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Nov 02 2008

Clueless at Campaign Headquarters

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By Rosemarie Jackowski

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Clueless at Campaign Headquarters

The following is a mostly true account. Only names and a few minor details have been changed to protect identities.

Last night I received a phone call. It went something like this.

CALLER - Hello - my name is Henry. I am calling from campaign headquarters and would like to ask you a few questions.

ME - Will it take very long?

CALLER - No.

ME - OK.

CALLER - I want to know if you are going to vote for Obama or the other guy.

ME - Which other guy? There are seven others on the ballot.

CALLER - Ugh. Are you sure?

ME - Yes. Would you like me to give you their names?

CALLER - Yes.

ME - Baldwin, Barr, Calero, Lariva, McCain, Moore, and Nader.

Long pause - silence on the other end of the phone line.

CALLER - Hummmmm

ME - How can you be a campaign worker for one candidate if you don't know the other candidates' positions on the issues?

CALLER - I like hanging out here.

ME - How do you feel about the 700 billion dollar bail out?

CALLER - Oh, that was bad.

ME - Who are you going to vote for in the Congressional race?

CALLER - The Democrat, of course.

ME - But he voted for the bailout.

CALLER - Really.

ME - What do think about term limits?

CALLER - Yes, that would be good.

ME - Then you should not be voting for an incumbent.

CALLER - What's an incumbent ?

The conversation concluded with my recommendation that Henry visit some web sites and read some books. I suggested that he read Joshua Frank, Mickey Z, William Blum and some others.

The ultimate responsibility for the outcome of the election is the voter; but, in defense of Henry- the-Campaign- Worker maybe he is not completely responsible for his lack of information. This phone conversation could have occurred anywhere in the country but it happened in Vermont. In Vermont some newspapers censor out information about some candidates. Being blacklisted by Vermont newspapers is so common that it has become a badge of honor. Many candidates have been 'Naderized' - denied access to the Press.

In addition, some newspapers in the southern part of the State have even refused to insert the Official State Candidates Information Publication. This publication is nonpartisan. It is authorized by Vermont Law (17 V.S.A. 2810-b) and has been paid for by the taxpayers. For many, this publication is the only source of voter information. A computer is a luxury that many cannot afford.

What is the difference between the Democratic/Republican Party and a gang in the hood? The gang in the hood usually limits its harm to the local area. The Dem/Repub Party causes global harm.

Rosemarie Jackowski is an advocacy journalist living in the USA. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for her participation in a peaceful protest of the war. The conviction was appealed and overturned in the State Supreme Court. The government then announced plans to retry the case. Finally, after years of legal proceedings, all charges were dropped. She can be reached at: dissent[at]sover.net Articles by Rosemarie Jackowski at MWC News http://mwcnews.net/rosemarie-jackowski

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Comments (3)

1. 03-11-2008 03:43

I Hope not

I would never suggest that the author is fabricating this story, but I refuse to believe that this call actually happened. If it did we should all grieve for America, as this would be a sign that the country is not only populated by idiots, but sane people may be outnumbered by a scary majority.

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2. 03-11-2008 04:54

2:1

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'...but sane people may be outnumbered by a scary majority.'
The standard ratio is about 2:1., approximately 60% of western populations will go along with anything, if it is presented in a convincing way, truth being irrelevant. People are not idiots they have been taught not to think, dumbed down by a century or more of lying media, indoctrination, (that would start at school, pulp fiction that feeds the collective ego, "you know folks the the people of Amerika are exclusive". Who says ?

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3. 03-11-2008 07:33

Democracy is dead

bada...This call actually happened. The names and a few minor details were changed. I did not want to embarrass anyone.

My point was and is that there can be no democracy if the population does not have access to relevant information. Voters in the US are living in a Perfect Storm of misinformation. School text books give a glorified untrue history of the US. Media news outlets twist the information to suit their own agenda, and many people have no access to the Internet. The bottom line is that people do not know, what they do not know.

Newspapers are under no legal requirement to report the news accurately. There is only freedom of the Press, for those who own the press. Many newspapers have no standard of journalistic ethics. In small towns all over the US the newspaper is the only way that citizens are informed.

Another important point is that an uninformed vote is worse than no vote at all because it can cancel out the vote of someone who has done his homework. I encourage citizens who do not know every candidate's position on all of the relevant issues to stay home on election day.

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