After years of accepting that my work would be flipped past, TiVo’d through and essentially ignored, this crazy diary happens.
Wow. What will today bring? That Hail Mary suspension of the campaign yesterday—pure marketing genius. John McCain, you just don’t say Maverick, you do Maverick. Doing is unheard of in modern politics. Senator, you make it so simple to message for you, your campaign can basically be boiled down to a text message.
I can see that behind white picket fences all over this great country of ours. People are asking "What’ll he do next?" The public loves reality shows, and this has gotta go down as the greatest one ever.
But am I the only one who thinks it’s time to let Sarah off the leash a bit? With her mythic fiscal expertise honed in just two years as Governor of Alaska, she could certainly lend a manicured hand to fixin’ this whole Wall St. mess. She’s one of us, and if we had our druthers, we’d want her takin’ aim on those greedy fat cats.
Not that you can’t help out a bit, Senator. The public loves your straight-talkin’ with ‘em. They totally dig it when you incessantly refer to them as your friends. Your unique gift is that you connect with the well-heeled and the folks who can’t afford shoes anymore.
Booyah. We are all in this together! Brands this versatile can’t be beat. And we would be poor marketers if we didn’t remind citizens about your contribution to the global technology and communication industries.
Now, if and when you do show up for the debate in Mississippi tonight, you need to be at the top of your game. I know it’s been a crazy week, so let’s get back to the basics. Tonight’s sit-down with the nation is about foreign policy, and I seem to remember there was a slight gaffe last week that everybody has probably forgotten about, but should it come up, have no fear. Stand your ground and deliver. Confidence, my friend. American superiority never goes out of style.
That’s what I’m talkin’ about. It’s our planet, until we are notified otherwise.
There's also a whole group of people out there who are perfectly happy with the way things are. They like tax rebate checks, unchecked deregulation and circumventing the constitution. We need a message to put them at ease.
Granted, there are some hard-core conservatives who still don't trust you. But this should speak to them.
My creative brethren might turn their nose up at this line. "Too formulaic," they'd nod to each other. "Doesn't break any new ground." But this isn't about winning some advertising award, it's about winning an election.
On that note, I ask your help again to assist Senator McCain in getting the word out. Email, post or link to these important messages. But for those of you who insist on practicing old school politics, there’s always yard signs, bumper stickers and things of that ilk here:
Brand McCain 08 Goods
Join us in this Herculean task of branding our candidate.
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All proceeds will be donated to help children with autism. I know that our favorite vice-presidential candidate promised to help families with special needs children, but there are now much more important special needs on Wall St.
Thanks to all those who have contributed ideas, obviously too many to list. Use the template and keep up the good work.
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