With the thwarted attack in London already being attributed to Al Qaeda and our threat level being raised to red, it looks like we are in for a repeat of the 2004 election. “Terror, terror, terror, only Republicans can save you.”
We all know this is bull, and it shouldn’t be to hard to reverse with a series of commercials targeted to each district.
My idea:
Open with the famous clip of Bush saying he just doesn’t spend much time thinking about Bin Laden anymore, with the date in the corner of the screen. Believe it or not, many Republicans have never seen this because the media didn’t make a big deal of it even though it is probably the stupidest thing a US President has ever said.
Follow that with a clip or clips of the local Congressman or Senator professing their support/love/undying admiration for Bush, with dates in the corner as before. Preferably there would be a clip from roughly the same period as the Bush clip, plus another recent one, though it might be hard to find many Republicans saying anything positive about Bush recently.
Next, play a clip of someone in the administration saying Al Qaeda is responsible for the London attack that was thwarted, with date stamp in the corner as before. No one has gone before a camera saying that yet, but I assume Tony Snow will at some point. If no one does, newsreaders have already quoted unnamed administration officials as saying Al Qaeda is responsible, so there will be clips of people like Daryn Kagen and Wolf Blitzer to use.
Finally, finish the commercial by running the clip of Bush again, looping if necessary to get it to at least 10 seconds. Superimpose over that the text “Time For A Change” for 5 seconds, then “Vote Joe Smith for Congress”. Fade to black, and that’s the end.
That’s one idea. Hammer away with other commercials on the same theme, tailored to each competitive district, and it should be a landslide victory in November.
