Memorandum from the McCain Campaign

From Kombiz Lovosany at the DNC:

Now that John McCain  has made one common, innocent American idiom off limits - watch for this guidance from the McCain campaign declaring more idioms off limits - until, of course, they decide to use one of them themselves.

MEMORANDUM

To:       American News Media

From:   McCain Campaign

Re:       Common American Idioms that are Now Off Limits

Date:    September 10, 2008

 

A Day Late and a Dollar Short: 

Unfair reference to Senator McCain’s plan to add trillions to the national debt through implementing flawed policies like making permanent the Bush tax cuts, creating additional tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest of Americans and continuing the war in Iraq. Unlike Barack Obama John McCain has not outlined a concrete way to pay for his plans, and instead has relied on gimmicks and tag lines which do not reflect the type of serious decision-making that the next president will need to make on our long-term fiscal situation.

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure:

Discriminatory attack against Senator McCain’s health care plan. Modeled after a failed Bush-Cheney effort – McCain’s plan would tear down our employer-based health care system and leave insurance companies in charge with little oversight. Millions of people would lose their current health insurance and be forced to buy health insurance in the individual market, where it’s usually more expensive and in some cases not available at all. Experts believe John McCain’s plan would increase administrative costs up to $20 billion per year, increase health care costs for many American families, and do next to nothing to reduce the number of uninsured Americans.

All Bets are Off:

Prejudiced statement against John McCain’s plan to privatize Social Security and gamble American’s life savings on the stock market. John McCain supports President Bush’s Social Security privatization proposal, and has said he would pursue this failed policy as president. McCain’s campaign has also said that he is considering raising the retirement age and reducing Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. And despite proposing trillions in tax cuts for corporations, John McCain has proposed virtually no tax relief for our seniors struggling to pay rising energy, health care and food costs.

When Your Only Tool is a Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like a Nail:

Unfair attack on McCain for promising to continue George Bush’s disastrous foreign policy. John McCain showed bad judgment by supporting the war from the start. He has been in lockstep with President Bush saying in March 2008 “no one has supported President Bush on Iraq more than I have.” In 2002, he said success in Iraq would be “easy” and promised victory in a “short time.” He has not offered a strategy for success in Iraq and has instead vowed to continue the fight indefinitely, even saying that a deployment of 50 to 100 years would be fine. He won’t acknowledge the strategic consequences of Iraq’s dominance over our foreign policy. Our focus on Iraq is not a sound strategy for keeping America safe and facing down the threats beyond Iraq’s borders.

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish:

Unfair criticism of McCain’s shortsighted energy policy. John McCain has opposed increased fuel efficiency standards, investments in alternative fuels and renewable energy again and again. Instead, McCain has offered gimmicks like a gas tax holiday that would benefit the oil companies, drain the federal highway fund of billions of dollars necessary for building and repairing infrastructure, cost hundreds of thousands of American jobs – and do little to actually help Americans. McCain also supports off-shore drilling, even though he acknowledges that it wouldn’t produce a drop of oil for seven years – and would have little if any impact on prices even then.

All Hat, No Cattle:

Bigotted attack against McCain’s lack of support for rural communities. John McCain has been a consistent opponent of programs that farmers depend on. He has consistently voted against investments in renewable energy including ethanol. He has opposed permanent disaster assistance, country of origin labeling, and other programs that would make American farmers more competitive in the global economy.

All in a Day’s Work:

Biased attack on McCain’s record against organized labor. John McCain has stood on the side of wealthy corporations and consistently opposed workers’ rights and the interests of working families. McCain strongly opposes the Employee Free Choice Act, has fought efforts to raise the minimum wage and supports flawed trade agreements like NAFTA and the South Korea Free Trade Agreement.

 Birds of a Feather Flock Together:

Unfair to point out that John McCain and Sarah Palin represent more of the same as George W. Bush. More of the same failed economic policies.  More of the same failed foreign policy.  And more of the failed Karl Rove-style politics.

Stephanie really appreciates the fine art of sarcasm and mockery.  She can also be found blogging at Lawyer Mama, where she engages in the art as often as possible.

Comments

[cynematic]

Funny, and true to boot!

A few more the satirical Obama campaign missed:

_Don't Let the Door Hitya Where the Good Lord Splitya_: McCain-Palin's failed policies having to do with mandatory corporal punishment in the schools. This is off limits, people! Think of the children!

_Ride a Donkey to Buy a Horse_ (okay, ancient Chinese saying not folksy American saying, but hey): no fair referring to the revolving door of elected official to lobbyist and back (**cough**Phil Gramm**cough**) as practiced by the McCain campaign. You are seriously hurting those lobbyists' feelings when you say that. Meanie.

;)

[Daisy]

I suppose serving "Baked Alaska" would be off limits because it presumes global warming is real.