Dean Has the Bat, Now Kerry Has the Hammer

[newsguyatl]

i can't say i blame them for taking the idea, i mean it's been a phenomenal success with the dean campaign...


((and no, this isn't a bash, just an observation of the kerry campaign))

[CMT]

1. when is the bat going up again?

I'm almost sure he has broken Clinton's '95 record, but it would be nice to see the bat challenge us to raise another million or so in the last few days of the quarter.

[pruner]

6. I think the bat will be back up on the the 20th

n/t

[Cha]

10. That sounds good..."the 20th" when ...

National Dean Visibility Day! Happens!

[cjbuchanan]

2. Is this for real?

I thought the bat was kind of dumb (but it seems to work), but this is just silly. I hope his campaign did not waste too much time coming up with this.

Then again, it might just be me.

[Cha]

3. I like the bat better....imitation is the Best form of flattery and

I don't think they are going to be flattering the Dean campaign any other way.

[meegbear]

5. You like the bat better ... what a surprise.

[w4rma]

12. It's tough to top the bat when its been enough to become a Dean staple.

But, I think that all Democratic campaigns need a "bat" or a sledge"hammer" or a "fuse" or a stick of "dynamite" or a "crowbar", or a "fist", etc., etc. And if Kerry likes hammers more than bats, then more power to him. At first the hammer will seem like it's copying Dean, but eventually it'll become more entwined with the Kerry campaign (assuming he's around long enough for this to happen).

Note, deutsey makes a good point on how to expand on these themes in post #8.

[whirlygigspin]

4. There's the kind of original thinking

that we need in a leader.

Bat light?
lol
:argh:

[virtualobserver]

13. LOL indeed!

good one.

[Parche]

7. ?

You try to hit the nail right on the head, but your window of opportunity has failed, the road to success is a long one, paved
with unknowns, his campaign is lumbering down the street gaining ground, no one can stop it now, the door is open, we will not waiver




What was the question?

[deutsey]

8. What I liked about the bat

was it's original context of knocking a homerun out of the park. I think the original graphic even had a baseball player holding a bat and pointing, like Babe Ruth did before he hit a homerun that time.

Very deeply mythic in its meaning to Americans...confidence in the face of challenge, Field of Dreams, and all that.

That's what was so powerful to me when the bat first came out (and I'm not a big baseball fan, either).

I think the bat by itself loses this symbolism. I hope the Dean campaign reconnects the original idea back with it.

[Cha]

11. Why don't you suggest this! Because this is why I said above

that I liked the "bat better"..it had a deeper meaning for me and I'm sure many others!

[w4rma]

16. On the next open thread on the Dean blog you should suggest that, IMHO

http://www.blogforamerica.com/

[clar]

9. I feel bad saying this

but it just seems sort of lame. They're so late on the bandwagon it's kind of embarassing.

[Demobrat]

15. You think that's pathetic. Wait 'till Gep comes out with a broom and

Lieberman has to settle for a sponge.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

23. LOL!

A sponge for Lieberman!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

24. This kind:

Not this kind:

[ProfessorPlum]

28. any invertebrate will do, actually

.

[ProfessorPlum]

14. Reminds me of Bartcop's hammer

but I like the little George "What me worry?" face and the "dustbin of history". Nice touches.

The good news is now Kerry supporters can be as impoverished as Dean supporters. "Feel the power of the hammer"!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

22. The "dustbin of history."

I really wasn't surprised to see that at the site.







(passive-aggressive joke)

[AWD]

17. Imitation

...it's the highest form of flattery.

It's also good to use when you have no original ideas left.

[w4rma]

18. Here is a comment posted on the new DNC blog

First you have a Bat"

Now you have a "Blog"

Can we end the rouse and flattery, and just adopt Dean as the Nominee now?
Steven R :: Sep 17, 2003 10:00 ::
http://www.democrats.org/blog/comment/00010016.html

[ProfessorPlum]

19. Aw c'mon

Kerry should expect a little ribbing about this, but his ability to adapt to winning strategies should be a plus for him, not a sign of weakness.

He's a little slow in doing it, that's all, but I'm glad that recognition of effective strategies trumps stupid pride a bit.

[babzilla]

20. that was DNC ribbing not Kerry ribbing

the post by steven r was to the new DNC blog. The Carville Begala challenge is the bat referred to.

Talk about flame-bait, that blog is sure to get, uh, spicy at least.
The DNC blog should be interesting to watch at any rate.

[w4rma]

21. No, no, you don't understand. The DNC has a "bat" and a blog, now (n/t)

[DrFunkenstein]

25. We've Been Talking About Kerry "Dropping The Hammer" For Awhile Now

But I always thought it was a reference to Days of Thunder.

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[RUMMYisFROSTED]

26. Pacing.

I always thought it was a reference to MC Hammer!

[DrFunkenstein]

27. Please Hammer Don't Hurt Them

No, really, please don't hurt them.

[deutsey]

29. Ya can't touch this.

:hi:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

30. Maybe Kerry should start wearing Parachute pants!

:think:

[deutsey]

31. Now, I might even pay something to the Kerry campaign

to see him dress that way and sing "Can't Touch This".

:silly:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

32. I've probably got some change between my couch cushions, too.

Kerry '04