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Examples
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An Example s:
Old
Perspective:
The typical presidential candidate puts forth messages
that create the following impression: "I am
special. As THE President, I'll be in charge
of everything. Trust me."
(When was the last time we had a Republican President
who kept his campaign promises?)
New Perspective:
As your President, I am the nation's team leader. Mr. Bush runs
the Presidency as if he were a sovereign king. When you
experience my presidency, you'll see a distinct difference.
You'll see that it's a team effort. You'll see that I am the
Team Leader. Any good leader, has hundreds (or even
thousands) of people working toward a common goal. As your
nation's elected leader, my job is to inspire all of us to work together
toward the common goal of restoring our nation's health, wealth, and
prosperity.
New Perspective:
Any good leader has a team of trusted advisers. He does not make
decisions based on his ego or on personal, unprovable
beliefs. He bases his decisions upon what the evidence
indicates is the best possible choice in that moment. Then,
based upon the evidence and upon what his advisers have told him, his
primary job is to weigh the consequences of all pending decisions and to
know when to say "yes" and when to say "no."
There is no one presently running for President who is better at this
process than I am.
New Perspective: You are hiring me
as an individual . . . Yes, I said "hiring
me," and I said "hiring" because, as your
president, I am your employee, not your
boss. I work for you. You don't
work for me. We are all working together to
recreate a nation of health, wealth, and prosperity for
all of us -- not just for the wealthy, but for all of
us.
When you hire
me, you also hire the entire Democratic Party, and you
hire me to be the Team Leader. There are
thousands of highly skilled and diversely talented men
and women in the Democratic Party. When you
elect me, you also elect them. Together,
you, and that team, and I will turn this country around
and take from, its present path of senseless war and
needless environmental destruction, to the path of
health, wealth, and prosperity.
A Second Example:
Old Perspective: Business as usual. More of the
same. The same thing harder. Ignore the root causes of
problems -- treat symptoms. Focus on the short term to "Look
Good"-- ignore the long-term consequences. Environment be
damned! Manipulate, con, deny, deny, deny, spin the truth, and
remember, it's us against the public, so destroy anybody who speaks the
truth, unless, of course, it our version of "THE
TRUTH."
I'll surrounded
myself with "Yes men." I'll close
both my eyes and my mind, and then see if I can pin the
tail on the donkey. Most importantly, I'll
focus on "What's in it for me and what's in it for
my wealthy cronies?"
New Perspective: As your President, I'll set up a special,
independent team whose job it is to look for, find, and bring to my attention
and to the attention of my staff and my other advisors the drawbacks, the
faults, and the dysfunctional aspects of all proposed legislation and all major
activities of my presidency. And I'll get their perspectives before major decisions
are made -- before your tax dollars are wasted on
useless and unworkable programs.
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