Would everyone in Beverly benefit from better schools–even those who don’t have a direct connection? Of course. But why have a real discussion when you could use the debate to air all of those unspoken class frustrations?

A lot of people are getting in trouble for pretending to be something that they’re not. Clearly the majority of Americans haven’t gotten the message that they will be found out if they aren’t up front (ie. Walmart’s fake blog and the myspace mom).

When persuading a specific group of people to vote in a certain way, it doesn’t take a lot of effort to figure out who the audience is. The latte gaffe could have been cleared up by simply asking does this apply to almost everyone? Obama made a similar mistake (of not knowing who his audience was… not by offending people) when he held a rally this past Fall at Washington Square Park and hardly addressed the fact that he was right next to a CAMPUS at a time when most students were getting out of class. One of the loudest and longest cheers from the audience came when he addressed the insane cost of college. He looked surprisingly shocked. When a new campaign is started (no matter the purpose), those that are creating the message should look around. You never know what you might find… tons of bright purple NYU flags perhaps?

On a side (and final) note: both McCain and Obama need to watch their every move… if you go on a morning talk show it will be all over the blogs via Red Lasso by the afternoon. McCain doesn’t seem to realize this yet.