If I said to Joe Schmoe on the street

[boston bean]

We must defeat the oligarchy, he'd be like WHAT??

[randys1]

1. Probably...If you said we need to defeat the Yankees, he would be YEAH, unless he is a

a Yankees fan

gotta figure out how to talk to people

YOU TELL ME how do I tell this person I know, 60 yr old female, makes $50K a year maybe more, will retire in a mobile home, nice actually, but she hates liberals and democrats and loves weekends off, overtime pay, safe workplaces, work comp and unemployment

etc etc etc

[TexasProgresive]

10. Would a Yankee fan show his/her colors in Boston?

[randys1]

22. I have my dvr set up to record "The Biggest Loser"weight loss show but it keeps recording

Dodgers games

[MineralMan]

2. The political language we use on DU isn't what

works away from DU. I've been campaigning and canvassing for years. The message we must carry has to be in the language of the people we talk to. Always.

[boston bean]

3. That is why you won't hear Hillary say the word "oligarchy".

She will use other terms, people are familiar with.

[LWolf]

5. Yet "oligarchy" seemed to resonate with Madison. nt

[TexasProgresive]

13. A lot of people don't know what the Bill of Rights is

So I'm sure they don't know who Madison was and what he thought. The only way to win people over is to speak in terms they understand not what they should understand.

[arcane1]

31. He didn't just say "oligarchy" in a single sentence.

He described it, then named it. Anyone paying attention to the speech would walk away knowing what the word means. One of the many reasons this OP is a joke.

[zappaman]

38. I love Madison!

[MineralMan]

6. That's true of most candidates, at least of successful ones.

They speak to their audience in terms everyone will understand. Sometimes, that isn't good enough for those of us who follow politics more closely. It's what works, though. Populism requires speaking to the population in terms that are easy to understand. Not everyone who votes is a political wonk. In fact, few are, really.

[HooptieWagon]

8. "My friends" for example.

[morningfog]

15. There's another reason she won't use the word.

[arcane1]

28. .

[m-lekktor]

32. my thoughts exactly!

[ismnotwasm]

7. True that

I just have to look at Facebook and other social media to see how memes replace actual thought.

[monmouth4]

9. Maybe Joe Schmoe needs to up his vocabulary game...n/t

[NCTraveler]

12. I hope one day you will be able to comprehend how truly offensive your comment is. nt.

[GeorgeGist]

11. A teachable moment.

Don't let them scare you.

[ljm2002]

14. And if I said to Jane Schmoe on the street...

..."In the coming weeks, I’ll propose specific policies to: Reward businesses who invest in long term value rather than the quick buck"... she'd be like YAWN!!!

See even when Bernie uses big words that not everyone understands, what they do understand is this: he speaks directly and consistently and he doesn't try to hide what he's saying behind a lot of hand-waving phrases. Nor does he talk down to his audience. And believe it or not, Joe and Jane Schmoe notice that stuff.

[morningfog]

16. But Joe Schmoe understands the rest of the message.

Joe agrees that we should create jobs by rebuilding our infrastructure and that if should be funded by the billionaires paying their fare share.

[boston bean]

19. And that is also Hillary's position. nt

[morningfog]

20. Except when it isn't, of course.

[LordGlenconner]

24. Not to disagree with your comment

But I think you're giving Joe too much credit. It's been my experience that Joe is a complete imbecile incapable of processing anything that doesn't involve stuffing his face, farting or sports/entertainment/celebrity gossip.

[cyberswede]

17. ...and an engaged person would explain what it is, and then Joe Schmoe would agree.

[Capt. Obvious]

18. If I said to Joe Schmoe on the street

that inline inspections should be performed with a smart pig, he'd be like WHAT?

That's why I don't talk about work with people outside of the industry.

[Prism]

21. There's an . . . interesting criticism

"Your arguments are too smart for idiot Americans!"

Wonder if that can be incorporated into a campaign slogan: "Hillary 2016: Because We'll Talk Down To You"

That kind of reminds me of when people complained Obama was being "too professorial" in the way he spoke sometimes.

Didn't particularly damage him, I don't think.

[HFRN]

29. or steve martin

[virtualobserver]

37. it is hard to attack Bernie, even the straws are hard to grasp.....

but that doesn't prevent people from grasping at straws

[frylock]

23. I'm like all WHAT?? over this thread

[morningfog]

25. They are certainly trying very hard. Perhaps their hardest.

[frylock]

30. this is some amateur hour bullshit..

if this is the best Team Clinton can come up with, this thing is in the bag.

[arcane1]

33. They're one step away from "Who'd you rather have a beer with" territory

Although Bernie would still be my answer

[frylock]

35. Unhesitatingly, Bernie.

Shit, I'd buy!

[HFRN]

26. he might not understand how you defeat the oligarchy, by voting for the candidate

who's logo you have in your footnote

[arcane1]

27. And you would explain it. Right?

[HFRN]

34. i saw a video, by a law professor about the 5th amendment

called don't talk to cops. the professor gave the 2nd half of the lecture to a 3rd year student, who had been a cop for 20 years, and talked about interrogations or 'interviews' as they call them now

what struck me is, he said 'never talk down to people, you cant insult people' because they wont like or trust you, and they'll just shut down

shouldn't political educators use the same respect that a police interrogator uses?

[arcane1]

36. I agree, the OP is insulting.

[OnyxCollie]

39. Got it.

Stop thinking and vote for Hillary.

[Gothmog]

40. I agree with your analysis

The average voter does not care about these abstract concepts

[TheCount_]

41. We must defeat the oligarchy, he'd be like WHAT??

He would just say Refuse to lose!

And then wave his oversized foam finger.

[cherokeeprogressive]

42. And Joe being the low-information voter he is, votes for Hillary... That your hope?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

43. buzz words: oligarchy, austerity, sequestration

the wealthy few and cuts, cuts

[Joe the Revelator]

44. If asked Joe Schmoe on the street to name one thing that Hillary was actually bringing the table....

....He'd be like WHAT?

[Mnpaul]

45. I walked up to joe schmoe on the street today

and showed him Bernie's extremist comments from last night and he understood every word. He was an elderly guy around 60 who had no internet. He did not know who Bernie was but was amazed at Bernie's speech giving abilities. He was immediately taken by Bernie and asked what party? I told him and he said he had no interest in voting for Hillary or the Republicans. The friend who I was visiting, was also listening to the speech and now had to watch it too. He follows politics on the internet and newspapers but doesn't do message boards. So I put my tablet on the table so both could watch. Next it was his wife who had to check it out. She was doing something on the computer in the other room. After she listened for a bit she decided to go back to her computer and watch it there.

[AgingAmerican]

46. There is a name for that logical fallacy

"Appeal to ignorance"

[Bonobo]

47. LOL, so the fuck what?

Do you think that means it's not a "real thing"?

Hilarious, but not as hilarious as dropping "boston bean + oligarch" into the search function and seeing how MUCH you hate the word (or is it that you hate the concept? Or is it that you are sensitive to Hillary being placed in that category?)

[Cheese Sandwich]

48. Sanders: "Our Democracy is Being Owned by a Handful of Billionaires"

not plainspoken enough

[neverforget]

49. And that's how the Oligarchy wants it.

People uninformed and ignorant of those pulling the politicians strings.