Saturday, July 15, 2006
If You Can't be Sincere, At Least Pretend Better
Matthew Yglesias, a generally sane lefty blogger and former radio guest on Hugh Hewitt's show, actually writes this:
[Democrat political strategists tell candidates] "That the Democrat believes marriage is between a man and a woman is among the strongest reassurance for older blue collar voters, seniors and those in rural areas. If this is what a candidate believes, it is important to say it."
If I might throw in my two cents, I would further strongly urge Democrats who don't believe marriage is between a man and a woman but who feel they ought to pretend to believe this in order to win elections (a plausible position) need to do a better job of pretending. I've heard a shockingly large number of politicians say things, in rooms where journalists are present, that make it perfectly clear that they think gay marriage is just fine but that the voters aren't ready for it. That's a sensible thing to believe, but you can't go around saying it if you're trying to win votes. If you're going to lie, then lie -- and lie convincingly! (Emphasis added).
This is a central tenet of Democrat strategy, a corollary to their one core belief that they should be in power.
[Democrat political strategists tell candidates] "That the Democrat believes marriage is between a man and a woman is among the strongest reassurance for older blue collar voters, seniors and those in rural areas. If this is what a candidate believes, it is important to say it."
If I might throw in my two cents, I would further strongly urge Democrats who don't believe marriage is between a man and a woman but who feel they ought to pretend to believe this in order to win elections (a plausible position) need to do a better job of pretending. I've heard a shockingly large number of politicians say things, in rooms where journalists are present, that make it perfectly clear that they think gay marriage is just fine but that the voters aren't ready for it. That's a sensible thing to believe, but you can't go around saying it if you're trying to win votes. If you're going to lie, then lie -- and lie convincingly! (Emphasis added).
This is a central tenet of Democrat strategy, a corollary to their one core belief that they should be in power.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 5:30 PM 
