Brewerism v. Anuzisism

Scoring the Chairmen's Propaganda

Mark Brewer, Michigan Democratic Party chair for over 10 years (left), and Saulius Anuzis, Michigan Re­pub­li­can­ite Party chair for less than a year, are both shills for their res­pec­tive par­­ties. And, un­for­tun­ate­ly (or may­be for­tun­ate­ly), no one believes what they say.  Well, maybe the fringe of each party believes their crap, but certainly no one else. So why do they issue those silly press releases or play those petty stunts that no one pays attention to?  Wish we knew.

But we don’t have to care to score each of their efforts. So starting with this post the Michigan Caucus' experienced team of judges will be scoring Brewer's and Anuzis' noteworthy propaganda efforts in originality, effectiveness, "Big Lie"-ism, plausibility and staying-power. A perfect score gains 10 points.

Propaganda Item	Chair	Score
"Happy Escalator and Elevator Safety Awareness Week" We'll give Anuzis two points for orig­i­nality in twisting what is other­wise a standard proclamation o' the week about escalator and elevator safety into a screed about jobs. The ironic part is that Engler issued the same proclamation without a wimp­er from Anuzis.	Anuzis	2 Originality 0 Big Lie-ism 0 Staying Power 1 Effectiveness 0 Plausibility 3 Total
"China Gifts" Brewer sends gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos and his wife Betsy some gifts made in China - along with a letter congratulating DeVos on his Chinese job creation program and for his successful US lobbying efforts to cut himself a tax break on the China investments.	Brewer	1 Originality 0 Big Lie-ism 0 Staying Power 0 Effectiveness 1 Plausibility 2 Total