The Indelible Bonobo Experience

Renaissance Monkey: in-depth expertise in Jack-of-all-trading. I mostly comment on news of interest to me and occasionally engage in debates or troll passive-aggressively. Ask or Submit 2 mah authoritah! ;) !

Photo Post
They’re talking about the incredible success the two parties’ campaigns have had at making everyone who even vaguely pays attention to politics feel a little dirtier and a lot dumber. Turning “molehills” — The Fix reporter list “Etch A Sketch, stay-at-home moms, caterpillars, dog-eating, silver spoons and cookie-gate” as examples — into “mountains.” And it certainly feels like the Romney and Obama camps have become uniquely skilled at the dark arts of distracting us from thinking about anything that actually matters. But is it true? (via Always remember: ‘We’re not normal’ - The Washington Post) There is not substantive argumentation largely because nobody is interested in that and nobody gets it. This game is about exposure, which is proportional with the amount of money pumped in. Over-hyping a “molehill” is dependent on the amount of money poured into PR and it has little to do with the issue that’s being hammered. Are we seeing more commercials for junk food because the food is healthier?

They’re talking about the incredible success the two parties’ campaigns have had at making everyone who even vaguely pays attention to politics feel a little dirtier and a lot dumber. Turning “molehills” — The Fix reporter list “Etch A Sketch, stay-at-home moms, caterpillars, dog-eating, silver spoons and cookie-gate” as examples — into “mountains.” And it certainly feels like the Romney and Obama camps have become uniquely skilled at the dark arts of distracting us from thinking about anything that actually matters. But is it true? (via Always remember: ‘We’re not normal’ - The Washington Post)

There is not substantive argumentation largely because nobody is interested in that and nobody gets it. This game is about exposure, which is proportional with the amount of money pumped in. Over-hyping a “molehill” is dependent on the amount of money poured into PR and it has little to do with the issue that’s being hammered.

Are we seeing more commercials for junk food because the food is healthier?

Posted in politics usa etch a sketch molehills mitt romney hilary rosen campaign vote 2012 elections pr marketing advertising public relations
Vid Post

osuphantom:

inbonobo:

Mitt Romney, 3 mths ago: “While I was Governor, 85% of the people on a form of welfare assistance in my state had no work requirement and I wanted to increase the work requirement and I said even if you had a child 2 years of age you need to go to work. It will cost the state more providing that daycare, but I want the individuals to have the dignity of work.”

(via The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)

I’m missing the idea behind what’s wrong with “dignity of work”. Is it wrong that the state should expect people to work to receive benefits. They’ll even pay for daycare. Hell I’ll pay for Ohio/Columbus to provide day care. Raise my taxes another dollar or two sure. If it gives single parents the opportunity to work, build experience, a resume, and provide a better life for them and their kid(s), then I’ll pay for it. It allows people the dignity to work and provide for themselves. There is no dignity in being entirely reliant upon the government. I like working for myself because I come home, pay my bills, and feel good about it. Single mothers (and fathers) should have that opportunity as well. Mitt Romney is totally right on this.

Here’s a summary on WP and the clip on Jon Stewart - starting 2:10. There’s nothing wrong with work, but the issues are:

  1. Ann Romney’s experience as a housewife born to wealth and privilege is completely different from that of working mothers.
  2. Ann Romney chose to stay at home. The working poor don’t have that choice, partly because her husband forced them to work and forced them to let the government raise their babies.
  3. The statements coming from the Romney campaign are contradictory, which makes listening to this guy pointless. It makes more sense to look at who’s funding his campaign to understand what he’s up to (so far it’s big banks, big oil and big pharma), but we won’t know most of it because of Super PACs.
Posted in Single Mothers ann romney gop hilary rosen housewife mitt romney parenting republicans welfare dignity of work speculation sex wars war on women flip-flop
Vid Post

Mitt Romney, 3 mths ago: “While I was Governor, 85% of the people on a form of welfare assistance in my state had no work requirement and I wanted to increase the work requirement and I said even if you had a child 2 years of age you need to go to work. It will cost the state more providing that daycare, but I want the individuals to have the dignity of work.”

(via The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)

Posted in daily show flip-flop jon stewart mitt romney motherhood politics welfare usa war on women feminism hilary rosen