The Culture War is On: Bloggers are the Enemy

Posted on September 3, 2008 in Campaign 2008

The culture war is on. John McCain has declared that the press and bloggers are the enemy. Sarah Palin is God’s prophet. There are no issues, only personalities.

What can we do?

First, we must keep our heads and not buy into the media darling business. Republicans have used the culture war model before and lost badly with it.

Second, we must focus on the divisiveness of this ploy. Calls that point out how McCain and Palin are turning American against American in a time when we need to come together to solve the big issues is key.

Third, we need to keep challenging them on the issues. Point out that while they are slinging mud, we have an outstanding program to offer you.

Fourth, remind people that the Republican Party of George W. Bush is behind this all with its disastrous policies. Iraq, Katrina, etc. should be buzzwords.

Fifth, think carefully about engaging in an abortion debate with them. This is the underpinning of their culture war and we must be very careful. Stand up for Choice, but don’t be caught hitting a tar baby.*

Sixth, expect them to bring up homosexuality. Again, the key is to brand them for divisiveness in the name of continuing the Bush legacy.

Seventh, Sarah Palin is where they want the debate. She is their new Ronald Reagan. Put it somewhere else. This will madden them and lead them into more mistakes.

* This is an allusion to one of Joel Chandler Harris’s Animal Stories where Bre’r Rabbit finds a tar baby that the Fox and his pal have crafted. Bre’r Rabbit is so miffed by the tar baby that he hits it over and over again, getting stuck in the gooey mass and making his situation worse. Hell, the whole culture war business is a tar baby, so the neatest thing to do is to call it for what it is and keep on the issues.

[tags]Mean John McCain, Sarah Palin, culture wars, Campaign 2008[/tags]

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