Dear Kossacks,
Due to the high volume of hit pieces on DailyKos, we are requesting that you use the attached format for any future attack diaries. This new format will make it easier for all Kossacks to participate in the tearing down of our own candidates. By simply using the template, you will be able to quickly propogate negative information about the other guy's candidate. Additionally, readers of attack diaries will be able to find the information they are looking for quickly and easily. Those failing to use the new template will lose their Swingline staplers and must move their desks into the basement.
Sincerely,
HTM
[Template below]
Form YCS001
Title: [Candidate's Full Name] + [Verb] + [Insult]
Example: Dennis Kuchinich is a Space Alien
Intro:
I. Disclaimer Indicating That the Diary is Not a Hit Piece [wink wink]
Example: I'm not saying that Hillary is a corporate pawn, but she does take a lot of money from corporations. With so much of their money in her pocket, don't you think that she will do exactly what they want?
II. Right-Wing Talking Point
Example: John Edwards spends more time on his hair than Marsha Brady.
III. Transition to Body [Attach Blockquote Here]
Example:
Do we know everything there is to know about Barack Obama?
Just days after increasingly acrimonious exchanges in Thursday’s Democratic debate, agents of Mrs Clinton were quoted as saying that they had obtained unspecified "scandalous information" about Mr Obama.
NOTE: Be sure to provide a reference.
Body:
I. Supplementary Information (Including Videos, Photos and Other Media)
Example:
Is Joe Biden really the best candidate for black voters? I mean, look what he said about Barack Obama:
"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy ... I mean, that's a storybook, man."
II. Quick Mention of Your Candidate's More Pure (Albeit Hypocritical) Position
Example: John Edwards' position on Iraq changed waaaaaay before Hillary's, making him a better candidate.
III. Final Slap
Example: If Hillary Clinton can't tell the truth about Iran, how can we believe anything she says?
IV. Meaningless Poll (with cleverly-worded pie option)