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So I was thinking about this post from damiana_swan while ranting to craigp about the ways in which I think Kerry has failed to articulate his message. (Once again, I am missing Clinton almost embarassingly much. On purely rhetorical grounds... Gods, is there nothing worse than inarticulate politicians?)

And it occurred to me that in this, there was a political ad that I wish I had seen. Something like this.

[Opens with footage from W's last campaign, with him going on about how he was a uniter, not a divider, and how he was going to work with people from both major parties etc. etc.]

"From its first days, our country was founded on the idea that the best way, the only just way, to run a country was to allow the people, all of the people to be heard, and from those voices and those debates forge for ourselves a path that can serve all of us."

[Bush speaches fade into background, and the images of him speaking begin to be interspersed with images of police clearing away protesters from the sites of Bush political speaches.]

"But there has been little room for diverse voices under the Bush administration. So little, in fact, that the president has given the smallest number of press conferences of any recent president. So little that all protesters are cleared from the vicinity before he gives a speach."

[Cut to footage of Springsteen concert. Pan across crowds, drawing attention to the pro-Bush factions.]

"John Kerry has another view of America. He knows that in a strong country all voices need to be heard, and that a strong leader does not need to fear dissent. These are the values our founding fathers fought for." (Yeah, yeah, putting it on a little thick. Did I mention scary music and though previous images shot to imply "jack booted thugs"? Heh.)

[Image fades to dark blue field, bearing the simple words:
John Kerry
United We Stand]

( there really is a point... )