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Sat Jul-23-05 11:40 AM
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Teevee Ad Spot Idea

This web posting http://www.thepoorman.net/2005/06/29/words-to-remember has been cited in a number of DU posts, like this one: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4174288

It listed a whole series of quotes from the RW wackos during the Kosovo thing.

“You can support the troops but not the president”
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

“ President…is once again releasing American military might on a foreign country with an ill-defined objective and no exit strategy. He has yet to tell the Congress how much this operation will cost. And he has not informed our nation’s armed forces about how long they will be away from home. These strikes do not make for a sound foreign policy.”
-Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA)

“American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply put, the administration is trying to lead the world with a feel-good foreign policy.”
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

“If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.”
-Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of George W. Bush

“I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning…I didn’t think we had done enough in the diplomatic area.”
-Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)

“Well, I just think it’s a bad idea. What’s going to happen is they’re going to be over there for 10, 15, maybe 20 years”
-Joe Scarborough (R-FL)

“I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just learning that lesson right now. The President began this mission with very vague objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these questions are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of engagement. There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our overextended military. There is no explanation defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war when the President started this thing, and there still is no plan today”
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

“Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life?”
-Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99

“Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is.”
-Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)

“This is President Clinton’s war, and when he falls flat on his face, that’s his problem.”
-Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)

“Bombing a sovereign nation for ill-defined reasons with vague objectives undermines the American stature in the world. The international respect and trust for America has diminished every time we casually let the bombs fly.”
-Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

I think this would make a really, really great teevee spot for our side. The idea is quite simple ... a tad deceptive, but simple .....

A picture of the Saddam statue being pulled down - or any other picture or film clip from the War in Iraq™. If the statue pull-down, use the long shot that shows the US military doing the deed, and the near-complete absence of a 'crowd of cheering Iraqis'. Maybe a whole montage of stills or short, fast, high energy cuts of videos of the war.

Then play, as sort of voice-overs, clips of the above quotes. Video woven into the war clips would be better than audio-only, but audio would be fine.

Make no attribution. Just play the clips. No context. Just play the clips. No explanation .... just .... play .... the clips

Then sit back and see how these nutjob motherfuckers refute their own words.

They can't.