QUESTION: Yea, but what's he gonna do about Iraq?
ANSWER: He's gonna tell the truth!
I have fumbled this question in the past few weeks but I nailed it today. I was wearing a Webb brochure in my shirt pocket on the Metro coming home from DC to Virginia and struck up a conversation with a quiet fellow Democratic passenger. There was an army officer in front of us and we were talking softly about the drain our country is now circling and how we need people like Jim Webb in office to help stop the disaster. Eventually the Army officer turned around and asked me "Yea, but what's he gonna do about Iraq?" He said it like he just pulled it off the official GOP teletype of talking points; certain he had delivered the final word.
Without even thinking, I softly blurted out: "He's gonna tell the truth"
You could have heard a pin drop and the look on the guys face was like I just informed him there was no Santa Claus. I followed up with "Jim Webb told the truth before it was popular to oppose the war and he'll tell the truth in the US Senate" It was an awkward moment and the Army officer turned back around without a reply. The guy I had been talking to had a wide eyed look of pleasant surprise but didn't say anything for a while because he was quiet and polite.
I think this answer really hits a chord and I have come across the question several times over the past few weeks. If you come across it try this answer. We have to start with the truth.
If they bring up gas prices or that all politicians are corrupt, point out Webb has received no money from oil companies while Allen has received over $800,000 from big oil and $126,000 in this election cycle so far.
If they bring up immigration, inform them the Republicans legalized border crossing back in the '80s to break the back of the unions. Reagan changed it from illegal to an "Administrative Fault" and that's why the people who cross the border are not arrested or sent to jail or court. They are returned to Mexico to try again.
Finally, if you are asked about smaller government and "tax relief," say that both were both a scam. Taking $8 trillion from our children and passing it off as "tax relief" is a shell game that is bankrupting our future. See what reaction you get when you tell the truth!
Please be generous at:
Jim Webb for US Senate 2006
http://www.webbforsenate.com/home.php
This post was originally posted at Raising Kaine:
He's Gonna Tell the Truth!
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