Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
I suppose this passes for liberal thinking nowadays. Don't look at the economic situation, don't examine Obamacare, don't consider the apology tour. Debt. What debt? All irrelevant. According to Howard Dean (on MSNBC), the only thing the Obama campaign needs (in lieu of a set of policies that work) is a slogan:
"He needs to condense his economic message to three or four words, and then repeat them every single day between now and the election. People fundamentally don't trust Mitt Romney; they believe he only cares about people who have great wealth, which is probably true."
"But the president's got to close the sale and the way to close the sale is to have a slogan and repeat it and repeat it and repeat it and repeat it. He was doing very well right after the jobs speech. He needs to get back into that groove."
Some suggestions:
We're in a Ditch--But it's Fair
We Fixed the Economy--Next the Climate
Yes! We Can Be Like France!
Other suggestions or comments, please.
(H/t: Real Clear Politics)
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Oct '11
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
Nice - I tweeted this when I saw this item: HDean says BO needs a slogan. I think Mika B might have it: "I'm hoping blaming Bush will work"
Aug '11
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
I thought he had a slogan: "Forward."
(Of course, my mind automatically puts "Great Leap" in front of that.)
May '12
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
I think Howard Dean found it for him: "Probably True"
Aug '10
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
That's it! A slogan. How about this, Howard: "AAAAHHHHH!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Wait, I think I've heard that one before.
May '10
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
DrewInWisconsin: I thought he had a slogan: "Forward."
(Of course, my mind automatically puts "Great Leap" in front of that.)
EJ nailed it:
Jun '10
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
River: That's it! A slogan. How about this, Howard: "AAAAHHHHH!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Wait, I think I've heard that one before. · 1 minute ago
The photo I just attached tries to capture that wonderful moment.
Jun '10
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
Aaron Miller
DrewInWisconsin: I thought he had a slogan: "Forward."
(Of course, my mind automatically puts "Great Leap" in front of that.)
EJ nailed it: · 1 minute ago
Were any actual sheep harmed during the composition of this photo?
Edited on June 14, 2012 at 5:31pmMar '11
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
Obama/Biden 2012: Because You Can't Fall Off the Floor.
Jan '11
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
"Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers.
And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have. But they have one thing you haven't got: a ... " slogan.
Apr '12
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
Perhaps he should change the slogan to "Froward". That seems more appropriate.
Apr '12
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
My favorite is: If you like BS, you'll love BO.
May '11
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
Mar '11
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
Don't Reject. REELECT!
Mar '11
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
Don't swap horses in the middle of a bad dream.
Jun '10
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
Rachel: Good one. For those without a dictionary at hand, "froward" means "willfully contrary." Not a bad description of Obama: willfuly contrary to common sense.
I fear that "Froward" might be seen only as a shameless effort to cultivate the dyslexic vote.
Edited on June 14, 2012 at 8:44pmAug '10
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Jun '10
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
Frozen Chosen · 15 minutes ago
Frozen: You may have a future in the mindless slogan business.
May '10
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
We'll do just fine if we go forward to buy a thingamajig
Sep '10
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
Didn't President Obama claim recently that the entire Romney campaign could be put on a Tweet? Howard Dean thinks that's a feature, not a bug.
Re: Howard Dean: The Problem with the Obama Campaign is that it Needs a "Slogan"
"Finish What We Started."
A bipartisan slogan guaranteed to energize supporters in both camps.