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| 2016-10-12 | |
| From WikiLeaks email 3599 From:bi@globalculturalstrategies.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2016-03-13 17:06 Subject: From Bill Ivey Well, we all thought the big problem for our US democracy was Citizens United/Koch Brothers big money in politics. Silly us; turns out that money isn't all that important if you can conflate entertainment with the electoral process. Trump masters TV, TV so-called news picks up and repeats and repeats to death this opinionated blowhard and his hairbrained ideas, free-floating discontent attaches to a seeming strongman and we're off and running. JFK, Jr would be delighted by all this as his "George" magazine saw celebrity politics coming. The magazine struggled as it was ahead of its time but now looks prescient. George, of course, played the development pretty lightly, basically for charm and gossip, like People, but what we are dealing with now is dead serious. How does this get handled in the general? Secretary Clinton is not an entertainer, and not a celebrity in the Trump, Kardashian mold; what can she do to offset this? I'm certain the poll-directed insiders are sure things will default to policy as soon as the conventions are over, but I think not. And as I've mentioned, we've all been quite content to demean government, drop civics and in general conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizenry. The unawareness remains strong but compliance is obviously fading rapidly. This problem demands some serious, serious thinking - and not just poll driven, demographically-inspired messaging. Rubio's press conference yesterday AM was good and should be repeated in its entirety, not just in nibbles. I will attend the Clinton fundraiser here next week but as I can only afford the low level of participation may just get to wave without a "hello." I fear we are all now trying to navigate a set of forces that cannot be simply explained or fully understood, so it is and will reamin interesting! Sent with a handshake,
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| Posted by:JohnQC |
| #9 They want cattle. Or more exactly, sheep. |
| Posted by: Herb Spatch4658 2016-10-12 16:33 |
| #8 My pleasure, JohnQC. It's a learning curve we all climb. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-10-12 16:32 |
| #7 #3 TW, thanks for the info. It is appreciated! |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-10-12 15:50 |
| #6 Who else would vote for them? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-10-12 14:23 |
| #5 Us'n's be a baskit of contemptibles. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2016-10-12 13:41 |
| #4 So what about KK, I am beginning to think she really was robbed. And what about this Judge Crater roumor? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-10-12 11:05 |
| #3 Agreed, JohnQC. Thank you. Nb: I changed the formatting to clarify which is the key point from the writer (now in bold), and which is your personal opinion (now highlighted) to conform with Rantburg practice. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-10-12 10:12 |
| #2 They want subjects, not citizens. It has always been about power and control. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-10-12 10:02 |
| #1 There is a cultural war going on and the "Left" views the American people as an enemy of the left. I should have stated this clearer so there is no misunderstanding of the meaning. It is not paranoia, Hillary and company really don't like us. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-10-12 07:54 |