According to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal,
“If we want people to like us, we have to like them first.”
I’m embarrassed. I must admit…this
entire time I thought the goal was to lead responsibly. What a forehead-slapper.
I suddenly feel so stupid. Forget balancing the budget or reining in spending.
Open up a Twitter account and go on Late Night with David Letterman (sound
familiar), and while the world’s problems won’t get solved…or even better…at
least people like you.
Ah, that’s better. “They like me.
They really, really like me.”
Exactly who is Jindal trying to
make like him, and why would that require that he affirm Democratic propaganda
that “Republicans are racist and hateful?” Way to go, Bobby, I think I’ll stick
with the politically incorrect, yet painfully honest Mitt Romney, thank you. At
least with him I can lose telling the truth and standing proud rather than
lying (hint, play on words) on my back with no dignity left.
Former Commerce Secretary CarlosGutierrez has a more viable plan: direct appeasement. Since the Libs and their
media cohort are going to corner (read as demonize) Republicans on illegal immigration
anyway, if Republicans make it seem like acquiescence was voluntary, they might
win some votes. Three cheers for “comprehensive immigration failur…reform” which
includes amnesty. Hip-hip, hooray! Hip-hip, hooray! (Imagine the third one in Spanish.)
Pardon me if I don’t share Gutierrez’s
confidence that all those entitlement-eligible voters are going to flock to the
Republican ranks, but at least they will like Republicans
So, I get the making-people-like-you
angle. After all, Barack Obama was an utter failure but because folks liked him
(thank you mainstream media), they just overlooked his many, many, many
shortcomings..for four years…wait, eight years. But why does “liking” people
mean we have to lie to them or accept the lies they tell or believe about us? I’m
pretty sure that’s a sign of low self-esteem.
While Jindal actually played right
into Democratic propaganda (in his defense, it’s kind of hard not to, there’s a
lot of it out there), he was actually stating a very basic and unfortunate truth:
in our country, the liberal media will turn every Republican word to hatred, so
you have to watch everything you say….even if it is the truth.
What’s that? Obama’s platform
relies on anger? RACISM!
What’s that? We want to uphold the integrity of our system by verifying voter eligibility? RACISM!
What’s that? We didn’t know about the
economy or Benghazi? FOUR MORE
YEARS (...of someone else's fault)!
If you’re Barack Obama, the very
words from your mouth and their intended meaning can be forgiven or just
conveniently overlooked, because the media likes you. If you’re Barack Obama,
you can campaign to be given a job, and then hold someone else responsible for
failing to do your job…four years later, because the media likes you. If you’re
Barack Obama, you can buy votes with divisive vitriol and be called a unifier,
you can sell out another nation and be called its ally, you can surrender on
two wars and be called commander-in-chief, you can sway in the direction of the
wind and be called a leader, and you can have only Liberal accomplishments and
causes under your belt and still be called “moderate”… because the media likes
you.
Heck if you’re Barack Obam you can
be born in another cou….um….let’s just leave that one alone. (For anyone
reading, that’s not called conspiracy….it’s called humor…and freedom of speech;
and there’s plenty more where that came from, so stick around.)
Seriously, Jindal makes a great
point: if the media likes you, the public likes you. Then, nothing else
matters. Get liked, and get elected. If the media doesn’t like you…aw crap.
Republicans lost because they
weren’t liked by the media, and the media was willing and able to support Obama
by steering the vote away from issues, accountability, international policy,
and other pesky presidential stuff and make it about who the media…I mean,
voters personally liked more…and…who could bring in the largest number of unconcerned
voters. “Since you’re not using your vote,
can I use it?” (congrats Obama).
So, the real question isn’t how do
you get voters to like you; but if you can’t get the media to like you, how do
you get voters to step outside the popularity contest, consider the merits of your
position, and vote independently on issues regardless of party or media?
Great question, if I don’t say so
myself. Romney and Ryan tried it and were doing well at it when Obama and his media
supporters made a full court press to inject the emotional social issues and
distract from things like the economy, Benghazi,
and all four years of Obama’s presidency. And whaddayaknow, it worked. Yay!
…wait….bummer.
If focusing on the issues won’t
get the job done, I hear trading vodka or cigarettes for votes works really
well…ahem…or Republicans could try loading their policy up with entitlements that
the voters won’t immediately have to pay for (at least not the targeted voters).
Of course that won’t work unless it’s used in concert with a “they hate you”
message, but you’ll need the mainstream media to back you. I think we’re onto
something. This could fundamentally change the face of politics in Amer…wait….so
true, and so ironically not funny.
Here’s an angle, Bobby. Don’t make
popularity your goal; aim for respect…self-respect. Stop apologizing, shoot
straight, and sleep soundly knowing you stood your ground and told it how it
is. Compromise on opinions not principles, and stand firm until the end if need
be.
You don’t have to agree with
Romney’s decision to make the statement of fact, but if the only way you can
stay in power is if the facts are colored or denied...
...you’re Obama, and the media
likes you.
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