Amice,
You say you stand for Beauty; that your party stands for Love, no less. How then, I wonder, can you try to peddle such cheap rhetorics? Frankly, I'm surprised!
The truth is - you are promising voters that you'll fulfill every wish they ever had, no matter how lurid. Chocolate fountains? Sure, the Love and Beauty Party has it. Fast cars? Dag promises that everyone will get one! Noddy gets on the ticket? Dag quickly pastes the fast car out of the picture and puts her in front instead. The Sex and Bribes Party wants to be everything to everybody. Flip, flop, let the champagne flow for all! Who cares.
Well, Eva, you know of course: we care. I know it's a dreary question, but a fair enough one: how on earth do you plan to cover this all, without driving the board we all love into instant bankruptcy? We love this place, you know. We think it's a place of beauty, I might well add. Craven and the others spent years of hard work building it - hell, every one of us did our bit! And now you want to drown it all in a fast flash?
Hey, I love a party, you know I do. We all do! But aren't we promised a gift from our own pocket here? Won't we ourselves be the one who'll have to pay for it? Or do you have some wealthy external sponsors?
To be honest: you promise the world to all, but if someone else comes up with a set of decent, honest policy proposals, you trod out the tired tax scare? That it'll cost too much money? Aren't you the one promising to shower interest groups with special favours?
Piffle, my dear.
It's tough, of course, to come from far behind. I understand. Despite all your admirable vigour, your poll numbers are still rather dismal. Dag is trailing far behind in poll #2. You're trumpeting to have a frontrunner in that race when Dlowan is still doubting whether to even join you! Your spinmeisters are claiming candidates left and right without them even knowing it.
In poll #3 you're not doing very well yourself, with just 11% of the vote and in race 1 Gautam, who was almost Photoshopped out of the party altogether by your campaign manager, is now understandably doing poorer still.
For all the awkward virtual manoeuvring, your campaign simply doesn't seem to have taken off quite yet.
But if you will take some friendly advice from a fellow campaigner: promising everything to everybody is simply not going to work in the end. People will love you - for lovable you all certainly are. But they won't vote for you. You will have to come clean some time.
In fact, I dare you. We made clear where we stand. What we believe in. What we will do. And why. People know who they have in front of them. We're for real. Now it's your turn.
On a further aside, you will certainly not make it if you drop your appearance of sweet charm and slide into dreary attack mode any time some other campaign does come up with some idea.
Amice, in four words: we can do better.
Yours sincerely,
nimh
<staying above the fray -- running on my record>
<but man, that's a baaadasss campaign manager I've got there!!!>
Bunny's thinking of hopping...
Reason - compassion - and digressiveness?
Bunny would be most welcome I'm sure! <smiles>
You're definitely on the same wavelength as Soz and Farmerman, I think.
Sozobe, thankee very much ... I aim to please <smiles>
nimh, i am but a humble campaign manager like yourself. i don't seek a position, hence my votes don't count. except towards the victory of the Party. It is in numbers that we have strength. Ours is an inclusive party that seeks to embrace the masses. and they follow, to our great joy and satisfaction. It is a reward for all our hard work. Reward for the positive message we bring. Reward for not stooping so low as to throw dirt in other running parties and their campaign managers. We plead to work together with other parties after we form the government, not against them. We seek to form a coalition of many, as we all represent different spectrums of A2K. We plead not to resort to backstabbing, blackmailing and gossiping. Instead we focus on hard work.
Today our candidates visited local hospitals and examined their practices in relation to our underpriviledged uninsured citizens. Next week we are touring primary schools, especially in areas where the gap between minority and majority students' education is known to be highest. We visited senior homes, homeless shelters, factories, institutions. We are out there with the people. People are on our hearts.
You have to forgive us then that we will not respond to Sozobe/Farmerman campaign manager in kind. It is just not worth our time.
Love and Beauty and free healthcare for everybody!
(and compassion and sensibility and escape novels and fast cars)
dagmaraka wrote:my votes don't count. except towards the victory of the Party. [..] Ours is [a] party that seeks to embrace the masses.
Your Slovak background is showing
<#$%^&^%%!!!!!>
I still love you, nimh. We love everybody!
Littlek has officially joined our ranks... <whistling gleefully>
We now have: Eva, Dag, CJ, Bella Dea, Noddy, Prince, littlek, msolga, dlowan
And we have the lead.
Thank you everyone for continuing support. We will not let you down!
Hop on the Love Train. Join the loveliest and wisest women and the most resolute and moral men in their endeavor to make the world a more beautiful place.
Sign up with Love and Beauty Party today!
Bunny has hopped!
I am with Soz and Nimh.
Wanna join us Dag?
You know you want to - our platform is so tempting, isn't it?
And - with me to add silliness, and you and Soz for beauty - well, we are a rainbow coalition!
(It was the fast goddamn cars, and the woman bending over the bonnet that turned me, Dag.)
Waiting for the Lube and Booty party to splinter off.
No bunny. I am true to my colors. I am not a coat that drifts as the wind blows, as we clever Slovaks say. We will pray for you and for other mistaken souls and welcome you back anytime you decide to come back home.
Lol - smooooooches to you Dag!!!!!
<private message to Patio: It has come to our attention that you are looking to belong to a group where certain products and services are shared among its members. It is my pleasure to introduce to you our LB Club, full of young and progressive people who share your interests and are eager to welcome you on board. For more information please see attached brochure.>
<puff, puff> I'm late, I'm late ...!
OMG, 20 pages here!
Can't possibly read them all! In a nutshell, guys :wink: , um, at what stage are we at in this? ... & how does one vote?
dagmaraka wrote:<private message to Patio: It has come to our attention that you are looking to belong to a group where certain products and services are shared among its members. It is my pleasure to introduce to you our LB Club, full of young and progressive people who share your interests and are eager to welcome you on board. For more information please see attached brochure.>
Hey! HEY! It is shameful -- SHAMEFUL -- that your party is selling its mailing lists! SHAMEFUL!
(All the same, is there any sort of Midwest regional convention or meeting or...? Perhaps in a city park somewhere????)
Msolga - I have joined Soz and Nimh - we need a smart pussy cat!
<pffft, where the dang is my winchester gun?>
ATTENTION:
Love and Beauty Party announces that during the Sunday mass we will pray for all the lost and misguided souls in this world. Come rejoice in the spirit of love and belonging.
There will also be a Welcoming Ball for our new members: present will be famous cartoonists, there will be a cat show, flow of hot chocolate, and a music-of-your-choice ball.
Australians especially welcome!
Oh, my loyalities a SO divided! I mean, choose between Soz & nimh, farmerman & dag the daring?
Impossible!
Totally fabulous candidates all!
Conflicted, totally conflicted, I am.
So I think I'll beat a hasty retreat!
Byeeee!
