In the words of Lois Griffin during her candidacy in Quahog, "9/11, 9/11, 9/11." Creator Seth MacFarlane highlighted how three numbers makes the simplistic residents of Quahog cheer for her after actual policy positions bored the hell out of them. Well that type of politics is not resigned to the animated world. Rudy Giuliani heartily embraces it as well. It is the only thing he runs on and as evidenced by his latest fundraiser, he wants to sink the message deep into the brains of Republican voters.
From The Huffington Post:
WASHINGTON — A supporter of Rudy Giuliani's is throwing a party that aims to raise $9.11 per person for the Republican's presidential campaign.
Abraham Sofaer is having a fundraiser at his Palo Alto, Calif., home on Wednesday, when Giuliani backers across the country are participating in the campaign's national house party night.
But Sofaer said he had nothing to do with the "$9.11 for Rudy" theme.
"There are some young people who came up with it," Sofaer said when reached by telephone Monday evening. He referred other questions to Giuliani's campaign.
To be fair it wasn't actually Rudy's idea, but his supporters know what they are doing. They are aware of how to reach out to the Republican base and hammer the message of fear over and over again. It is the one thing they know best. Chuck Hagel gets it. John Kerry certainly got it three years ago and so should everyone when they go to the polls next year. America deserves better than that.
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