The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Even though Barack Obama got elected to two terms as president, largely due to him being a great orator, he and his administration, and even Democrats in general, have had a huge problem in effectively communicating their message to potential voters. It's sad to say, but it seems as if Obama, his administration, and many other Democrats just don't know how to effectively play the media game and regularly win that battle against Republicans. As filled with BS and hyperbole as many such Republicans' rhetoric is on different media outlets, it's often times effective with voters. This trend started quite early in Obama's first term. Remember when Republicans were having frequent town hall meetings to criticize the Affordable Care Act, spread myths about it, and infiltrate fear about the bill in people's minds? Yes, most of the rhetoric was hogwash, but President Obama and company didn't seem to take the nonsense seriously, would take a while to respond, befo...

Due to my love of language, ambiguity and sarcasm, whenever I hear certain advertising slogans while watching television or listening to the radio, my mind begins to race and I immediately laugh, as I intentionally misinterpret the slogans to mean something completely different than what they were intended to express. Following will be some of those very slogans and my responses to them (…as if the television were actually speaking to me. Yes, I have a few problems. I need to make some friends.). [1] Double your pleasure. Double your fun. (Doublemint gum) Yes, because when I think about doubling my pleasure and fun, gum is the first thing that crosses my mind. Horatio: “Dude, I can’t remember the last time I had this much fun! This weed is incredible!” Carl: “One sec.” Horatio: “What are you doing?” Carl: “Here you go.” Horatio: “What’s this?” Carl: “Doublemint gum, of course.” How do you spell relief? (Rolaids) Ooh! Pick me! Pick me! Relief. R-E-L-I-E-F. Relief. Just d...