You’re right. Repubs/Conservativess need to be much more perfect in their media appearances. This is an “environmental” thing, it is part of the game, we know it, we know we have to overcome it. Repubs are simply held to a much, much higher standard.
I know we are talking about human beings, we can not expect perfection. But we know that Democrats are never held accountable for phenomenally stupid gaffes , including the bats**t craziness of Weiner, Grayson, Maxine Waters, Barney Frank...not to mention their Dear Leader, BO himself.
We would like things to be different, but we’ll “never get the chance” (more likely, just make it much more difficult & time consuming) to prevail unless we get a tad smarter as to our approach. Not saying compromise our principles, just be smarter about the packaging. We would like for peoples’ brains to work off a better kernel than these 2-word bumper sticker sound bites. But for now, that’s the way it is.
Can you imagine the outrage from the MSM if a Republican said this?
Then there is no hope. Because no on in the Republican party is ever going to make it past the media microscope and magnifier. Any tiny imperfection is overblown. While every major error by democrats is minimized.
I for one want authenticity over style. And I don’t think I’m alone. I’m tired of the packaging not advertising what’s inside the package.
Speaking of mistakes. Can you imagine the media hyperventilation if Sarah Palin or Michelle Bachmann had said there are 3 branches of American governement: House, Senate, and Presidency. That’s todays quote from Chuck Schumer. Where’s the mocking outrage?