Couple of thoughts.
First…I know who Gary Johnson is. He’s one of the third party candidates with a snow ball’s chance in hell. But, I did spend some time looking into him this afternoon. And, I watched his add for the Balanced Reunion. The ad was a little hard to follow and I didn’t understand some of it, just went too quickly. I didn’t have the focus to sit through it twice, but got the gist of it … it was cute. It also gave me a great idea.
So the idea of me wearing a NASCAR outfit with sponsors is actually one I could do. Makes sense. Maybe a little more subtle though. I’ve heard about product placement in movies. If Pepsi wants to have one of the main characters in the movie drink Pepsi, they pay the studios a placement fee. It’s a subtle form of advertising and quite brilliant.
So, for me – for extra cash – I can have Huma or someone represent me for product placement fees. So, work out a deal with companies for me to “advertise them” in my “daily life.”
I could mention food I “like” by name or even casually stop by restaurants, like when I stopped into Chipoltle. I could bring a Starbucks with me the next time I have to testify/lie in front of Congress and sit it on the table in front of me in view of the camera for hours. I could get out of the plane with a beer or maybe a big Ralph Lauren logo on my jacket or tops. I could carry a bag with a Citibank logo or umbrella with a vodka logo on it. Subtle but there. Sell opportunities to the highest bidders. Great idea. Will think about that. Along with making States bring me bags of cash if they need the National Guard or me to come to sites of Natural Disasters, cop memorials, terrorist attacks sites, etc. Plenty of ways to keep making public office an ATM/money machine for me personally.
Other thought. Maybe I just skip the debates. I think they could hurt me more than help me. I could start now painting a picture of me on stage with the Bully Trump and how crazy he is and how I just don’t think I should legitimize his candidacy by debating him. He’s a joke candidate. And, if Gary Johnson actually manages to get 10 percent, and there are three of us, I can boycott it as simply ridiculous and let those two go at it.
I have a few weeks, but staying away seems most prudent at this time…
More later.