Stickin’ It to Obama
July 9th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
The Republican Party of Texas recently held an online contest to create a clever anti-Obama bumper sticker for use in the fall campaign. Texas Republicans were invited to vote for their favorite entry on the party’s Web site. After thousands of votes, the winning slogan has been announced.
And that winner is…..”Obama for Change? That’s all you’ll have left in your pockets.”
As in, tax hikes will leave you with nothing but change in your pocket. Get it?
Karl Rove must be rolling over in his grave.
You can see the bumper sticker here. You can purchase a set of three for $10, thus letting the Republicans pick your pocket instead. “This is sure to be a collector’s item within weeks,” says a party press release. We had no idea there was an aftermarket for non-starter campaign clinkers.
But we do hope whoever came up with this dog of a pun is at least getting royalties. Lite Gov. David Dewhurst told the crowd at the GOP state convention in Houston last month that “If Barack Obama gets the chance to change America, we’ll only be left with change in our pockets.” Gov. Rick Perry and former Secretary of State Roger Williams rolled out similarly thudding lines in their convention speeches.
We get the sense that state Republicans didn’t quite have their hearts in this particular attack, but lifeless sloganeering is just one symptom of the party’s woes. Jumping the gun is apparently another. The party email announcing the new bumper sticker says, “Texas is ready to take on Barack Obama and his conniving, liberal schemes as President!”
Of course, he isn’t president just yet. But unless the GOP offers better opposition than this, he probably will be soon.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:29 am
When did Karl expire?