Reply #12: I agree, I was saying this on another board [View All]

[rudy23]

We can't be bullies like the Republicans, it's just not in our nature.

For years Dems have been advised to play down their smarts, but that's an oversimplification. We need to play down the "ivory-tower" kind of smarts, but play UP the sarcastic, bullshit detector smarts like Stewart and Colbert.

These guys don't apologize for being liberal, though they do criticize their own. We all do that, we're critical thinkers. They don't apologize for being intelligent either. They disarm the Repubs' bad logic with their brains, and they do it in a way that relates to mainstream America, without belittling them. Their audience is in on the joke. These guys are beloved, national treasures. Even Republicans love these guys.

Because I'll tell you a secret about Republicans. Don't tell anyone. They're insecure. Their worst fear is getting intellectually skewered by a wit like Colbert's or Stewart's.

A rapier's wit has been a prerequisite for success in British politics for centuries. Our spokesmen don't even have to be particularly witty, just calm, self-assured, and armed with the skill to take apart bad logic in simple, laymen's terms.