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I agree with their six pack,

Aunt Sam — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:32:33 +0000

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I agree with their six pack, but above all truly believe need to promote positive spirit without falling into the GOP hole of negativity and bully brigade tactics. But, the most important is 'Thou shall not tell a lie' either by word, inference or omission.

I'm really looking forward to FLOTUS speech and hopefully Warren's will create a rousing arena wide chorus of cheers and support.

Thanks for posting news item.

Cross-posted in news section

AmericanDreamer — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:22:11 +0000

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Cross-posted in news section are James Carville and Stan Greenberg's list of 6 things to get done at this convention: http://www.dagblog.com/link/james-carville-and-stan-greenberg-big-things-obama-can-get-done-his-convention-14659

Geez, Obama definitely needs

Aunt Sam — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:26:32 +0000

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Geez, Obama definitely needs to put you on his campaign staff, excellent - if only they do this, it would really be a positive and productive convention!

Maybe a 4th thing to try for

AmericanDreamer — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:57:37 +0000

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Maybe a 4th thing to try for (or maybe part of the 1st one) is to bring to life, maybe with short video clips or in some creative way, the good that has been done in this first term as a result of his initiatives. Possible examples:

*real people whose jobs were saved--these would include public employees who are generally popular with the public such as teachers and other school employees, police and firefighters and first responders

*real individuals in different situations who stand to benefit from the HC reforms that were made--and show the immense sense of gratitude they feel that the President and congressional supporters cared enough to move us forward in those ways

*partners and dependents of returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who at long last have their families back together

*entrepreneurs who benefited from stimulus money for alternative energy development who are doing promising things

*people in local communities who benefited in tangible ways from stimulus package investments (maybe throw in a clip of Republican House and Senate members who voted against the stimulus at public appearances bragging about what they did for their district or state with a stimulus-funded project that has some visual that can show what it is).

There has been tangible accomplishment. It needs to be celebrated, acknowledging the great deal more work that needs to be done. So far the Administration has struggled to find widely effective ways of communicating this to combat the pure negativity of the opposition.

No worries. :<)

AmericanDreamer — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:29:06 +0000

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No worries. :<)

Pay me no nevermind, AD. I

Ramona — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:02:05 +0000

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Pay me no nevermind, AD. I read it too quickly and answered too quickly. You make some very good observations. Thanks.

Great comment. I will only

moat — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:53:15 +0000

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Great comment. I will only attempt to address one of the points you made.

People are hungry to hear, as you put it, an "offering that enables voters to make some sense out of the last 4 years." What makes that a tough item to come up with is that the people who most want to receive that offering don't want to have that explanation couched in terms of the mess that was handed the Obama Administration when they started or hear too much about the strenuous efforts made by the GOP to do nothing in cooperation with them.

In 2008, Obama got a lot of votes with the promise of change but he also got a lot of votes because he clearly signaled to those who wanted to hear a sign of it that he was a centrist pragmatist who wasn't afraid of politics as usual and was willing to talk about policy without demonizing his opposition.

I don't have any idea whether it would win the election for him but I am sure that many independents would vote for him again if he found a way to persist in his "folly".

As someone far to the left of the present administration, I guess I would prefer to hear the rhetoric of a pragmatist that has already blown off my policies than hear about what could have been if it was only humanly possible.

Oh yeah! Maybe they'll have

Aunt Sam — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:04:00 +0000

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Oh yeah! Maybe they'll have a slide show of her 'ads' and she can say afterwards, with a shrug, 'Well, makes the point, after all, what else could I do, talk to an empty chair? That's been done already hasn't it?'

lol. Exactly. (Love that

Ramona — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:35:13 +0000

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lol. Exactly. (Love that dame! But not anywhere near the Dems.)

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wabby — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:05:50 +0000

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