When I first saw the new Atlanta logo on the Metroblog, I thought they were joking. Being cute. Haha, that’s a good one fellas. I reckon you pulled a fast one on me. But then on my bus ride down from Scarietta to Midtown this morning, I noticed this assault on the senses dangling from a lamp post like a Lucent logo whose brains had to be shot out because the hangman couldn’t tie his noose properly.
Goddamn it. I had a Whatizzit flashback.
Speaking of abortions…
The Democratic Party floated a trial balloon for a new slogan in the last day or two, and it’s a real turd.
House Democratic leaders are holding a closed-door meeting with members of their caucus this afternoon to discuss a new slogan for the 2006 midterm elections: “Together, We Can Do Better” or “Together, America Can Do Better,” according to Democratic sources.
[. . .]
Democratic leaders from an array of constituencies, including the House, Senate, Democratic National Committee, governors and mayors, have been working for months on a project designed to convey Democratic ideas and views to the public in a better way.
Heh. Months they say. Sounds to me like Pelosi needs to go back and wax Lakoff’s wick a few more times. Doomed, we’re all doomed. The choice is between criminals and people who define themselves as “not quite as bad as the criminals… we’re not competent enough to rape and pillage like they do.”
Dear Democratic Party,
YOU ARE A BUNCH OF SPINLESS, SKILLESS COCKSUCKERS AND YOU NEED TO LEARN TO STAND FOR FUCKING SOMETHING, I DON’t CARE WHAT ANYMORE BUT FUCKING GROW A GODDAMN BACKBONE!!!!
FUCKING GRahhhhhahghahghaghahghaghahh!!!1
The Moral Reich is just plain wrong and everybody fucking knows it.
The problem is that the 90% of the nation that arent’ fucking far right Reich whacko’s have nobody to rally behind. I was thinking “Rusty, for a reasonable US” but then I remembered that resonabilty is not a nominable trait in this race. Then I thought “Tom, b/c he’s pissed off and he’ll beat your ass, for President.” but that didn’t go over with either the UN nor anyone that has ever taken martial arts with me.
The liberals need a new banner hero, and a better one than Chris Walken. I will be detailing this soon on http://www.celebrateyourtonmess.com and, with Rusty’s honored say so, here as well.
Liberals, get fucking angry again. It’s what works for us.
Regards,
TRW
PS Life’s too short to proofread, that and I’m drunk.
WOW.
FUCKING WOW.
Bashing the city of Atlanta is appropriate in this thread, but Tom uses this for three things other than that.
1. Detailing disdain for the right and the failings of the left. Complete with unoriginal thought for added bonus.
2. Sucking Rusty’s cock. I like Rusty. He is a great guy, but the problems with what you are doing is that A. their is someone with that job already. B. Voting for Rusty for political office is like voting for Roger Clinton (we do not need the BAC limits raised from .08 to 1.0). C. The other reason for sucking his rod is so you can…
3. Plug Your Fucking Website. There is a link area already present on the website. You can also link from your name in the message.
I know I am not the moderator, but I will make this known. If I were to celebrate my “TOMNESS” it would not be by reading your website, it would involve, however, a shotgun and shattered dreams. If I wanted to read your sanctimonious fucking website I would just click on the link (just after drinking a vial full of Pamela Anderson’s Hepititis C pussy juice). Do me a favor and have yourself impaled on Mr. Grohl’s drumsticks tonight at the QOTSA/NIN concert tonight.
This hate filled rant was approved by Baby Evil, and the friends of Baby Evil for dark ruler!
It’s hard to believe that it was just a decade ago that Democrats had the chutzpah to use “It’s the economy, stupid.”
Now it’s completely ambiguous who this “together” is.
I don’t get the abortions reference, though.
!@#$%#$^#$!^$@^$&&
That’s really about it. I mean, my GOD. Might it be possible to get your crap together and SOUND LIKE SOMETHING? Please. Bush’s approval rating might as well be zero, and the best they can come up with is, “Together, We Can Do Better.”
Dear Barack Obama, Please get enough expierence to be taken seriously very quickly, as you seem to be able to use the English language to communicate larger, more important Democratic goals. Love, the Goddamned Electorate
CM the sign is an abortion.
Marketing. It reeks of marketing. Because the initial inspiration is obvious: Kerry’s speeches from last year. The first was before the NAACP in June or July and the second was his nomination acceptance speech at the DNC. But Kerry made it almost gospel call-and-response.
“America can do better. And help is on the way.”
Split that in half and you have almost Methodist liturgy.
Minister: America can do better!
Congregation: And. help. is. on. the. way!
De-da-de-da-de-da. Iambic pentameter in a sanctuary. An almost righteous indictment of our failings that should shame us all into improving.
But instead, it’s been polished to dullness. “Together … we can do better” puts the blame for our ills in a neat little basket that we just need to pick up carefully and shoulder on down the lane with a song in our heart.
CM,
The reference was to Confederacy of Dunces. The main character Ignatius would yell at the movie screen, asking, “Who created this abortion?” I’m aware that probably wouldn’t be clear to anyone but, well, me (and Amber because we’ve talked about the book recently).