Dowd, Cheeseburgers and Bush ads

[namvet73]

Maureen Dowd's latest Op-Ed points out the hypocrisy in some Republican political ads by comparing the "cheeseburger" bill, passed by the house, with its lack of taking responsibility for its own failures by blaming someone else in Republican political ads.

Read: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/14/opinion/14DOWD.html?hp

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When the House passed the "cheeseburger bill" to bar people from suing fast food
joints for making them obese, Republican backers of the legislation scolded Americans, saying the fault lies not
in their fries, but in themselves.

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One ad cites "an economy in recession. A stock market in decline. A dot-com boom gone
bust. Then a day of tragedy. A test for all Americans."



Mr. Bush's subtext is clear: If it weren't for all these awful things that happened, most of them hangovers from
the Clinton era, I definitely could have fulfilled all my promises. I'm still great, but none of my programs worked
because, well, stuff happens."

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I have an idea. We can dub these blame ads "cheeseburger" commercials or spots. Or, just plain "Bushburgers." We could also use a little cheeseburger in the Top Ten Conservative Idiots as a key Icon.

"Say, Harry, I just saw/heard another new 'Bushberger' on television."

[Florida_Geek]

1. I like 'Bushberger' ads

:evilgrin:

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2. my weaknesses are my strengths

the things republicans claim to be their strength are actually their liabilities.

"an economy in recession. a stock market in decline. a dot-com boom gone
bust. then a day of tragedy. a test for all americans."

this sounds like a list of things that have gone wrong under bush misleadership. oh wait, it IS a list of things that have gone wrong under bush misleadership.

when was the last time an incumbent ran on his record of BAD things that happened?


hmmm: "rising unemployment. rising inflation. a kidnapping in iran. these are painful times for americans. re-elect jimmy carter."

now why didn't jimmuh try that?

[gonefishing]

3. Sounds like mad cows disease to me.

[teryang]

4. The buck stops somewhere else.

It's the sh*t happens rationalization of failure.

It's an exculpatory litany for the endlessly gullible public. Problem is they are hurting in the pocketbooks.

I don't think that this is even a pretense of a serious campaign. They plan to steal the election.

[izzie]

5. If they were not so powerful they would be funny.

I knew Bush could not run anything before he got into office but who would think the whole party would make such a great big mess.

[meti57b]

6. this one is exactly right-on ......

"We are not yet sure who is behind the horrendous bombings in Spain, but they have already underscored how vulnerable our trains and subways are. And they have reminded us that the administration diverted resources from the war on terror and the search for Osama to settle old scores in Iraq, building a case for war with hyped and phony claims on weapons."