(This could use broader visibility… – promoted by simplify)
Checked my mailbox today, and there sat Vermonters First FOURTH slick mailing to me . Oh my god, will it ever stop ? , I want it to stop because it’s f…in’ bad for my health…you’ve heard of “road rage”- I suffer from “mail rage”, and I feel like, what did Romney’s son say ?, ” I feel like taking a punch at …someone – not sure who… maybe Target Enterprises in California, who produced this beauty. They don’t even look like Vermonters in the photos – couldn’t Tayt have at least sent them some Vermont photos ?
Here’s the new twist – instead of telling us who to vote FOR, they’ve done that 3 times already, maybe they’re not sure that strategy is effective enough, or something, now they’re trying something NEW…..now they’re telling you who to vote AGAINST. Just trying to cover all the bases, so to speak, maybe they don’t have faith in the voters to figure out that if you vote FOR someone, you probably won’t also vote for the other one on the ballot.
Oh, and the scare line of b.s. this time ? Let’s try to DOUBLE the scare line – if voting to raise them once hasn’t left them quivering piles of jelly, let’s raise ’em twice…wow, that’ll get ’em : WITH TOTAL CONTROL IN MONTPELIER – DEMOCRATS VOTED TO RAISE OUR PROPERTY TAXES TWICE – AND THEY WILL RAISE YOUR TAXES AGAIN. ( I’m not sure exactly what they’re referring to here, but it doesn’t really matter, does it ? )
OK, and stuff like this : “Now they want to push through the largest tax increase in state history. And they voted to keep it a secret from us. They want to raise taxes on day care centers, dentists, barbers, carpenters , doctors, plumbers.”
Now this seems wildly disengaged from the truth, but what are you going to do : patiently go through it step by step, explaining the reality ? That didn’t work so well as a debate tactic for Pres. Obama, did it ? He had to come up with ” it’s Romnesia ! “.
So here’s the thing folks…..if you find this as aggravating as I do, PLEASE come up with some catchy little phrase that sums up what you think is going on here, and write a little letter to our local papers. If we can’t complain to the Republican Party, ( who had “nothing” to do with this ) or to the Republican candidates themselves ( ditto) , we need to at least let people know what we’re thinking about this……
our congressional delegation speak to VTers on this, esp Bernie. This plot to subvert & derail democracy & the election process in VT is a very insidious threat to everyone’s democracratic & voting rights in VT.
There are still likely many gullible voters who may not be aware of what those of us who are following this story now know.
there’s a brain trust here. Something snappy pls
“These folks don’t share our values – they only believe in Smearmont.”
NanuqFC
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. ~ H. L. Mencken
Annoying that they have so much money to mail to every voter on town checklists and just substitute the names of different Dems across the state. I suggest the Vt. Dem Party have a little bit of fun with the photo of Mommy and her daughter on the mailer:
Little Girl: “Mommy, who is Randy Brock?” (etc., etc., substitute different Republican candidates)
Mommy: “Oh Bethie, he’s just some silly Republican man who wants to be just like that mean man on TV, Mitt Romney. I told you about him.”
Bethie: “Oh yeah, the asshole. Mommy, why are Republicans so ugly and mean and stupid?”
Mommy: ” Oh Bethie, they can’t help it. Some people are just like that. Do you remember me reading to you about Hitler?”
Bethie: “Oh yeah. He was crazy too. Are Republicans crazy too, and mean and ugly and stupid?”
“Well, Bethie, they’re certainly acting like it. But don’t you worry. That’s why we live here in Vermont. The mean ugly stupid crazy Republicans here will never ever be able to take your school lunch away. And, a few years from now, Vermont can market its Republicans for tourism.”
Bethie: “What do you mean, mommy?”
Mommy: “Well, it’s like that day I took you to the zoo in Boston and we saw all the scary big cats and other animals. But actually, they were very content in their cages and other places, and couldn’t hurt anyone even if they tried.”
Bethie: “So if we put the Republicans in Vermont in cages, people will come up here and pay to see them?”
Mommy: “Well, we won’t need to put them in cages. They’re even more harmless than those animals. We’ll just let them roam free and rant and rave and the tourist people will come here and pay to see them because they’re tamed Republicans. Not like the ones in other states where the tourists live. Those are really scary ones. Perhaps the tourist people will learn how to tame their own Republicans from us.”
Bethie: “Oh mommy, can we have a Republican of our own? I’ll feed him.”
Mommy: “Well, maybe, Bethie. But we’ll have to make sure he’s had his shots.”
Bethie: “And get him fixed too. Like Annie’s cat.”
Mommy: “Oh Bethie, you’re such a smart child. I’m glad we live in Vermont. I love you.”
Bethie: “I love you too, mommy. And I love Vermont. And when we get our own Republican, I’m going to teach him to love Vermont too.”
Mommy: “Yes. You can do that. They just need to be trained.”
Guess it’s too long for the postcard, but you get the idea.