Republican message? What Republican message?

What are those potted plants behind her? Are they military? And why are they all non-diverse (i.e., Typical White)?

 

On a morning when the "news" is that M/Obama awarded the Oscar for Best Picture last night and that she danced on the Fallon show, it's refreshing to read something thoughtful and important... and with which I agree wholeheartedly. (Todah to DeDo.)

J. Paul Masko, III gives us Three Reasons Conservatives are Losing the Battle for America. The first is The Electorate. In a nutshell:

.... I'm often incredulous at the self-satisfied political ignorance and gullibility of successful, otherwise high-functioning and intellectually curious Democrats.  The range and depth of their ignorance regarding easily ascertainable facts is astounding ("No, President Obama has NOT increased the deficit: that's a lie!  For your information, President Obama has spent less than any President in history!"); and many, in my experience, cite the New York Times as their irrefutable source of information, with phrases like: "The Times didn't mention it so it can't be true or relevant...."

For these people, it really doesn't matter what conservatives or Republicans think or say: they won't hear it!  Republican positions are totally lost - unheard and meaningless - to a growing number of the electorate, including huge swaths of highly-educated and effective leaders in society.  It would be understating the issue to note that the Republican/conservative "brand" has been sullied - but it begins to convey the nature of the problem: it's more accurate to say that the Republican/conservative brand has been effectively nullified for many people.  For a growing number of voters, it doesn't matter what Republicans say: they have bought into the idea - nurtured by the press, educators at every level, and almost the entire entertainment industry - that Republicans are the "bad guys".  Furthermore, and possibly more disturbing, is the fact that this apparently mushrooming group of voters is largely unaware of and unconcerned about their stance.

 

On the other hand, it was pointed out to me by a perennial optimist that Obama's approval is only around half, EVEN WITH the entire array of the mainstream media working tirelessly to suppress scrutiny and keep him propped up (and in your face). In other words, if the mushrooms in the media were ever to crack under his whip, we might just be able to save the republic.

Not being much of an optimist myself, I'm not holding my breath.

Comments

[Mannie Sherberg]

Michelle's presence at last nights awards show is a perfect illustration of what we're up against. The Academy Awards are supposed to be about movies and the people who make movies. In addition, last night was supposed to be a celebration of movie music. What does the First Lady have to do with any of this? If the Academy felt it needed a non-movie personage-of-note to announce the best picture, why not give the assignment to a Wounded Warrior or a Medal of Honor winner? Instead we got Barack's alter ego. The fact that Hollywood -- an immensely potent force in the shaping of American culture -- is so deeply in love with the administration (and so shamelessly overt about advertising the fact) is a pretty fair measure of the depth of the hole in which we conservatives find ourselves. J. P. Masko is of course correct: a vast majority of Democrats -- and a huge part of the electorate that considers itself unaffiliated -- is woefully benighted, misinformed, and ignorant about current events. But their beliefs, many of which are little more than superstitions, are reinforced every time they watch a movie. And now they can't even watch the Academy Awards show without being assailed by Democrat propaganda -- the last thing in the world they need. I see nothing to be optimistic about.

[Mannie Sherberg]

Add-on to previous comment: Am I the only American who finds the incessant imaging of the Obamas on our TV screens both cultish and scary? In "1984," Big Brother's mug appears on the telescreens incessantly. That was Big Brother's way of reminding the entire population of Oceana that they were under surveillance -- 24/7. We haven't reached that point yet -- but the steady, drip-drip-drip appearances of one or another Obama on our telescreens is a surefire way to make sure they're never far from our thoughts. Americans who last night thought they could "get away" from the pressure of the day by watching a few hours of the Academy Awards were kidding themselves. Even on a show supposedly as remote from politics as the AA, there was Michelle -- festooned in finery befitting the occasion -- making the biggest announcement of the whole show. This may not be brainwashing -- but it's too close for my comfort. Ours is getting to be an all-Obama-all-the-time country. I don't know about the rest of America, but I wanna think about something else once in a while.

[bunuel]

once in a while? why not all the while by now...ouff.