Reply #66: That's SO constructive

[Quahog]

DK misrepresented Dean's postition, and Dean perhaps spun his response too far the other way. This is not bullshitting, this is playing politics with the big boys. Clinton has done it every damb day of his political career. It's simply looking for an opportunity to establish an advantage over your opponent.

I'll agree that Dean has to get more polished with consistently presenting his message. The key for our stupendously dumbed-down populace seems to be, find ONE WAY to phrase your position, and just repeat it over and over and over (see "compassionate conservative" or "humble foreign policy"). Dean has a tendency to state his position in more than one way. Not changing his position, simply trying to explain it when he's asked by dim-bulbs to explain that which is already perfectly clear. He should just repeat himself over and over, as this is what the majority of Americans seem to need in order to understand. Since nuance is dead, sound bytes are needed.

"Dean is mean, he is bad, he is a weasel."

"Kucinich is a shrieker, he is effeminate, he has a fetus fetish."

"Gephardt kisses Bush's ass, he is a war monger."

"Kerry voted for war, he is a war monger, he is republican lite."

Man, these are NOT the kind of sound bytes we need. It's amazing to me that SO MANY threads at DU that have 80% well-considered and thoughtful commentary are derailed by this kind of mindless sloganeering. I swear, some people should duct-tape a Depends to their computer keyboard, and not remove it until they're sure that what's going to come shooting out is something other than verbal diarrhea.