Brainstorming please > How do we counter McCain's meme?

[patrice]

"The American president Americans have been waiting for."

[dailykoff]

1. We settle on a candidate and start fighting.

Oh wait, we did that months ago.

[goldcanyonaz]

8. Only in DU La La land has a nominee been chosen.

[dailykoff]

15. Well, Obama HAS racked up 100+ more pledged delegates than Hillary

and he's been in the lead since Iowa. So I think we have a pretty clear front-runner. :shrug:

[rocktivity]

2. Laugh at it. Better yet, ask him to explain what it means

because it says nothing so well. Besides, McCain is in no position to suggest that someone is "less" American than he is--he was born in the Panama Canal Zone!

:rofl:
rocknation

[patrice]

11. Can't go there > Americans = Only those who were born on ConUS. nt

[40ozDonkey]

3. Didn't I hear earlier, "We are the ones we've been waiting for"?

Is McCain's a play off that, or something?

[rocktivity]

4. He's not plagiarzing, if that's what you're getting at

McCain is saying that HE is the one we've been waiting for...

x(
rocknation

[40ozDonkey]

9. That's pretty funny then, as even repukes don't want him.

Plus, the guys 72. I waited that long for this?

[Mabus]

5. "The American president Lobbyists have been waiting for"

Just ask Vicki Iseman. ;)

[Jackpine Radical]

16. The American President the vultures have been waiting for.

[patrice]

20. YES! "The American pResident Undertakers have been waiting for!"

[patrice]

21. Or maybe not - because too many people won't recognize "Undertakers". nt

[patrice]

19. VERY good!

:applause:

How do we spread this meme?

More?

[patrice]

24. HI! Mabus . . . : - )

:hi:

[Mabus]

31. Hey Patrice

I still remember the Gore t-shirt you wore to The Flea Market at our DU meetup that had the election totals from 2000 on it. It was always one of my favorites. I hope all is well with you. :hi:

[patrice]

50. That's in a drawer somewhere. I should go find it and start wearing it again. nt

[Mabus]

54. It is what I remember most about you

Silly, isn't it? Glad to know that you're doing well. Take care. Hope to see you again someday.

:hi:

[patrice]

6. Can we co-opt it somehow, in order to creat an un-avoidable dialogue?

"Obama > The American President who . . . . . "??

On edit: persons = who, not that

[HysteryDiagnosis]

7. A clone of the American president Americans have allowed

torture under. Ta da dum.

[jimshoes]

10. No MOTS, No MOTS

No "More Of The Same"

[Mabus]

12. McCain = another Yo-Yo presidency

Yo-Yo= you're on your own.

[patrice]

14. Many, many, many .... People prefer the same at all times.

In a sound-bite, how do we make "the Same" = Slavery?

[opihimoimoi]

13. Thats the best they can do??? Jingoism? Nationalism? Brainwashing?

Confirms they will say anything....

[patrice]

17. How do we SHOW jingoism, nationalism, brainwashing, or . . . In a sound-bite?

WITHOUT insulting those whom we are trying to get to at least pay attention and MAYBE even think a little?

[opihimoimoi]

37. The Question/Answer them Pubs Fear Most.....and you just know They are here... looking/spying/ etc

for exactly what you are askin....

To counter us later on of course..

Use the Fear Card??? "Beware False Prophets/Leaders"..."Look for the Signs"

Use Truth Card: Altruistic Terms always best

Common Sense Card: If its Broken...fix it with New/Solutions ...not continuing with the OLD way...

The Kahuna speaks Truth....

[patrice]

23. Americans tend to be a-historic, especially about World History, so they won't understand

why nationalism is so f-ing dangerous. In fact, they see it as a positive quality, so when you attack nationalism they will use that as proof that you are EVIL.

[SoCalDem]

18. There's a reason we waited....

but not for HIM..

He's so Last century..

Our future is the 21st Century..

[patrice]

22. "Obama, the American pResident for the 21st Century" . . . ? nt

[jwirr]

25. We get our own candidate as soon as possible. Then we fight this

on the basis of age, shadow governments, corporate power and other issues that hit home for many people. I am younger than he is and when I ask myself if I could govern I get a resounding NO. When I think of reagun with alzheimer's for most of his term I realize that the people (shadow government) that was running the country then were never elected and not even accountable and that this is also true of *ss and Co. I shudder to realize I no longer have control of my government. Then I ask who that shadow government is accountable to and I come up with corporate power, excessive corporate power that is interested only in their own bottom line. These are things that the people recognize. Also I would not hesitate to remind the people about the outcome of the Hoover era when government did nothing and set by while the world as we knew it crumbled. We have strong issues - we have no one to put them forth until we have a strong candidate. We cannot afford to wait - their horse is already racing down the track.

[TwilightGardener]

26. So fucking stupid, I had to laugh at it.

The AMERICAN President AMERICANS are waiting for...in AMERICA!!! Totally ridiculous and transparent.

[nxylas]

60. By the way, did I mention AMERICA?

[Jersey Devil]

27. Photoshop him consulting with Alexander Hamilton on the economy

His contemporary. Yeah, we've been waiting a looooong time.

[Raven]

28. John McCain/Looking Back/Eternal War n/t

[patrice]

53. I want to caputre that "looking back" bit somehow.

You know, something like "looking back = regressive" "looking back = waiting for 'Daddy' ('God' forgive me for profaning my father's memory!) to come along and save your irresponsible weak ass".

The meme would be something like "John McCain the American pResident who childish, immature, irresponsible Americans have been waiting for to save them from the consequences of their own behavior" but of course that's too long.

John McCain the American Enabler who American Oil Addicts have been waiting for. . . do Americans know what an enabler is?

[bhikkhu]

29. It a ridiculous meme - counter with humor, at least

If you read it once you get a fuzzy patriotic feeling. But a minute later...what does it mean? It seems to say that Americans have been waiting for an American like McCain to run for ages. All those other presidents just didn't cut it - Bush Jr & Senior, Reagan, JFK, FDR, Roosevelt, Lincoln, etc. Only now do we have the opportunity to vote for a real American president. How lucky are we? But then again - why did we have to wait, why did we have to wait until the guy is so old to run...

How about a good account of what America did while it was waiting for McCain, and then the sheer oldness and forgetfulness of the guy finally showing up to run. Again, it is a pretty sorry meme.

[Mabus]

32. Bailing out the American Economy since the Keating 5

Caught but not convicted.
Remember, I was only censured.

[ShadowLiberal]

30. The Lobbyist in Chief we've all been waiting for

[4_Legs_Good]

33. "The clunky version of a meme I stole from Obama"

[Vinca]

34. He doesn't wear a flag pin.

:rofl: Everyone knows you can't be a loyal, patriotic American unless you wear the mandatory "Made In China" flag pin. Seriously, if you take that statement apart, "The American president Americans having been waiting for," it's stupid. Who else would we be waiting for? The French president? The King of Tonga? McCain must have hired a cut rate PR firm.

[Willo]

35. How can he be the President we've been waiting for if he's the same?

What is the platform for this?

[Swamp Rat]

36. Here ya go:

:D

[patrice]

52. I'm going to share that with a guy who has a life-size Emperor George

without any clothes, which he brings to our street-corner meetings (if that's okay with you, Swampy). My friend is very much into satirical signs.

He brought Emperor George along yesterday when we met with an independent group of about 100 20-somethings near one of our most popular malls (near a stop-light with excellent visibility from 3 of the 4 directions). The traffic honked more and longer than I can ever remember; it was exstatic! (probably had somethig to do with the youngsters' friends and families - but impressive to onlookers nonetheless.)

Solidarity, Swamp Rat!

[surfermaw]

38. We can bash McCain at every stop our candidates make

Yesterday, Bill Clinton stated he like the man McCain, but he sure didn't like his policies.

[CTyankee]

39. Just add this line: "If you've been waiting for a Bush 3rd term"

n/t

[anonymous171]

42. lol. Exactly.

That's all we have to do. Glue him to the Bush administration and their failed policies.

[CTyankee]

46. It's already a big Dem talking point. I heard it several times Thursday and Friday.

Howard Dean said it on GMA. And a guy from Center for American Progress also said it (on Tweety's show).

This line works real gooood. It leaves the pubs sputtering and defensive. All they can come back with is "maverick" and "POW in Vietnam." Hell, there's a whole generation who don't know what the hell they're talking about when they use those terms. Those words don't have real meaning in people's lives TODAY. And if you've noticed, McCain said absolutely nothing about helping the economy and he needed help on foreign policy (supposedly his strong suit?).

I think McCain is a train wreck in the making...maybe that's what Americans have been waiting for!

[slick8790]

40. " The American president (born in the panama canal zone) that Americans have been waiting for"

Just doesn't have the same ring to it.

[Doctor_J]

41. That's the lie we were told about Bush

I would take everything the old dirt bag says and morph it into the lies we were fed about Bush.

[IamyourTVandIownyou]

43. Then, why did he LOSE to GWB, if they were waiting for him.

He lost already.

[redqueen]

63. Nice one! The president you rejected more than once already.

:thumbsup:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

44. We're all waiting on a visit from the grim-reaper but most of us aren't looking forward to it.

With McLooney in charge, the GR may have a lot more calls to make.

[izzybeans]

45. By pointing and laughing at the arrogant stupidity of it.

The American president Americans have been Americanly waiting for!!!












AMERICA, FUCK YEAH! WE'RE GONNA SAVE THE MUTHERFUCKING DAY YEAH. AMERICA FUCK YEAH!

[merh]

47. Simply ask

"where?" :shrug:

[PA Democrat]

48. Disclaimer: If you want more of the same.....

More war, more tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, more deficits, more legislation written by the special interests for the special interests, more Americans without health care, more money at the pump, more money at the grocery store, more money to send your kid to college...

McCain- he's just like George W. Bush except more American.:puke:

[DrFunkenstein]

49. McCain's Mom Told the Press That Voters Were Going to Have to "Hold Their Nose"

McMom: 'Hold Nose' and Vote

Asked if her son can go on to be the G.O.P.'s nominee, Roberta McCain said, "Yes, I think holding their nose, they're going to have to take him."

"I'm really popping off," Mother McCain added, "but he worked like a dog to get Bush re-elected. . . . He's backed Bush in everything except Rumsfeld. Have you heard other senators and congressmen backing Bush over eight years? Find me it--give me a name. I've not seen any public recognition of the work that he's done for the Republican Party."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/Story?id=4187172&page=1

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

51. This is not a meme, it's a slogan.

And a dumb one at that.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

55. "If you like Bush, you'll love McCain."

[SoonerPride]

56. Elect McCain and watch him crash the country into the ground

He's a doddering old fool.

[k8conant]

57. I hope it takes forever to wait for him...

and then he'll be gone without ruining us.

[MethuenProgressive]

58. "John W. McCain"

His middle initial is S, but saying "W" gets the message across!

[whatchamacallit]

59. "The American president Merkins have been waiting for."

Yes, both freepers AND genital wigs are waiting for McCain.

[redqueen]

61. "The new version of Bush that people who like Bush have been waiting for."

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

62. "America is about more than just war."

[slinkerwink]

64. That's nice, but he doesn't have any domestic policies, only his war record for our problems

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

65. "The American president Americans have been waiting for to lose in a landslide!"