I have to shake my head today at the creative genius behind the now notorious banner that was flown behind a plane over the city's 4th of July parade. When I first heard about the banner that stated Lehman and Mason's votes raised taxes I thought how expensive that must have been, and would there be enough bang for their buck on that kind of investment.....
Well, the free earned media they're receiving has certainly proven that this was probably the most inexpensive ad that is receiving the most coverage / exposure you could ever get on that dollar spent any other way in a campaign!
Now, if the Journal Times had put as much effort into finding out who contributes to One Wisconsin Now or any of the other government employee union shadow groups who regularly spend hundreds of thousands of dollars outright lying about a Republican candidate's votes and positions, imagine the real transparency and service they'd be giving us! (Whew, that's one kingsized run-on sentence....)
So, what's the crime they committed? Expressing their displeasure over a government they feel has run amok and is taxing its citizenry into oblivion. Sounds like it's pretty appropriate that the message they shared is in line with what Independence Day was all about. Of course, we've either forgotten our history, or we focus too much on the parade, candy, cookouts, and fireworks now instead. Our public education system and media have done a great job of softening the edges and encouraging apathy and ignorance on the part of our citizens when it comes to the real meaning of our holidays in this country. To them, Christmas = Santa; Easter = Candy; Memorial Day = Brats; Veteran's Day = Extra Paid Day Off. We know they've done a good job at it, because now there are mobilized groups working to take Christ out of Christmas.
Shouldn't the citizens be thanking the sponsors of the banner for reminding them what Independence Day was really all about? Only if they're criticizing Republicans, I guess.
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