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Tailormyst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-12-10 01:57 PM
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15. You don't believe that slogan was a marketing tool?
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  -Yes WE can uppityperson  Jul-12-10 01:43 PM   #0 
  - "Please vote for me"  Oregone   Jul-12-10 01:45 PM   #1 
  - You are more cynical than me.  uppityperson   Jul-12-10 01:46 PM   #4 
  - Thank you  Oregone   Jul-12-10 01:48 PM   #6 
  - Sure, in the same way that hard work can make you a millionaire  NoNothing   Jul-12-10 01:58 PM   #17 
     - Hard work doesn't make you a millionaire, inheriting does  uppityperson   Jul-12-10 02:01 PM   #22 
        - Hard work *can* make you a millionaire  NoNothing   Jul-12-10 02:12 PM   #30 
  - Hey, It's morning in America!  tkmorris   Jul-12-10 01:48 PM   #8 
  - To me it means we can have the democracy we want if we work together to get it.  county worker   Jul-12-10 01:46 PM   #2 
  - +100 find a way around them, indeed.  Hannah Bell   Jul-12-10 01:50 PM   #9 
  - Second. n.t.  jtuck004   Jul-12-10 01:51 PM   #10 
  - What I always thought, marketing hype  quinnox   Jul-12-10 01:46 PM   #3 
  - Ah, another cynic. Do you believe that working together, we can  uppityperson   Jul-12-10 01:48 PM   #7 
     - You don't believe that slogan was a marketing tool?  Tailormyst   Jul-12-10 01:57 PM   #15 
     - Of course it was a marketing tool. As was JFK's "ask not" line. But, I still think  uppityperson   Jul-12-10 01:59 PM   #19 
        - Do a lot of "what"?  Oregone   Jul-12-10 02:21 PM   #31 
           - Most everything. alone I have a difficult time push starting my car. With help,  uppityperson   Jul-12-10 04:41 PM   #45 
     - i believe you can make anything happen  griffi94   Jul-12-10 02:29 PM   #34 
        - I do agree  Tailormyst   Jul-12-10 04:30 PM   #40 
        - Well said...  JuniperLea   Jul-12-10 04:30 PM   #41 
  - If you push me hard enough I might try to honor my campaign promises  DJ13   Jul-12-10 01:48 PM   #5 
  - So the only "we" is "if you push me hard enough"? Thanks for replying  uppityperson   Jul-12-10 01:54 PM   #12 
     - "you" & "I" become the "we"  DJ13   Jul-12-10 02:23 PM   #33 
  - Vote for me, suckers.  Individualist   Jul-12-10 01:53 PM   #11 
  - It's a campaign slogan that is vague enough to appeal to everyone.  Tailormyst   Jul-12-10 01:56 PM   #13 
  - So there is nothing to "yes we can" beyond advertising? Can we really not do things, if we  uppityperson   Jul-12-10 01:57 PM   #16 
     - Sure, if we work together we can get things done  Tailormyst   Jul-12-10 02:07 PM   #25 
        - I am not applauding, cheerleeding, blind supporting, etc.  uppityperson   Jul-12-10 02:11 PM   #29 
           - I wasn't aiming that at you personally  Tailormyst   Jul-12-10 04:25 PM   #37 
  - YES WE CAN is for OPTIMISTS AND THOSE HOPEFUL FOR BETTER  opihimoimoi   Jul-12-10 01:57 PM   #14 
  - If you stop actively pushing for the changes you want, optimism doesn't last long.  Tailormyst   Jul-12-10 01:58 PM   #18 
     - lets not stop pushin.....we need more OPT instead of Neg  opihimoimoi   Jul-12-10 04:23 PM   #36 
        - Sorry, the guys and gals in DC need to understand that they work for us  Tailormyst   Jul-12-10 04:27 PM   #39 
  - I believe working together to defeat republicans  BlueIdaho   Jul-12-10 02:00 PM   #20 
  - I thought it meant something. It's why many of us worked to drive support for a PO up to 70%.  laughingliberal   Jul-12-10 02:00 PM   #21 
  - The same thing, "Enjoy Coca-Cola" means.  Marr   Jul-12-10 02:02 PM   #23 
  - There is a reason the campaign signs looked like Pepsi ads.  Tailormyst   Jul-12-10 02:08 PM   #27 
  - WE means you and me.  jaxx   Jul-12-10 02:02 PM   #24 
  - I agree, thank you.  uppityperson   Jul-12-10 02:08 PM   #26 
  - "getting things done against all odds"  JuniperLea   Jul-12-10 04:37 PM   #43 
  - That it takes more than 16 months to repair the damage  JoePhilly   Jul-12-10 02:10 PM   #28 
  - Marketing hype. It says nothing and means whatever YOU want it to mean  Catherina   Jul-12-10 02:23 PM   #32 
  - It says that the front line soldiers and true activist actually interested in  FrenchieCat   Jul-12-10 03:21 PM   #35 
  - 5 Star Answer....:o)  opihimoimoi   Jul-12-10 04:25 PM   #38 
  - Very good summary...  JuniperLea   Jul-12-10 04:35 PM   #42 
  - Not much, unfortunately.  SammyWinstonJack   Jul-12-10 04:38 PM   #44 
  - Three little words --  madamesilverspurs   Jul-12-10 05:43 PM   #46 
  - DU flips out?  HughMoran   Jul-12-10 05:45 PM   #47 
  - Not the same as when Cesar Chavez said it in Spanish  Bluenorthwest   Jul-12-10 05:59 PM   #48 
  - Who is this 'we' you keep on about? You mean the people that won't recognize  Greyhound   Jul-13-10 02:49 AM   #49 
 

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