I’ll start. It seems to me that one of the most effective weapons against a stuffed shirt like Obama is ridicule. Clint Eastwood’s now-famous “Empty Chair” speech at the GOP convention was not only funny, it spawned its own meme.
I’d like to see the Romney campaign or their surrogates reach out to the swing-voters using humor. Mind you, it can’t be “mean” humor (anything the pundits can point at and yelp, “Racist!” or “Mean-spirited!”). It has to be amusing, to the point, and very hip and cool. I think Obama should be portrayed as yesterday’s news, and just about as “cool” as your old hipster dad who insists on having a beer with the young guys.
Our guys will never be invited on SNL (which is pretty dated, anyway) and if they were, they shouldn’t go because they’ll become the butt of the joke. But Ryan, who seems to have a sense of humor and is younger, “cooler,” and better looking than Obama, should seek out and accept invitations to Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” and Stephen Colbert’s show. (Especially Colbert, since he has more of a sense of fair play than Stewart.) Ryan can present the Republican case with a smile and without becoming ruffled, and has a quick enough wit to banter with the hosts. A single appearance on these shows might inspire a lot of swing voters to say, “Hey, that Ryan guy is pretty funny! And I couldn’t see his tail and horns anywhere. Hm, maybe it’s okay to vote Republican this year?”
Another good venue to present humor is on YouTube. Some slick and very funny short spots on YouTube could catch fire go viral. The meme is: “Republicans cool; Obama old news. Fire the guy who can’t do the job!” Again, these YouTube presentations should not be mean-spirited or even close to it, as that will backfire. Romney campaign: Call up funny guys like Ron White, Dennis Miller, Jeff Foxworthy, and get them working with you!
When “the emperor has no clothes!” becomes obvious to everyone, it’s easy to dethrone that emperor. We need to use humor to make it obvious.
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