In case you haven’t seen the gloriously inept advertisement an organization called “NOM” or “National Organization for Marriage” has put out, go immediately and watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI261VU0AZAI wanted to do a parody that did several things:
The recent reports of the vitriolic McCain-Palin rallies were scaring me. McCain and Palin have been stirring up angry mobs of citizens, who have reacted with the now infamous “Terrorist!” and “Kill him!” shouts, apparently directed at Barack Obama.
But after reading the Washington Post’s article “Anger Is Crowd’s Overarching Emotion at McCain Rally“, it occurred to me that this is perhaps less about hate than it is about defeat, and the republicans slowly coming to terms with that.
Let us recall the Kübler-Ross model, developed by Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross of Switzerland, and elaborated on in her book “On Death and Dying.” This model can be applied to any form of catastrophic personal loss.
The five stages outlined in the Grief Cycle are becoming readily apparent in the behavior of member of the Republican Party as election day approaches. This revelation both relieved and encouraged me. I wanted to share this with others, which is why I put together the below youtube video.
In case you haven’t seen the gloriously inept advertisement an organization called “NOM” or “National Organization for Marriage” has put out, go immediately and watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI261VU0AZAI wanted to do a parody that did several things:
