tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16338321.post8363113172907195062..comments2023-10-23T12:28:52.858-05:00Comments on The Unknown Candidate: U.S. Democracy, Elections: An Illusion?The Unknown Candidatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12297082094876331950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16338321.post-74352381945139998992008-04-20T11:52:00.000-05:002008-04-20T11:52:00.000-05:00Excellent post and analysis of Mark Penn. His PSB ...Excellent post and analysis of Mark Penn. His PSB website also gives him cred it for "devising" the Tony Blair slogan, "Forward, not backward."<BR/><BR/>Of course, that line was actually "devised" by the writers of "The Simpsons" for an episode where someone was running for president of the United States.<BR/><BR/>Showing that in additiion to being an unethical, slimy and devious character, he is a fraud and a liar.<BR/><BR/>But the pig has his snout firmly planted in the campaign's treasury, milking it for every dime, incliding the "3 AM ad" which he copied from two earlier campaigns -- and copied it incompetently at that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16338321.post-73488249434234673172008-04-20T01:40:00.000-05:002008-04-20T01:40:00.000-05:00it's been a while since i've been a regular visito...it's been a while since i've been a regular visitor to your blog... too long, in fact... it's good to be back...<BR/><BR/>i am in total agreement with you about obama... while i still hold reservations about him, particularly when i look at his roster of advisors and see someone like zbigniew brezinski, i cannot help but feel that recent events indicate that obama has NOT - yet, at least - sold his soul... why else would our media, political, corporate, and governmental elites be so intent on taking him down...? obama very obviously scares the bejabbers out of them or we would not be seeing such a concerted effort to destroy him... <BR/><BR/>can obama keep his integrity intact, not only through the campaign, but after he assumes office...? is he the "real thing"...? i, too, WANT to believe, but after the past decade-plus, i remain highly cynical... but, what else can we do but go by what we see, and what i see is fundamentally encouraging...profmarcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148708132624420673noreply@blogger.com