The D.T. Playbook: Chapter 11 (Campaigning)

D.T.

 

THIS playbook chapter is

Extremely vital for maintaining

Competitive advantages

When you happen to be campaigning.

 

Create chaos--the more, the better.

That is one of my winning solutions.

Sow discord and make supporters

Distrust the country's institutions.

 

Get supporters riled up.

That's NOT a difficult thing to do.

Violence is fine--just be

Certain it's not directed at you.

 

To rile up people, you have to lie.

Lying is the name of the game.

You can make a lasting impression

If you're crafty and have no shame.

 

Avoid the discussion of policies

Or real solutions, as much as you can.

Merely say that you will fix

The country because you have a plan.

 

Develop the art of name calling

And bad-mouthing; THOSE are the kinds

Of things you can do to make distaste

Stick in your supporters' minds.

 

Make the people fearful of others;

Then your fans will stand by your side.

They won't even know that they're

Being taken for a ride.

 

Draw support from every extremist

Group that's out there if you can--

Militant groups, nativists,

Christian nationalists, the Klan.

 

Try to get support from "friends"

In other countries. You can get

Tons of help as they spread lies

All across the Internet.

 

Don't let accurate information

Regarding your health and mental state

Get into the hands of the public.

My favorite word is obfuscate!

 

Being "nice" just doesn't cut it;

Be as obnoxious as you can be.

You DON"T want folks to think you're weak.

Rudeness is great; take it from me.

 

So if you want to win an election,

You merely have to follow my lead.

Remember: if you lose the race,

Never, never, never concede.

-by Bob B (10-15-24)

Dire Warning

IF a warning falls on deaf ears,

Does it make a sound?

If people are led astray, can they

Eventually come round?

 

The more Trump talks, the more we can

See a mental decline.

We can also see that he

Has truly crossed the line.

 

He says the country is overrun

By criminals Brown and Black.

So people of color and immigrants

Are under constant attack.

 

Execution or deportation

Are two parts of his plan--

And with the help of the military!

Oh, he's a dangerous man.

 

Never before has America

Faced such a dire threat.

And people who fear Trump's rhetoric

Have reason to be upset.

 

Many disenchanted people

Are looking for someone to hate.

As Trump hands them scapegoats, they're

Willing to take the bait.

 

"Evil" people "infect" this country.

That is what he claims.

Immigrants and Democrats

Are the ones he blames.

 

The race science of Naziism

Clearly comes out in his speeches.

War zones, "illegals," and migrant crime:

That is what he preaches.

 

Experts have warned us what a second

Term for Trump would mean:

A scary nation, the likes of which

Here we've never seen.

-by Bob B (10-14-24)

Making Wise Choices

When an election affects you directly,

And human rights are clearly at stake,

You have a very good reason to worry:

The situation is make or break.

 

When voters' decisions are swayed by untruths

Prejudice, or even the curse

Of hard-to-swallow religious dogma,

Such decisions are truly perverse.

 

When people look at their ballots and say

"THAT issue doesn't affect me at all,"

They do not care that other people

Might be up against a wall.

 

When people feel complacent and comfy

In their own lives and do not try

To see the bigger picture, they often

Ignore an issue and turn a blind eye.

 

However, when voters think about others

And say, "This ISN'T just about me,"

Then their choices truly affect

The greater good of humanity.

-by Bob B (10-12-24)

Where Be These Enemies?

"Where be these enemies?"

Asks the Prince. Can he defuse

The bitter, violent feud between

The Capulets and the Montagues?

 

How sad it is when we observe

How human hatred seems here to stay,

And years and years of antidotes

Of love aren't able to wash it away!

 

And when we see the tactics used

By some to make America great,

We see the consequences of

The "scourge that's laid upon [our] hate."

 

The cruel dehumanization of people

Does not bring the people together.

It merely unites a certain group,

Or angry mob--birds of a feather.

 

The misrepresentation of facts--

Of pulling the wool over people's eyes--

Only perpetuates all the hatred

With a cacophony of lies.

 

By seeking enemies constantly

In other people, we tend to forget

That "all are punished" because there is

A deeper, darker, more dangerous threat.

 

"Where be these enemies?"

That's the question we have to pose.

And so it's hatred within our hearts?

There, you've hit it on the nose!

-by Bob B (10-11-24)

Gallery of Ne'er-Do-Wells

A second term of Donald Trump

Would be a nightmare, to say the least.

Here are potential team members

Now that he's unleashed the beast:

 

Stephen Miller

 

A policy adviser to Trump…

Crafted border separation…

A white nationalist at heart…

Massive voter fraud his fixation…

 

RFK Jr.

 

Blamed Bill Gates for tracking chips…

Bioweapons from DNA?...

Vaccine conspiracy theorist…

Total nutjob! What more can I say?

 

Kash Patel

 

Trump loyalist par excellence…

Foot soldier for Donald Trump…

Threatens revenge against Trump's critics…

Trump commands, Patel will jump!

 

Russell Vought

 

Architect of the terrifying

Project 2025…

Withheld aid from Ukraine…

Keeps MAGA nonsense alive…

 

Founder of think tanks for Donald Trump…

Is fine with Christian nationalism

And presidential power over

The courts…. That's called despotism.

 

Richard Grenell

 

Part of the "Stop the Steal" effort…

Super MAGA through and through…

Wants government offices

Filled with MAGA loyalists, too…

 

Flirted while in Germany

With the ascendant German far right…

Looks for authoritarian leaders

With whom Trump can closely unite…

 

Steve Bannon

 

Believes you completely destroy opponents…

Strongly in favor of mass deportations…

Our institutions must be destroyed:

Another one of his recommendations…

 

Vivek Ramaswamy

 

Believes the "Great Replacement" conspiracy

And other crazy theories as well…

A son of immigrants, he also pushes

Nativist bigotry. What the hell?

 

Jeffrey Clark

 

Thinks the president should have

Power over prosecutions…

Election-related racketeering:

One more of his contributions…

____

 

This is only a partial list

Of dangerous people lining up

To bow down to Donald Trump,

Kiss his ring, and drink from his cup.

-by Bob B (10-10-24)

Two Peas in a Pod

We hear that Trump enjoys keeping

In touch with his bosom buddy,

Vladimir Putin; in fact, he could be

Putin's understudy.

 

Their commonalities are clear--

These two peas in a pod.

Cut from the same piece of cloth,

Both pretend to be God.

 

Both of them disdain opponents;

Both want total control;

Both of them are leading the people

Down a rabbit hole.

 

Putin will find a way to jail

Whomever he sees as a threat.

He's had a few of his critics killed;

Trump hasn't--at least not yet.

 

Birds of a feather flock together;

So the saying goes.

When it comes to gaslighting,

Putin and Trump are pros.

 

No one's surprised why Trump is for

Cutting off aid to Ukraine,

For HE knows very well that its

Loss is Putin's gain.

Why Putin meddles in our elections

Is obvious, for he

Wants his pal in the White House again--

Yes, his fellow pea.

 

Both of them have taken the art

Of lying to greater heights.

Both of them are not averse

To trampling on our rights.

 

Russia is stuck with Putin until

The tyrant meets his end.

But we have the choice at the ballot box

To stop Putin's friend.

 

-by Bob B (10-8-24)