During the last election conservatives realized that these days it
doesn't matter how outrageous your lies are because the media won't
bother explaining why you're a liar.
Instead, in order to be "fair and balanced," the media will actually
help out by giving your lies the old "some people say..." treatment.
After all, the Corporate Media don't want to be accused of being
liberal, do they?
So any old ***** from the right is now treated as if it's an
alternate version of the truth.
Exhibit A: the Swift Boat Veterans, and the fact that somehow -
thanks, "liberal" media - a lot of people have gotten the idea that
George W. Bush's Vietnam record was more honorable that John Kerry's.
Which is the complete opposite of the truth.
Pretty amazing, huh?
And if it worked against a presidential candidate, then it ought to
work against millions of seniors.
Meet USA Next, the latest group of conservatives who intend to change
reality by relying on the media's lack of interest in the truth.
Here's how it works:
Our Great Leader has a problem with the AARP because they have a lot
of influence over seniors, and if they think his Social Security plan
is a crock of *****, he's going to have a hard time selling it.
So he needs some way to demonize them.
Now obviously he can't come out and say that the AARP wants to - I
dunno, just off the top of my head - get rid of the military and
replace it with hot man-on-man action.
But here's the clever part: he doesn't need to, because USA Next will
do it for him!
Take a look at this ad that was spotted running on the American
Spectator website last week:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/05/188_aarp1.gif
Got that everyone?
While the AARP is advising its members on the dangers of Bush's Social
Security privatization scheme, USA Next informs us of the reeeeal AARP
Agenda: to get rid of the military and replace it with hot man-on-man
action.
If I may slip into the Internet vernacular for a moment, WTF? I mean,
talk about a non sequitur.
According to the New York Times, USA Next "has hired Chris LaCivita,
an enthusiastic former marine who advised Swift Vets and P.O.W.'s for
Truth, formerly known as Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, on its media
campaign and helped write its potent commercials."
The results, as you can see above, are fabulous.
And Chris LaCivita isn't the only one - USA Next has either hired or
is looking to hire several more people connected to the Swift Boat
Veterans.
So as America attempts to have a serious debate on the future of
Social Security, be on the lookout for more USA Next commercials over
the coming weeks.
Before you know it, the reeeeal AARP agenda will involve singing the
praises of Osama bin Laden while dancing on the Ten Commandments.
From The Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Harry
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