared the Governor to the Vice President. Governor Bush was loud, rowdy, excitable. It was the biggest difference between the two. Voters in polls said they would rather have a beer at a barbeque with Bush than with Gore.

And as a result, Gore was labelled "Boring". "Robotic". "Dull". This wasn't accidental. It was meant to contrast with what voters felt was Bush's biggest strength.

In 2004, some things have changed, and some have stayed the same. The voters care slightly less whether or not Bush is an ideal guest for a summer picnic. However, his biggest strength with voters is his perceived decisiveness.

As a result, Kerry is labelled "Indecisive". "Wish-Washy". "A Flip-Flopper". These labels weren't applied because they are true, necessarily, but because they are the opposite of Bush's biggest perceived strength.

Early in the campaign, Kerry's biggest perceived strength was probably his military service. Unfortunately, that's just not true anymore, mainly because of the Swift Boat Liars. People just don't perceive it as much of a strength anymore.

Best I can tell, Kerry's biggest perceived positive trait is that he's smart. And lucky for him, Bush is already perceived as not the brightest crayon in the box, if you know what I mean. I think Kerry should go after Bush for being a dumbass. It doesn't matter if it's true, as long as the voters think it's true.

Bush is a major league dumbass.

[LibDemAlways]

32. I think he ought to be referred to

relentlessly as Pres. Cheney's puppet. Kerry should remind voters at every opportunity that shit-for-brains can't complete a coherent sentence, sat like a clueless dumbass when the country was under attack, and took Cheney with him to his 9/11 commission testimony. The chimp has provided the Dems with a wealth of ammunition, but they are too goddamned scared to fire a shot.