Enigmas, Conundrums, and ‘I don’t knows’… in all things political

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Enigmas, Conundrums, and ‘I don’t knows’… in all things political

The bearded man stands looking at the camera and directly at me. He looks lost and confused. His voice is serious. As the camera pans in to have my entire screen filled with his bearded face… he makes a statement that is just too funny!

“It is an enigma wrapped up in a conundrum… all wrapped in a blanket of… ‘I don’t know..?’ ”

You have to listen closely. Just after he delivers his line with such a dead pan look and unfaltering speech… a Ontario Provincial Police Officer comes on to explain that it is very dangerous to be on frozen water such as rivers and lakes or any kind.

The poor dude that delivered his lines about and enigma and conundrum and ‘I don’t know’ had parked his snowmobile on the river just up a bit from where he was standing. The snow machine had gone through the ice.

If you live in Ontario you will possibly have seen this – if not you will have to take my words to describe it. (YouTube has no posting as yet).

The statement alone is funny but produced by the dead pan look – makes it more powerful.

Not long after this, the Stupid Conservative Political Ad came on again telling me about Mr. Ignatieff, leader of the Liberal party… and how he is in this just for himself.

I couldn’t get to the TV remote fast enough to turn it off. Nuts. That idiot ad came into my house again! It fouled my kitchen again where the TV is located.

As in the old days when a room is fouled by a bad smell(burnt toast)… we usually open the doors for a bit to let the stink out. And if it was really bad, in the really old days, you simply lit a match to cover the bad smell left by someone passing through the room!

The Conservative Ad is right up there with someone passing through the room. It stinks.

It was about then that I had a revelation… an inspiring thought that left me grinning from ear to ear.

Now could we have the Political Party have different people(maybe the bearded man first) stand looking shifty eyed… afraid… ready to run… then as the camera pans in to inspect their dilemma … they slowly speak… “I voted for the Liberals in the last election… but nothing happened… I don’t know what went wrong… it is an enigma wrapped up in a conundrum and… ‘I don’t know’… I think I will vote Progressive Conservative this time…!”

Then Mr. Stephen Harper can come on smiling and looking ready to help you through the next four years of Canadian Government.

NOW THAT IS A GOOD AD… no stink there!

Change… poof…
Then immediately afterward… the camera is panning a family room with Dad, Mom and two kids rolling off the couch and on to the floor… a soft voice speaks and says…
“Now come on. How can you be laughing like that? Stephen cares for you… come on… stop laughing…” And with that the camera pans to the Liberal Flag waving brightly over a clear sky. With the words fading large and loud across the screen… “Vote Liberal… no enigmas no conundrums… we know what to do!”

Now the Liberal ad should air right after the P.C. ad to get the full impact.

I could broadcast these on Youtube… and get many more hits than the Political Parties are.

The reality is that the present commercial ads(non political) on TV are not attacking anyone or another product. That method was old fashioned and people stopped using it a long time ago.

The new ads are smart, cute, cuddly, and make you want to see it again and again.

The Political Ads are frustrating, very stupid and annoying to the max.

The Canadian Political Ads have mimicked the American Political Ads that tell everyone what the other guy hasn’t done, how stupid he is, how close to crime he is, how bad his friends are, and on and on and on.

It is a bloody circus in American Politics! Why do we have to fall that low in our presentations????!

Now the ads that I offered are negative… in a soft way. They come out of watching and reading too much political TV I guess.

Let’s try it again.

The voice slides in with the photos of Canada… and says… “No enigmas here and nothing is wrapped up in a conundrum and… there is no ‘I don’t know’s… We will lead better, brighter and bigger than ever before. We are ready to help you!” The cymbals crash in the background… and people from all over the country are applauding… cheering, “Go Stephen Go! Go Stephen Go!”

Now on the other side…
The Liberals ad comes up… with the present Hockey Saturday night music… and Mr. Ignatieff is dressed in the uniform of the children’s teams that introduces the Saturday Night hockey game… the kids are doing the “scream thing”… the camera pans to Michael Ignatieff’s face and he cries, “The Liberals love Hockey… The Liberals love kids… and the Liberals love youuuuuuuu~ wahoooooie!”

Okay… I know that last idea needs a little work. A little out of character for Michael… but he could work on it.

Hockey Night in Canada is presently sponsored by “Viagra” – why couldn't the Liberals do it too?

How does any of this matter to you?

Well in local clubs… the church and other community locations – people are now using that attack mode against each other. If their politicians do this – so should they!

Example is a powerful teaching method. Do as I say… doesn’t work. Do as I do is way more powerful.

Come on guys – get your acts together!

~ Murray Lincoln ~
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